Pets
"I just love animals!" - as an old boss of mine once said.
Currently at my house we have three dogs and one cat.
We have Freddy (Freeway Freddy was his racing name) who is a 9 year old retired racing greyhound.
We have Shelby who we adopted from the Hamilton County Humane Society and I think she is around 13 and we think she is a border collie/golden mix (we call her our campfire dog- not that I camp but if I did she would stay close).
We have Brandy who is also a retired racing greyhound and is 4. Greyhounds typically don't bark, jump up or lick and she does all three- she watches what Shelby does and mimics her actions. It is funny to witness.
And last but certainly not least we have Gail who we acquired from a good friend of mine who became engaged and now married to a man that is allergic to cats- we think Gail is around 12 or 13. She had never lived with dogs or kids and is now certainly the best cat I have ever owned.
I can not imagine a life with out my animals.
When you are selling a home typically pets are not the best selling point. So here are a couple pointers for when you list and sell your home if you also have pets.
1) Crate or if possible remove all pets from the home when it is being shown to a potential buyer.
2) Remove water and food bowls from the house during showings.
3) Make sure, make absolute sure there is NO pet smells in the home. This means cleaning and storing any pet beds, litter boxes, carpet (possibly replace) and furniture where pets sleep or lay most.
4) If you have caged animals or reptiles remove or store the cage during showings.
So if you are a animal lover like me- get all the animals you want (my preference would be that you find one to adopt) but just make sure when you are ready to sell your home you "stage" your pets too. Unfortunately NOT everyone likes pets.
Currently at my house we have three dogs and one cat.
We have Freddy (Freeway Freddy was his racing name) who is a 9 year old retired racing greyhound.
We have Shelby who we adopted from the Hamilton County Humane Society and I think she is around 13 and we think she is a border collie/golden mix (we call her our campfire dog- not that I camp but if I did she would stay close).
We have Brandy who is also a retired racing greyhound and is 4. Greyhounds typically don't bark, jump up or lick and she does all three- she watches what Shelby does and mimics her actions. It is funny to witness.
And last but certainly not least we have Gail who we acquired from a good friend of mine who became engaged and now married to a man that is allergic to cats- we think Gail is around 12 or 13. She had never lived with dogs or kids and is now certainly the best cat I have ever owned.
I can not imagine a life with out my animals.
When you are selling a home typically pets are not the best selling point. So here are a couple pointers for when you list and sell your home if you also have pets.
1) Crate or if possible remove all pets from the home when it is being shown to a potential buyer.
2) Remove water and food bowls from the house during showings.
3) Make sure, make absolute sure there is NO pet smells in the home. This means cleaning and storing any pet beds, litter boxes, carpet (possibly replace) and furniture where pets sleep or lay most.
4) If you have caged animals or reptiles remove or store the cage during showings.
So if you are a animal lover like me- get all the animals you want (my preference would be that you find one to adopt) but just make sure when you are ready to sell your home you "stage" your pets too. Unfortunately NOT everyone likes pets.
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