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Emmy Award-winning actress Alison Sweeney
d o e s n 't le t h e r a lle r g ie s g e t in t h e w a y o f h e r lo v e
f o r h e r p e t s . T V p e r s o n a lit y W e n d y D ia m o n d s h a r e s
s o m e e a s y t ip s f r o m h e r n e w b o o k ,
I t 's a D o g 's Life.
F U R - L E S S F L O O R S : H a r d su rfa c e s
are e asie st to cle a n w it h s h e d d in g pets.
A d d in g w a te r- b a s e d fin is h to p re c io u s
flo o rs is w o r t h th e in v e s tm e n t.
U P S E T B Y U P H O L S T E R Y ? M ic o fib e r,
m ic ro s u e d e a n d u ltra s u e d e fa b rics are
th e m o s t stain-resistan t. P re v e n t p e t
sta in s a n d s h e d d in g w it h s lip c o v e rs ,
d e c o ra tiv e (a n d w a s h a b le ) th ro w s ,
o r a d o g o r c a t b e d o n th e flo or.
G R E E N T H U M B ? P a y clo se a tte n tio n
to y o u r la n d s c a p in g ; so m e s e e m in g ly
h a rm le s s p la n ts ca n b e to x ic to d og s. O n
th e s h o rt list: d a ffo d ils , tu lip s , fo x g lo v e s,
a n d p o in s e ttia s . T h e lo n g lis t is a v a ila b le
at A S P C A .o r g .
P A IN T S F O R P E T S : A v o id p a in ts w ith
v o la tile o rg a n ic c o m p o u n d s (V O C s ) fo r
p ets th a t e n jo y lick in g . T ry c la y p a in t, o r
p a in ts co m p o s ed o f earth-b ased m aterials.
T H E P O W E R O F P R IN T S : A v o id s o lid
p rin ts fo r d ecor. S trip e s , tw e e d s o r
p a is le y p rin ts w ill n o t o n ly h id e p e t h a ir,
b u t also a d d a s p la s h o f so p h is tic a tio n .
M EET W EN D Y
P e t life s ty le e x p e rt, T V
p e rs o n a lity a n d a n im a l re scu e
a d v o c a te W e n d y D ia m o n d is
e d ito ria l d ire c to r a n d c h ie f
p e t o ffic e r o f A n im a l Fair, a
life s ty le m e d ia c o m p a n y fo r a n im a l lo v e rs
a n d p e t p a re n ts . S h e is th e a u th o r o f
It's a Dog's World - A Savvy Guide
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