How to Minimize Pet Hair on Clothing

While you might love your cat or dog and treat them like a member of your family, it can be a real pain to live with their hair. This is especially true if you have a job where exhibiting a professional appearance is important. Here’s how to minimize pet hair on your clothing in order to increase your overall appearance.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. It is important that you select clothes made of materials that don’t hold hair on them as well as others. For example, hair clings less to clothing items made with a high percentage of cotton while those made of wool often hairs clinging to them.
2. Secondly, you should teach your dog or cat to not jump on you unless commanded to do so. This prevents you from getting hair on your clothes when you don’t want to, while still allowing your pet to jump up to greet you or sit on your lap when you are wearing the right clothes.
3. Cleaning your house and furniture is another step in minimizing the amount of pet hair on clothing. The more hair you vacuum or sweep up off your floor or carpet means the less hair that has a chance of getting on your clothes. Proper cleaning of your house and furniture should occur at least once a week if not more.
4. The fourth step is to keep your dog properly trimmed and groomed. This requires that you regularly take them to a pet groomer every few weeks as well as spend time brushing their hair once or twice each day. Doing so allows the hair from your pet to collect in the brush rather than on your clothes.
5. Finally you need to equip your home with certain items that will help minimize pet hair on clothing. A lint roller is an essential since you can quickly run it over your outfit every morning before rushing out the door to catch any loose pet hairs. In addition, you may find that your house benefits from having a humidifier since an increase in moisture makes hair less clingy.