Archive for December, 2010
Dogs don’t care that there’s a blizzard outside, they need their exercise! Instead of letting man’s best friend run wild through your home, try using a dog exercise pen. They’re easy to put together, collapsible when you need to store them away, and give your dog plenty of room to run around safely. Dog pens aren’t just for exercise, they can serve multiple purposes.
Dog exercise pens are great for temporary containment, especially if you need to keep them out of sight while an allergic guest is over. For dogs that are on crate rest but have anxieties about being cooped up, a dog pen set to a smaller size gives them a great place to rest anxiety-free. When you take the pen apart, you can use the individual pieces to create barriers or gates in doorways. Now your dog won’t be able to sniff through the food in the kitchen when you’re preparing meals.
Scratching is a natural, instinctual behavior of cats. Scratching keeps the claws clean by removing the dead, outside layer of the claw. The practice also allows your cat to fully stretch its muscles. Unfortunately, a cat’s favorite thing to scratch is your furniture!
Since you love your cat, and would never consider declawing him or her (a practice that is quite cruel to pets), you need a product that will meet its needs and preserve your furnishings. Cat scratchers are the best solution. They are specifically designed to withstand the scratching of your pet and they come in all shapes and sizes from stand alone posts to ones that hang from ceiling or door frames. Put a little catnip on the scratcher for the first few tries to encourage your cat to use the scratcher and not your furniture.