Pet friendly home tips: how to set up a space that is actually safe
A pet friendly home is less about décor and more about removing hazards, giving your animal a real retreat space, and picking furniture and cleaners that hold up to daily life.
Home & Environment
A house has hazards a person stops noticing
A loose blind cord, a torn flyscreen, a gap under the garden wall, a packet of tablets left on a low shelf. Anyone living in the same house for years stops seeing these things altogether. A curious pup, or a cat having a go at every surface, finds them within days.
Environment changes affect pets more than owners expect
A new baby, a second pet, a move to a smaller flat: pets pick up on a change in space and routine much quicker than most owners reckon, and it tends to come out as behavioural problems rather than any obvious reaction. Planning the change well ahead of time heads off most of it.
What are the hazards around the house that get missed most often?
Loose blind cords, an unsecured bin, houseplants that are toxic to pets, and small gaps in the garden wall that a determined animal can widen.
How do I introduce a pet to a new baby or a second pet?
Slowly, and on the existing pet's terms: short, controlled introductions, somewhere it can retreat to, and no forced contact.