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Being a sustainable pet parent involves good practices and habits. Learn more about eco-friendly dog products, eco-friendly cat products and other solutions.
Updated on June 19th, 2026
Discover simple ways to be a more sustainable pet parent. Learn eco-friendly tips like using biodegradable litter, buying in bulk, and supporting green pet brands.
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Keeping your pet healthy includes creating a regular cleaning schedule to keep your home clean and smelling fresh.
Updated on October 23rd, 2025
Learn how to potty train a puppy to poop & pee outside. Find the right supplies & equipment at your neighborhood Petco pet care center.
Updated on October 23rd, 2025
Learn how to keep your pet's toys, bed, and habitat clean with these easy-to-follow tips, ensuring a healthier and happier environment for your pet.
Updated on June 19th, 2026
Hi there and thank you for using pet coach to address your concern. If the puppy pads do not work, I would recommend a product called Fresh Patch, which you can order online. I have found that potty training is much more successful with this product. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Place a litterbox in each corner of the cage. When he goes outside of it, pick up the pellets and place them in the box he uses most often. Do the same with his urine. Soak It up with a tissue or scoop the wet bedding into the litterbox. Remove the litterboxes he doesn't use, one at a time, once you have determined his preference. You'll need to gradually acclimate him to allowing his feet to be touched. Allowing his feet to remain wet or wetting them frequently may predispose him to infection.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! That is actually an excellent and very smart question and brings up a good point. Dogs can bring soil, bacteria and parasites from the outside so cleaning his paws at least would be a great idea to prevent any harm to the baby. Have a good night!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Hello, congratualtions on your new pup. Her red paw and red eye could have been something simple such as irritation from the environment or early allergies. As long as it is going away then you shouldn't need to worry about it and just continue to keep an eye on her. Monitor her for any worsening redness, loss of appetite, lethargy, and vomiting. If you note any of these, then have her seen. Here is some further information on how to potty train your pup. Hope this helps and best of luck. Basic Principles of Canine Elimination Behavior: • Puppies and dogs are taught by their mothers not to soil their “dens”, and have an innate aversion to doing so. • A puppy lacks development of the bladder muscles necessary to hold their urine and feces for long periods of time as adult dogs can. • Breeds of dogs may vary in their responsiveness to housetraining. Even though there may be differences in breeds, the same principles of housetraining apply. What To Do: When you’re away from home... • DO keep puppy in a small, confined area (e.g. dog crate, bathroom, puppy pen) and make it appealing by providing toys, food, bedding, etc. Your puppy will come to see this as his “den,” which he will prefer not to soil. If you are gone for long periods of time in which your puppy physically cannot hold its bladder, make sure that the area is large enough that the puppy can get away from the mess. An example would be an exercise pen or small room, with the area for elimination set away from its food, water, and resting areas. • DO gradually expand the den area until the puppy can be trusted to eliminate appropriately while having access of the entire home. • DO remember the number of hours puppies can delay their elimination is strongly linked to their age. When you’re at home... • DO have a schedule for taking your puppy to designated area to eliminate. For example: • DO have a feeding schedule in which elimination breaks follow eating and drinking; this is a natural reflex in dogs. Elimination breaks should also follow napping/sleeping and exercise/play. • DO praise your puppy at the time he is eliminating in an appropriate place! You can also give him a small treat at that time. • DO constantly supervise puppy to prevent him from sneaking off and eliminating when you can’t correct him; try keeping him on a leash attached to your waist. • DO clean inappropriate eliminations thoroughly with enzymatic cleaner to remove residual smells that may entice puppy to revisit the area. Age of Puppy Frequency of Elimination Breaks 6-14 weeks 8-10 times daily 14-20 weeks 6-8 times daily 20-30 weeks 4-6 times daily 30 weeks and older 3-4 times daily
Updated on September 24th, 2025
This is a good general eye wash: ( http://www.allivet.com/p-8131-vetericyn-plus-eye-wash-3-oz.aspx ) For tear staining I recommend Angel Eyes products. They seem to work the best. ( https://angelseyesonline.com/products/ ) Hope this helps. Great question!
Updated on September 24th, 2025