Dear Annie: I’m writing about your response to “Cat Lady,” the girl whose mother- and sister-in-law deliver their massive dogs over to make a large number in her home whereas babysitting. While you supplied nice recommendation, it could not have the specified consequence, so, as a neat freak who owns 4 dogs, I’m writing to share some extra concepts.
Buy washable, waterproof covers for the furnishings. Deploy little one or pet gates on the doorways of rooms you don’t need the dogs to enter, or set up locking doorknobs on the doorways to these rooms, with the keyhole aspect on the skin of the door. Make the important thing accessible in case of fireside, in fact, however “Cat Lady” ought to have her husband clarify to his household that these rooms are off limits to the dogs, and the doorways are to be saved closed and locked. Maybe even put indicators on the doorways with an image of a canine with a purple circle and an X going by way of it. I purchased flat, furry, plush canine beds the fitting dimension for protecting with waterproof child crib mattresses to simplify cleanup.
The mother-in-law could also be miffed, however after working laborious all day, nobody ought to come home to an enormous cleanup challenge that’s avoidable. — Not Bogged Down by Dogs
Dear Not Bogged Down: Thank you for these practical, at-home options. A lot of different readers additionally urged having Grandma watch the kiddos at her home as an alternative, eliminating the canine concern utterly. If this can be a possible choice for all events, I extremely advocate a trial run. It might be simply the treatment for everybody’s headache.
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