Tips for a Pet Friendly Home

Pets are a beloved member of any family, and for that reason owners should take the appropriate measures to ensure their long-term health. Many household chemicals, foods and plants can pose an imminent danger to pets. Changes in temperature can also create health and safety problems for indoor/outdoor pets. The links below provide compressive information on pet safety concerns, and ways in which pet owners can ensure pet healthy and security.

GARDENING

• Pet Friendly Plants for Ground Cover: This link discusses pet-friendly plants native to the Southwest United States.

• Animal and Plant Poisonings: This link provides a chart with animals, potentially-poisonous plants and their effects on animals.

• Plant Safety Resources: Provides resources and information on plants that are poisonous to plants.

• Pet Safe Plants: This article includes a comprehensive guide to pet-safe plants.

• Toxic Gardens: A guide to maintaining a pet-safe garden.

• Pet Safe Fertilizers: Questions and answers regarding pet-safe fertilizers.

CHEMICALS & FOODS

• Pet Chemical Alternatives: This article discusses alternatives to chemicals used to treat fleas.

• Herbal Remedies: This site provides information herbal pet remedies.

• Herbal Remedy Information: This site provides a listing of the best natural remedies for dogs.
  
  
• Foods Poisonous to Dogs: This guide discusses foods that are dangerous to pets, such as grapes, raisins, garlic, currants and more.

• Pets & Poisons: Accidental poisoning prevention

• Top 10 Pet Toxins: A list of top pet toxins found in the home or yard.

• Top Pet Poisons: A list of common pet poisons to avoid.

SEASONAL PET CONCERNS

• Keeping your Pet Safe in Winter: Discusses simple steps owners can take to keep pets safe in winter.

• Holidays: Tips for keeping pets healthy during the winter holidays.

• Summer Weather Pet Safety: Hot weather pet safety instructions, information and tips.

• Halloween: Pet safety tips for Halloween and the fall season.

• Easter: Easter pet safety tips.

• Warm Weather Pet Concerns: A guide on seasonal pet safety concerns.

• Holiday Pet Safety: Pet safety tips and information for holidays.

TRAVEL

• Travel: Travel tips to ensure pet safety and comfort.

• Pet Safe Travel Tips: Tips for long-distance travel with pets.

• Carriers: Tips on picking the right pet carrier for travel.

• Safe Travel: ASPCA offers pet travel tips for vacation season.

• Travel Ready: Tips and information to get pets ready to travel.

PET SAFE HOME

• Pet Proofing: A room-by-room guide to pet-proofing a house.

• Pet Proof Yard: Pet proofing outside the home.

• Bamboo Pet Proofing: How to pet-proof woven bamboo flooring.

• Pet Home Safety: Advice on creating a safe home environment for any pet.

• Pet Safety Plan: This site gives tips and advice for preparing a pet safety plan for emergencies.

PET/CHILD SAFETY

• Child-Proofing a Dog: Creating a safe environment for dog and child to coexist.

• Dog Bite Prevention: Statistics and recommendation for preventing dog bites.

• Doggone Safe: A non-profit that provides information, training and victim support for dog bite incidents and prevention.

• New Baby: Safety tips for families with pets expecting a new baby.

• Childproofing & Pets: Discusses childproofing concerns specific to pet owners.