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Choosing an Effective Dog Urine Remover
A good dog urine remover can make puppy training less destructive. While most urine cleaners are effective, some are not. Some may even encourage your puppy to urinate in exactly the same spot you just cleaned.
Dogs are creatures of habit. Once they learn to eliminate in a particular spot, they will continue doing so, provided the opportunity exists (and if it doesn't, they'll find it anyway!).
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What To Look For In a Good Dog Urine Remover
Some dog urine removers contain ammonia. Stay away from them!
Ammonia is a compound found in urine. When you use an ammonia-based product, even if you are successful in removing the stain, you will never get rid of the odor. Hard to believe, but you are actually encouraging your puppy to urinate in the same spot you were trying to clean.
If you are searching for a good urine cleaner, look for a product that will remove not only a stain, but an odor as well.
Look for an enzyme-based dog urine remover. When you apply it to a urine stain, it will eat odor-producing bacteria away. When the odor is gone, odds that your puppy will try to eliminate in that same spot are greatly reduced.
Before you buy any product, read the label. Some labels will mention that the product works on an odor. Others, instead of odor, will mention pheromones. Both refer to the same thing.
My Favorite Urine Remover
There are a lot of good products on the market. I used several myself and, in general, was satisfied with the results.
The product that I like the most is GET SERiOUS! Pet Stain, Odor and Pheromone Extractor.
In my opinion, the advantages it has over its competition are hard not to notice.
First, like you would expect from any good dog urine remover, it works not just on stains but on odors as well.
Unlike a lot of other products, it's fast. In most cases, the stain and the odor are gone in under 3 minutes. It's safe around children and pets. You can even add it to laundry loads or use it as a pre-wash agent for tough stains and odors.
Some dog urine removers are good at removing the stain and the odor, but in the process, will leave some discoloration.
GET SERiOUS! will not discolor your carpet or furniture. What's more, it can even remove some old stains and discoloration left by other cleaners.
Apparently, I am not the only one who likes GET SERiOUS! …
GET SERiOUS! was awarded "Best Product for the New Millennium" from Dog World magazine in January 2000. Dog Fancy editors rated GET SERiOUS! "Best Product of the Year 2004" based on the product being the most innovative and easy for pet owners to use.
And, Get Serious! was the second product ever endorsed by the ASPCA when they first started their "Seal of Approval" endorsement program.
Is there anything I don't like about it?
It's not that I don't like it, but compared to other dog urine cleaners, GET SERiOUS! is a little bit more expensive. The difference in price is really small, but to be objective, it was worth mentioning.
I recommend GET SERiOUS! to all my dog owning friends.
On a personal note, I still have an unfinished one-gallon bottle that I purchased about a year ago (need to check the expiration date!). When you have a dog, no matter how well trained, an "accident" may happen at any time, and I want to be prepared if it does.
While a dog urine remover will not speed up the housebreaking process, it will make it a lot less destructive!
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