Do You Know What Your Dog is Leaving in Your Carpet?
03 Oct, 2022
Saliva
A dog has at least 20 species of bacteria in its mouth.
Dog Doodoo and Whoopsies
There are 23 million fecal coliform bacteria in a single gram of doggy poop.
Fleas and Ticks
Keeping ontop of flea, tick and worm treatments are a large expense for pet owners, let alone the admin of remembering to do this. Fleas and ticks love jumping off beloved pets and hiding in carpets and upholstery.
Dander
An estimated 10% of the population is allergic to animals, with pet dander being the main cause.
Dirt
Carpets are a catch-all for dirt with soiling unable to be reached by home vacuum cleaners. Dirt caught in the fibres grinds everytime foot traffic moves across, which wears carpet out prematurely.
How it affects you and your family
When left unattended, dogs will leave all manner of bacteria and allergens in your carpets and upholstery. Only professional cleaning can truly eliminate these health hazards: Allergies, Stomach Illness, Skin Infections and Inflamed Asthma.
How to conquer these health concerns
Add Doormats
By adding doormats, you can absorb water, dirt and muck from your dog’s paws to help your floors stay cleaner, longer.
Bathe your dog regularly
Regular baths for your dog not only keeps their coat shiny, but a weekly bath can decrease the level of allergens by 84% along with decreasing the dirt being tracked into the house. It’s fun bonding and keeps your furry friend smelling nice.
Treat pee stains immediately
Treat pee stains immediately to keep urine from seeping into your carpet padding, causing permanent damage. Dogs will also return to the ‘scene of a pee’ if not cleaned right away. Keep an odour remover on hand for fresh urine and call a carpet cleaning professional to treat older accidents to get rid of strong odour problems.
Have your carpet professionally cleaned
Vacuuming alone is not enough. The EPA recommends homes with young children and pets be cleaned professionally every 3 to 6 months. This is the most effective schedule to remove accumulated dog hair, odour, stains and outdoor contaminants that come with pet ownership.
Other Services
Carpet Cleaning
Using unique carbonisation technology, less water for a fast dry time and no harsh chemicals or detergents, Chem-Dry can breathe life into your carpets. Regular cleaning is key to making sure your carpets don't ugly out before they wear out.
Flood & Water Restoration
Offering a 24/7 Emergency Flood Response Service, our experienced professionally trained team will extract the water quickly, move furniture, dry carpets, flooring, walls and ceilings using our industrial air movers and de-humidification equipment, and if needed, will arrange to re-stretch and lay your newly dried carpet, finishing with a deep clean and sanitisation.
Upholstery Cleaning
Freshen up your furniture with a quick drying, deep clean. Upholstery & mattress cleaning will lift those pesky stains, less than fresh smells and will bring the vibrance back to your dull and grubby couch, sofa, mattress and dining chairs.
Sanitise, Deodorise & Protect
Just as you clean your benchtop to keep a healthy home, do the same for your carpet, floors and upholstery with our sanitisation service that eliminates unhealthy bacteria. Strong and less than fresh smells can be dealt to with our deodorisation treatment that doesn't just mask the smell, but removes them for good. Finally, protect your carpet and upholstery from stains with our trio of stain blockers.
Pet Urine & Odour Removal
These can be the most stubborn smells and stains to remove but left untreated, are a breeding ground for bacteria and can attract the naughty reoffenders back again. Our unique PURT treatment provides consistently excellent results on even the most severe urine damage.
Specialty Stain Removal
Most spills, spots and marks on carpet and upholstery are easily removed with Chem-Dry’s basic cleaning. However, sometimes difficult stains such as paint, lipstick and permanent marker require special treatment including situations where DIY Stain Removal Corrections are called for. Using an arsenal of safe and effective stain removal products with the most innovative equipment, Chem-Dry can knock most tough stains out of carpets, rugs and upholstery for good.
Specialty Rug Cleaning
Rugs can be a focal point for a room but overtime foot traffic, stains and spills can cause them to be a focal point for all the wrong reasons. Being intricate in design and construction, our trained technicians use the right tools and a high level of care to bring them back to their original beauty.
Tile & Grout Cleaning
Porous grout, tile and stone can act like a magnet for dirt, dust and grimy particles. A professional clean every 12-18 months will reduce the amount of effort it takes you to keep these areas looking clean.
Leather Cleaning
Look after your investment with our Certified Leather Specialists. We will identify your furniture's leather type and select products specifically designed to clean and remove soil build-ups and other stain causing elements. We'll then condition and protect your leather to revitalise its natural beauty and feel.
Fire & Smoke Restoration
Even a small fire can make a big mess, leaving a strong smoke smell, soot, smoke damage, water and other debris. It is important to identify and eliminate smoke and fire residues using correct techniques to save costly replacements and repairs in the long run.
Commercial Carpet Cleaning
Chem-Dry delivers cleaning solutions to commerical applications throughout New Zealand every day. Our technicians can be found across the country working in the healthcare sector, rest homes, hotels and hospitality, schools, cinemas, retail, airports and on tens of thousands of insurance claims each year, to name just a few.