The Potential Risks of Your Dog Peeing on Your Christmas Tree
Dog owners everywhere know that even though your beloved pooch is potty trained, when those 9 foot artificial Christmas trees go up, they may decide that the potty training is for the birds. In other words, they may start to pee on your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees. This is more common in male dogs, as even if they are fixed, they have the desire to mark their territory. And many people have reported that even their female dog may try to hike her leg in order to pee on the tree or at least urinate on the tree skirt. So, what can you do to prevent this from happening? Here are some tips to help!
Preventing Your Dog from Peeing on Your Christmas Tree
1. Be sure that you are not allowing the dog access to the tree if you are not around and you know that they cannot be trusted. Many people put an exercise pen around their tree to prevent their pets from getting close to the tree.
2. This is going to be a lot like potty training your dog, but instead of urinating throughout the house, your goal is to keep them from urinating on the tree. So think back to what you did before, and then use the same tactics.
3. Give your dog a distraction. Many pet owners make sure that their dogs have a nice bone to gnaw on while the tree is out so that they are being distracted from investigating the tree.
How to Remove Dog Urine from Your Artificial Christmas Tree
But, what happens if your dog slips passed you and is able to urinate on your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees? What do you do?
First off, if you see it happen, then immediately get a damp cloth and wipe this up. That is the best way to clean it up. However, many pet owners do not realize that this is happening until they start to smell the urine on their tree and throughout the entire room. When this is the case, you are going to want to get a strong enzyme cleanser that attaches to the urine and draws it out. Of course, do not dump the entire thing on your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees. You will want to determine just where the dog is peeing at. After all, you know that your friendly canine is not reaching the top of the tree, so focus on the lower branches that he or she can reach.
From there, lightly spray the bottom of the tree, and then wipe this up with a microfiber cloth. You will find that you want to do this softly to avoid any of the branches becoming damaged. Hopefully, this helps to take care of the smell.
If your dog continues to urinate on your 9 foot artificial Christmas trees, then you need to make this stop as soon as possible. It could cause damage, as this allows your tree to become wet — which can greatly decrease the lifespan of your artificial tree.