Are ANY of the grocery store dog foods decent ?
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Comments (421)Your puppy is darling and in time with good training will become your best friend without messes! Get a trainer to work with you ASAP if you can. That will help. Crates are great but at 4 months be very careful how the crate is introduced. For the toys, I have a beautiful basket and my Red Standard Poodle (3 now) knows this is where toys are kept. I’ve not been able to train him to pick up the toys and put them back, but at least all toys are there. I have a hand towel by each door (hidden / ex black floor to ceiling panels by sliding doors and a small black hand towel on the floor under the panels) and always wipe his feet before he comes inside! A large horse brush by the door is used to very quickly brush his body after he plays outside. I find carpets helpful and my floor is a hardwood Swedish finish. The light wood is more forgiving than dark. Good luck! And never give up! You and puppy can figure this out!...See MoreOur new GE glass cooktop smells like a wet dog
Comments (105)I swore to hubs I would NOT find this question on the internet, and of course he thinks I'm crazy anyway for screaming about the "dirty-sponge" stink in the kitchen after we wipe the stovetop with a fabulously, hygienically sanitized, clean microfiber cloth. The cloth, after wiping the stove, would then spread this horrid stench to all other surfaces touched by the cloth so it was hard, at first, to trace the true origin of the problem. Plus, hubs says he cannot smell this ghastly odor (??). But here is this exact complaint, and I'm not alone and apparently not crazy. And I do have some idea as to what is going on, and have succeeded in eliminating the odor! When we purchased this glass-ceramic induction stovetop I learned, somewhere (owner's manual?), that the included ceramic cleaner (Ceramabryte) was to be applied *before* the first use of the stove "to fill in the pores" and on a regular basis for the same reason. Pores? I can't find verification of this (in fact glass-ceramic is supposed to be "poreless") but I took a strong lens and looked at the surface against the light; the glass ceramic surface looks like orange peel. Tiny, wrinkly or puckery indentations could easily hold moisture long enough for fungal or bacterial growth to occur. I stopped using the Ceramabryte a few months before this "stink" developed, believing my damp micro-fiber wonder-cloth to be quite sufficient for cleaning, thank you; and my theory is that those pores were left exposed and more available for petri-dish-like behavior, i.e., culturing smelly micro-organisms that get reactivated by the swipe of a moist cleaning rag. And of course the wet cloth does not dig down into the pores; it only wets them and wakes up the stinkers. So: What kills bacteria or fungus? Acetic acid, i.e., vinegar, will definitely hit yeast and fungal growth as well as many types of bacteria. That's a simple first line of defense, and of course chlorine bleach should make a difference too (although don't ever mix the two or you'll create a poisonous gas). I took it one step further. In this day & age of pandemic life, many of us have some hard-core disinfectants at home and I happen to have a jug of Lemocide which contains benzalkonium chloride. Hospital-grade stuff that kills absolutely everything (we used it to eradicate black mold in our basement; no regrowth has ever occurred). I mixed a solution in a spray bottle and followed directions to let it sit for 10 minutes on the surface. Bingo. I've tested the result repeatedly and the smell is gone. I believe this proves that residual fungal or bacterial growth common to damp kitchen surfaces is the source of this foul odor. Preventively, therefore, it is VERY IMPORTANT not to leave the stovetop damp: After cleaning, DRY IT! (I suggested to my husband that we use a blow dryer!) Basically, what is probably going on is that the same smelly bacteria and/or molds/fungus/yeasts that stink up our dish sponges and related items, are left to grow in the tiny indentations in the surface of the stove. When we wet them, they release their characteristic wet-sponge/wet-dog odor. The solution is to kill those microorganisms, and not to favor their living conditions (i.e., moisture), AND to fill in the pores with the Ceramabryte or similar product on a regular basis. (It also contains abrasives that help remove surface crusts and stains.) I'm doing all of these: Regular spray-downs with Lemocide; drying religiously after cleaning the surface; and using the ceramic cleaner on a regular basis. So far, so good. Good luck. Note: I purchased the Lemocide online....See MoreShow us your pet food set up!
Comments (50)Thought I'd update everyone on Molly, my Eskie's health. It's been a month, but she's 98% recovered. The only issue now is she won't take her very expensive eye supplement that is the size of a horse pill so I had to buy some cheaper chewable ones. We give them their supplements in some canned food and she figured out that used that to 'con' her and now won't take it. Her ability to walk is at 95% as well, and she's back running the fence line barking at everything that goes by!...See MoreLooking for decent upholstered furniture
Comments (10)Just a tip - we have a rescue dog and we 'gave' her one chair to sit on. I keep it covered with a protector unless we have company. She learned that is her space and it's ok. Also a friend suggested teaching them to stay off furniture by putting an umbrella ( yes, closed works too) on a piece of furniture- it works. IMO , any piece with good 'bones' and a heavy duty upholstery should hold up. Make sure you read up on different levels of fabric and cleaning abilities: http://www.bhg.com/decorating/lessons/basics/guide-to-upholstery-fabrics/ Also high thread count cotton and an olefin will hold up quite well- they also clean up well: How To Clean Upholstery: Understanding Upholstery Cleaning Codes The furniture industry has created a code for its care tags so you can quickly know how to clean upholstery when a spill occurs. These tags are typically found hanging in an inconspicuous place on the side of the furniture, or under seat cushions. Here is what the codes mean: W: Clean the upholstery fabric with a water based detergent. S: Clean the upholstery fabric with a water free product, such as dry cleaning solvent. WS: You may clean the upholstery fabric with either a water based cleaner or a water free cleaner, depending on the type of stain. (This is the best type of upholstered furniture to purchase if you plan to remove your own stains.) X: This upholstery fabric must be professionally cleaned. You should only vacuum and brush it -- never use any type of upholstery cleaner on it yourself. (Unless you are extraordinarily rich, you really want to steer clear of buying furniture with this on the tag in the future.)...See Moremazer415
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