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Removing Household Hazards for Your Pomeranian

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Updated: 03-26-2016

From The Book: Pomeranians For Dummies

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Make sure you dog-proof your house to keep your Pomeranian safe. Dogs are curious — they chew things, run under furniture, and squeeze into tiny spaces. Do a room-by-room search thoroughly checking for the following hazardous household items and put them away:

Animal baits, herbicides, fertilizers
Antifreeze
Chocolate
Detergents, bleach, drain cleaners
Doors (including garage doors) that can slam
Electric wires
Gasoline and oil
Medications
Objects that can fall
Open-sided balconies
Pins and needles
Rat traps
Small toys that can be swallowed or partially inhaled
Socks, yarn, and long things that can be swallowed
Unfenced pool or yard

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D. Caroline Coile, PhD, has written 26 books and more than 300 articles about dogs. She has received numerous awards and has taught college classes in psychology and animal learning.

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