It is never a good thing when Rover gets singed or out-right burned. Please, take a good look at the following preventive measures and act accordingly! It's important to keep him safe from harm and learning these tips ahead of time you can do just that!
1. Train your pet to associate getting too close to the fireplace with bad behavior.
It’s important to train your pets to stay several feet away from the fireplace to avoid even minor accidents, like a slightly burned tail or paw just from accidentally getting a little too close.2. Discourage your pet from going near the fireplace by taking playtime elsewhere.
It may be fun to throw a ball or wiggle a toy around to play with your pet in the same room as your lit fireplace, but if you want to make safety number one, take playtime somewhere else. When pets get excited during playtime, you can’t always predict whether they’ll jump or scurry right across the room.3. Consider installing a proper fireplace barrier for extra safety.
You can get screens, gates and glass door replacements for your fireplace to provide an extra barrier of safety. If your pet is extra curious, extra playful or extra clumsy, you may seriously want to consider it.4. Keep the surrounding fireplace area organized and free of clutter.
Keeping toys a very safe distance from the fireplace is important, but so is keeping a neat and clean fireplace space overall. As mentioned before, both dogs and cats and be extremely curious creatures, so anything dangling from the fireplace mantel or stacked up somewhere a little too close to the sides can be a potential hazard,,,5. Don’t leave your pet unattended in the room when your fireplace is lit.
You can do everything you can to ensure that fireplace accidents are unlikely to happen, but when it comes straight down to it, the absolute best thing you can do to minimize the occurrence of acid accidents is keep an eye on your pet.
As it is with small human children it is never a good idea to leave your pets alone in a room with an open flame, screened in or not. Always make certain you have both with you when you leave, even if it is only for a minute or two!
All we ask is that you keep all we’ve listed in your mind as you cuddle in front of the fire with your favorite canine and if you would like to read more please go to Care 2,
