Best Doodle Parent tricks!

[Jennifer and Jack]

I posted on here a while back about sofa covers because I was getting a new sofa due to the damage from the construction dirt in my house.

Well I loved the ones that Karen recommended but that is way out of my price range so my mom who doesn't get enough credit from me sometimes came up with a great idea to hold your sofa covers in place.

I had really nice blankets that match the sofa...... both ends are fake leather or a leather mix what ever you want to call it less likely to scratch but still capable of it.. anyway

So what she thought of was to put those rug grippers for throw mats over the sides of the sofa and walaa those babies are staying in place....... amazing.. These are only covering the sides but for me that is what I cared about because I didn't want them scratched..

I know you all have to have more tricks of things you do to improvise so I would love to hear it,  Toy storage ideas, food storage ideas. 

Also one other thing we did is I have a coat closet as soon as you walk in my front door, that is the door I always walk Jack out of... I put one of those plastic shoe storage things that has pockets in it.. I store poop bags, leashes, extra shoes, supplies and things like that and keep it off the floor. 

What are you storage and other secrets...???

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I am good about hiding things out of sight, unfortunately I am married and HE IS NOT! I have no space for anything around the entry at the garage door, I take my shoes off in the garage, right now he has hiking shoes on one rug inside the door, a pair of sneakers inside the door on another are his GARAGE shoes somewhere in between them. I leave my mail outside the door at the trash to collect junk mail, he thinks the cabinet right inside is for gathering that.... it is hopeless and I could go on for hours.

I realize it sounds like I am ungrateful which is not the case I LOVE MY HUSBAND I HATE IS HABITS.

Anyone have suggestions for him? LOL

[Koilaf Friesen]

A friend had the same complaints about her husband and started doing a daily sweep with a plastic laundry basket and throwing in all his 'litter' that landed in odd places around the house.  She'd place it next to the door out in the attached garage.  Not suggesting this as a solution though, they're no longer together - lol.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Thank Jennifer (and mom) we have a sofa protector, actually bought it pretty cheap from Kohls!

But...it still slips around so this is an awesome idea!! Will try for sure!

[Laurie, Wally & Charlotte]

Wally wears a Petzl Tikka headlamp around his neck as a collar for night-time walks and when he goes out in the back yard to pee before going to bed at night.   I had a boomerang id tag made for it.  I have a second one that I wear in the more traditional way when we go for walks and it's pitch black out.  It illuminates the street perfectly.  Here is a picture of the headlamp, which they sell at various outdoor stores.