If your family has a pet, you understand the special kind of love between your entire family and your pet. When Spring rolls around it’s time to get your family and your furry friends outside for some fresh air. With summer comes shedding season. We love our furry friends but have serious woes when it comes to the constant chore of cleaning up after them. Try these powerful DIY tips to clean up that pesky hair and keep both you and your pets happy!
- The first thing you can do for your pet is to groom them regularly. If they have a certain area where they often rest, place a sheet or towel on that area. Shake this sheet out periodically or wash it.
- In addition to their normal hangout, keep an eye out for hiding places where their hair may be migrating from, such as behind doors and under beds.
- For those of you looking to nip the shedding in the bud, rub a fabric softener sheet over your pet to attract hair without the harsh tug and pull of using a brush.
- Vacuuming several times a week using full suction power on your carpet can help prevent pet hair build-up. For hardwood or other hard floors, try an electrostatic mop.
- To remove pet hair from upholstery and furniture, use a dry and clean sponge. Run it over the furniture and the fur will stick right to it. Or, if you have a pair of rubber gloves, run those along the couch to pull the hair off.
- Those last minutes snuggles with your pet can leave you with a hairy present on your clothes. Always have an emergency lint roller on hand for quick cleanup.
Have your pet and keep your house clean too! And remember, “Woof Woof,” or “Meow” means “Thank you for cleaning up my hair” in pet-talk.
I also like the idea of buying a small hand vaccuum so that you don’t have to lug out the big guy every time you notice pet hair!
These are great tips! Perfect timing, we just recently got a puppy and this will come in handy, Thanks!
Great tips, there is so much pet hair in our house, we have to vacuum a lot more since we got a puppy!
We keep vinegar in a spray bottle and use it full strength when one of the dogs pees on the carpet. Keeps it from staining and removes the odor too.
I have a little dog and everyone in my home loves her. It was never a problem for us to clean after her because she’s like our child. Still I learned a lot from you and I want to thank you for sharing and helping us improve our care. <3
Regular grooming is really important, especially if your pet has a long hair. I have a Persian, he is gorgeous, but his fur needs a lot of care.