Puppy Proofing Your Home

You need to puppy proof your home. Think of it in the same way as child proofing your home, but be very thorough about it. Puppies are more active and allot smaller than babies.

And don't forget puppies have sharp teeth and claws, so they are curious, very lively and most likely teething. This can get your puppy into allot of trouble unless you take preventative measures. Put your puppy in an environment that they can't get hurt in or destroy.

Here are a few suggestions to make your home as safe as possible for your new puppy.

• Confine your puppy to a safe area inside.
• Do not leave your puppy inside or outside without supervision.
• Puppies will also get into anything they possibly can; they will chew furniture, shoes, extension cords, plants, rubber bands, aluminum foil, corks, wire twists, cellophane, and many other things. So keep these out of puppies reach.
• Keep your puppy away from soft rubber, plastic, wool, fur, sponges and polyurethane, many of these things can be found in children's toys.
• Keep plastic bags out of puppies reach, they could get trapped inside and suffocate or even swallow small bits of plastic which can be very harmful.

Make sure you know where your puppy is before you sit down or shut a door so you don't squish the puppy or even kill it.