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Havanese “Puppy Proof” Your Home
By: Fiona Kelly
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You need to “puppy proof” your home just as you would baby proof your home if a human baby was on its way. Your puppy can be considered your baby and you need to recognize hazards in your home.
Havanese dogs are intelligent. He may poke his nose in your trash and personal items if they are not secure. Other hazards such as dangling electrical wires need to be removed as well. The goal is to protect your Havanese from any potential harm just like you would for your children.
In general you should take the following precautions to “puppy proof” your home:
• Secure any loose wires for TV’s and other household appliances so that your puppy is not tempted to chew the wires.
• Create a barrier between your puppy and any open flame or fire. You don’t want them lurking around or in your fireplace.
• Keep personal items such as shoes, important papers and food out of your puppy’s living and playing area. Your puppy may chew them to bits, especially if they are teething.
• Verify that you have a secure area for your puppy to roam inside your home. You can achieve this by closing doors between rooms or setting up baby gates between rooms and at the foot of the stairs.
• Have a keen eye for any dangling curtain or blind strings. You don’t want your puppy to become wrapped up in the strings and choke.
• Scour your home for any cleaning products or harsh chemicals that could pose a fatal threat to your puppy. Place these products in a secure cupboard away from your puppy’s living area.
• Be extremely careful with medications of any kind from over the counter vitamins to prescription medicines. Do not leave drawers open or medicine in an area that your puppy can access. The puppy may view them as food which can cause dire harm to them if ingested.
• Hidden dangers in your home that you might not think about include: perfumes, office supplies, craft supplies, chocolate, onions, and chicken and turkey bones.
• Verify that your trash is in a closed, secure area. Dogs have been known to tip over trashcans for food. Apply this to wastebaskets in your bathrooms and bedrooms as well.
• Remove houseplants or flowers that your Havanese can chew. Many house plants are fatal to dogs so keep them out of your dog’s environment as a protective safeguard.
• Remove any chemicals your pooch may come in contact with such as antifreeze, garden supplies, and rat poison in the garage.
• Remove any other potential danger you can think of that may cause your beloved Havanese harm.
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Fiona Kelly is a passionate Havanese owner that has devoted countless hours sharing her secrets on how to have the perfect, happy, healthy and best behaved Havanese. If you’re similarly committed to your Havanese then you need to get a copy of the Official Havanese manual. You can get more information about it out from this link:
Havanese Puppies
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