Home Is Where the Hair Is: How to Keep Fur in Check at Home

Brush the cat hair off the computer monitor and read carefully.

According to a new survey released by Bissell Homecare, Inc, 50% of pet owners give their pets the run of the house, which leads to some pretty hairy homes. Okay, so maybe this isn't news to you pet owners out there, but the survey did uncover some pretty interesting numbers.

57% of pet owners say their four-legged friends are more likely than a significant other to kiss them when they come home, which is either the saddest or sweetest statistic we've ever heard.

86% of pet owners say they don't mind having to clean up their homes more because of their animal companions, but 38% of people surveyed said they would adopt a pet (or get another) if cleaning up after them were easier.

"Sadly, I do believe that cleanliness issues do keep some people from adopting pets," pet lifestyle expert Kristen Levine told Paw Nation. "Anything that poses an inconvenience or a hardship will cause some to think twice about changing their lifestyle."

When we asked Levine, who works with Bissell, for her top pet clean-up tips, she responded, "Before I offer advice, I'd like to tell potential pet adopters this: The love and companionship a pet brings to a family far outweighs any clean up inconvenience in the world! Once you adopt a pet, you'll know what I mean!"

Now for the advice:
"I suggest that people check out the practical and affordable products on the market that are designed especially to simplify the clean up of fur, stains and odors. For example, the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser vacuum has three design features designed to eliminate furry film on carpets, and the Pet Hair Broom not only attracts and sweeps up hair, dirt and dander, but it can be used on rugs too. I say, if you're going to spend the time vacuuming or sweeping anyway, why wouldn't you use a product designed to better eliminate pet messes!"

She went on to comment on the Bissell study, pointing out that it "really highlights that the majority of pet people don't let the minor inconveniences in life get in the way of enjoying the multitude of benefits pets bring to our lives.

More than half the pet parents in the study said that they give their pet the run of the house, including allowing them on all the furniture all the time! So, the pet lover's mindset has literally taken pets from the backyard to the bedroom over the past 20 years or so."

So we're not the only ones with dog hair on our pillow cases? Phew.

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