New Puppy Owner Guide
You’re about to become a new puppy parent! How will you prepare? Follow this great guide to puppy-proofing your home.
New Puppy Owner Guide
You’re about to become a new puppy parent! How will you prepare? Follow this great guide to puppy-proofing your home.
You have officially fallen in love with your new puppy, and have gotten pretty much everything needed, including shots, so you can feel good about bringing her home. But are you truly prepared? Is your home ready? Getting a new dog is an adventure, but it’s also a big responsibility. You’ll want to make sure your home is well puppy-proofed; meaning you want a safe environment for your puppy to grow up in, but also, you want to keep furniture and precious things protected from your new furry friend. Don’t worry –– you’ve got this. But you’ll need a plan.
Safety checklist for your new puppy
Just as you would prepare your home for a new baby, there are many things to think about when it comes to keeping your puppy safe. Dogs are very curious creatures, and they have a habit of getting into things, even under the best of circumstances. So you’ll want to be sure that anything that might be harmful is tucked away and out of Puppy’s reach. Here’s a quick list of things to consider.
- Household cleaners (consider getting cabinet locks for dogs)
- Medicines (put them away)
- Toilet lid (keep it closed, and keep your puppy penned while cleaning – toilet bowl cleaner is poisonous!)
- Harmful houseplants
- Aloe
- Begonias
- Peace Lily
- Chinese Evergreen
- Devil’s Ivy
- Tomato plants
- Hydrangea
- Cyclamen
- Garbage (keep it secured and out of reach)
Other items you may need to keep your pooch happy and safe and your house clean
Crate or pen
Starting out, you’ll want to have a crate or a puppy pen or both, so that if you have to leave your darling dog alone briefly, she won’t be able to get into any trouble.
Dog gates
This will allow you to gate off the room in which Puppy needs to stay in the beginning as well as any staircases, which can pose a danger to young dogs, as their bones are quite fragile until they reach puberty.
Potty pads
Puppy will definitely need an area in the house where they can safely go potty when they need to, at first. A great invention, puppy potty pads are the solution you need for potty training your new companion. You simply cannot watch your new dog every moment of every day. And that aside, it’s a superb way to help potty train your pup. Pee Pads are disposable and they lock in odors to help keep the house smelling decent. They also help reduce the need to clean your floors!
Toys and treats
Your new puppy will need things to chew on to strengthen their jaw muscles and to help them learn about the world and how things feel (since dogs do a great deal of feeling with their mouths). You will prefer that they have nice, safe, age-appropriate toys to play with as opposed to your favorite pair of shoes or couch cushion, for example. Be sure to have ample play things and puppy treats to reward them with as they are learning to be your best friend.
Bona® Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner For Dogs
Even with potty pads, you will need to clean your floors, and quite possibly more often than what you’re used to. Even if you have all the best items and tools to care for and train your new puppy, she will get into things. Messes are inevitable. You’ll need a strong, safe floor cleaner that will be effective, too[LB1] . This is the one.
Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner for Cats
Eliminate stains and odors with an enzymatic long-lasting clean for purrrfect results.
Bona® Pet Mop
This is one fabulous mop that is perfect for puppy puddles and messes. It’s designed especially for picking up fur and unpleasant stains and odors, and will not leave behind elements that could harm your dog.
Multi-Surface Sweeping Pad
- Electrostatic Action specifically designed to tackle pet hair and dander
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Washable & reusable up to 500 times
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Made from 90% PCR material
Where to buy the Bona Pet System
Buy Bona Pet Floor Cleaners and Pet Mop at your favorite retailers.
