Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Puppy-Proof Your Home Before Your Shih Tzu Arrives


Ah, Shih Tzu puppies�.so adorable, filled with boundless energy and curious about any-and-everything around them. Taking the appropriate steps to puppy-proof your home will go a long way in protecting these little ones from harm. Your precautions will also safeguard your belongings from possible damage.


You can hire a professional locksmith to do lock installation and lock repair for a variety of access control systems, master key systems, keyless entry systems, buzzer entry systems, panic and emergency exit devices, rear door security bars, door closers, safes, lockboxes, secure key cabinets, file cabinet locks and desk locks for commercial units.Tip 3 - Reorganize your medicine cabinetTip 5 - Have separate files for all your important documents.Tip 6 - Have a seed-packet file if you garden.If an avalanche of cotton balls is triggered everytime you open your medicine cabinet, it's time for a makeover. Place cotton balls in a teacup, bobby pins in an egg cup. Your ear swabs can be placed in another tea cup, while spare shavers, tweezers, nail cutters, and dental floss, can all be kept in an old Tupperware box.Watch out for cleaning supplies and personal care items that are stored in low storage areas like kitchen and under-sink bathroom cabinets. The ingredients in these products are extremely harmful and can even cause death. If the cabinet doors can be easily opened by the mouths and paws of Shih Tzu puppies, try to store these items in some other place. Another option is to purchase plastic child-proof cabinet locks that can be temporarily attached to the handles or knobs. These safety locks can usually be found online or in local pet supply (or baby) stores.How tantalizing is an electrical cord especially when it's looping down from a table or desk? "I can jump at it, pull on it, wrestle with it and even gnaw on it.� Shih Tzu puppies will most likely perform all these tasks with an electrical cord. The dangers here are obvious: a falling lamp or electrocution can cause serious injury or worse. Wrap up loose hanging electrical cords or at least block access to them. And for cords that need to run across the floor, use rubber or plastic cord/cable runners that can be purchased at an office supply outlet or home improvement store. If you don�t mind plastering a nail in the wall, you can also do this, and hang the cord up out of Shih Tzu puppy�s eyesight.CabinetsYou can hire a professional locksmith to do lock installation and lock repair for high security locks, locks for sliding glass doors, special knobs, key cylinders, levers, deadbolts, door viewers, safes, secure mailboxes and surveillance cameras for residential units.Try to imagine life from a Shih Tzu puppy�s point of view. You might be saying, well how can I do that? Go to each room of your house. Get down on your hands and knees. Take a good look at what your Shih Tzu puppy might be enticed by. Remember, they are new to your home. Shih Tzu puppies are somewhat like toddlers. Shih Tzu puppies will eventually explore their surroundings. Some Shih Tzu puppies will start right away investigating this new place. Other Shih Tzu puppies may take awhile to settle in. Eventually all Shih Tzu puppies will be exploring their new home. They will roam around like a toddler putting things in their mouth and poling around in nooks and crannies. It is your responsibility to check out what there may be in your home that could possibly harm the new Shih Tzu puppy. You are also looking around for those items of yours you do not want the new Shih Tzu puppy to explore.A hand towel will always be within reach with this little marvel. Stitch together at both ends two linen hand towels to form a loop. Paint a 1/2 -inch wooden dowel and screw porcelain drawer knobs into each end. Slip in the dowel into the towel lop, and hang from two wall hooks.

Puppy-proofing your home before your wonderful little Shih Tzu buddy arrives may seem like a hassle, but providing the safest environment possible is a necessity. After all, your lovable, four-legged bundle of joy is worth it.




Author: Connie Limon


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