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bring home a new dog. These common household items can be poisonous to your dog.

* Medicines and Drugs: Any prescription or over the country medications should be kept away from dogs, including cough and cold syrups, Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen, and aspirin.
* Indoor Foliage: Plants can be quite dangerous for dogs, and should be displayed on a pedestal that is higher than a dog can reach. For owners of large dogs, floor plants should possibly be removed completely. Potential problem plants include tulip bulbs, philodendrons, poinsettias, lily of the valley, daffodils, and azaleas.
* Human food: Dogs somehow find a way to get into the cabinets where you stock the "good stuff”. The following foods are poisonous to dogs: yeast, grapes, chocolate, raisins and onions.
* Pesticides: Insecticides and pesticides should never be kept in your home, so keep these instead in the garage on a shelf that is out of reach, or in a locked cabinet: flea and tick products, rat poison, and other insecticides.
* Household Cleaners: The type that you keep under the counter in your kitchen should always be locked up so the dog can't get at them: detergent, bleach, soap, furniture polish, and disinfectants.
* Chemicals: Any type of chemical such as turpentine, lighter fluid, antifreeze, glue, solvents, gasoline, paint, and all kinds of acids.
* Cigarettes and other tobacco: Dogs may eat cigarettes, cigars or other tobacco products if left around. 
* Other dangerous items: Anything a dog can chew like electrical or extension cords, electronics, collectibles, books or magazines, and other items that could be tipped over or broken like glass shelving or heavy decorative items should be secured and protected so the dog doesn't injure itself or your personal items.
* Lock up bathroom items. Soap, cleanser, toothpaste and other items should also be locked under a bathroom cabinet with a lock if possible. 

Dogs can be as curious as cats, and the love to dig around to look for food or other things they can play with and chew. Treat your dog like a four year old child, and take the same precautions and care as you would child-proofing to protect your dog. You want to avoid having any kind of accident while you are either out of the house or sleeping. 

When you have a puppy, you might start them out by crate training them which is where they will sleep at night and be protected, not nosing around the house. You can train older dogs to stop eating things that are not permitted, or taking things out of cabinets that are off limits. 

Better safe than sorry, so take precautions where you can. Try crawling around yourself on all fours to get a dog's eye view of the house. It's the same test that is recommended when you are child-proofing, and it works for dogs too. Keep your dog safe, as you would any family member.

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