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Pets are a big part of our everyday life. They provide companionship, loyalty, love and much more. Pets in general provide many hours of enjoyments to family members both young and old. But, pets also provide owners with challenges of keeping their home clean. This is a challenge which can be difficult to overcome.

Household pets while providing enjoyment can also cause damage to the furniture, flooring and walls of home if not monitored. Dogs and cats will find comfortable places to lie down and sleep in a home. These spots can range from your bed to the sofa in your living and even the floor. Unfortunately, at time pets can use claws or teeth to rip holes in your furniture or bedding, and cause damage to your property. While not all pets will cause damage, they need to be monitored and have their behavior modified so that they do not damage your property.

Pets can create other problems around the home. Pets can leave behind fur on furniture, floors, walls and many other places. In addition, pets can leave behind odor that can be bothersome in the home. Many times problems with pets can be adjusted by proper training and grooming.

To help pet owners learn more about the problems that pets can cause around the house, and ways to address these problems, we have put together a collection of resources. We hope the following information can help pet owners and their pets! Please feel free to return to this information as well as share it with others who can benefit.

Dogs and Furniture

Cats and Furniture

Cat

  • Cat Scratching Prevention - Useful advice on how to prevent cats from scratching furniture.
  • Cat Care Tips - Information on a variety of topics about cat care including furniture care.
  • Cat Scratching - In this article from the pet section of WebMD you will find tips on how to prevent cats from scratching furniture.
  • Cat Scratching Tips - This article provides three helpful tips on stopping cats from clawing furniture.

Pet Fur

Pet Odor

Smelly Dog

Grooming your Cat or Dog

Pet Grooming

  • Dog Grooming - Tips and tutorials on how to properly groom your dog.
  • Pet Grooming Tips - In this helpful article you will find tips on proper pet grooming.
  • Cat Grooming Tips - A helpful page with information and links on how to groom your cat.
  • Animal Grooming Tips - Useful page with a number of tips that pet owners can use to groom their pet.

Pet Training

High Five Cat and Dog Destroy the garbage

Other Pet Resources