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Summary: Pet proofing a home for an adopted pet involves tucking away extension cords and locking up chemicals and cleaning supplies. Pet proof a home with tips from an animal rescue manager in this free pet adoption video.
Nancy Parker-Simons has co-managed the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in the Texas Hill Country in 1998 along with Kinky Friedman and her husband Tony Simons.read more
"If you are considering adopting a dog you might also want to consider pet proofing your home before you bring the new member of your family home. Hi I'm Nancy with Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. Big dogs, older dogs usually you don't need to pet proof your home unless there are certain things you definitely don't want your rooms or furniture that you don't want your dog to get on. Puppies of course you really need to pet proof the house. Make sure the electrical cords are off of the floor and hopefully hidden from the puppy and never leave a puppy alone running around the house unattended because they can get into so much trouble so quickly. Make sure that all of your chemicals are safely locked way where the puppy cannot get into it or get a door open and do expect if you get a puppy you are going to have to house train it. Puppies require they say up to three months of age are not able to hold it when they need to go to the bathroom, it just happens. But after three months of age most puppies can be house trained very easily. Thank you for watching this. I'm Nancy with Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch."
eHow Article: Pet Adoption: Pet Proofing