Owning a dog is a ton of fun—that’s the whole point of pet ownership! One of the only downsides to getting a dog is that it becomes more challenging to keep your home clean. After all, dogs aren’t very concerned about whether they leave hair on your sofa. Thankfully, there are ways dog owners can keep their homes clean. In this post, we’ll share four such tips.

Owning pets involves a lot of different responsibilities, but not all of them are troublesome. If you enjoy working with your hands, the need to provide your dogs with shelter can be a positive pleasure. Building your own doghouse is a great do-it-yourself project that doesn't require a lot of complex tools. You need to make smart choices when you're picking out your materials, though.

There’s a mouse in the house. He’s cute. He’s small and fat and has the kind of face that would make a great Beatrix Potter character. All he needs is a jaunty little hat.

He’s not a new pet. He’s a field mouse, probably an adolescent, who came in under the door using that almost supernatural ability mice have to flatten themselves and squeeze through any space. You’d think he would’ve chosen a house with less cats. Any house in the neighborhood would probably fit that bill – since this house has seven.