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Dog tips

03:21 AM EDT on Thursday, August 5, 2004

By Sherri Brennen, WVEC-TV

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Wendy Juren, WVEC-TV
Make sure your pet gets brushed and bathed regularly.

--The cleaner your dog, the cleaner your house. Make sure your pet gets brushed and bathed regularly.

--Invest in a vacuum cleaner with a beater bar to get pet hair off the carpet. A regular vacuum doesn’t have enough suction power to do the job.

--Use a lint brush or a damp sponge to remove pet hair from furniture. In extreme cases, brush the area then use a strip of wide tape to pull hair off.

--Position a large placemat under your pet’s dish to keep food from getting on the floor.

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Wendy Juren, WVEC-TV
A light coat of cooking spray will make dishes easier to clean and keep your pet's coat shiny.

--Dog dishes will be easier to clean if you spray them lightly with cooking spray and that small dose of oil will keep your pet’s coat shiny. Just make sure they have no allergies.

--If you drop a few ice cubes in your dog’s water dish, it will help keep the water cool for several hours.

--Pet accidents on the carpet should be cleaned up immediately because the scent will cause animals to keep coming back to the same place.

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Wendy Juren, WVEC-TV
Use a black light to help you find nidden pet stains.

--Enzyme cleaners do a great job removing stains and odors. When you apply the cleaner, place a sheet of plastic over the area and step on it. That will help to saturate the carpet all the way to the backing.

--A black Fluorescent lamp will cause pet stains to glow in the dark. You can use this technique to make sure you find all areas that need to be treated.

So there you have it, a few tips to help with man’s best friend.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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