When you own a pet, you owe it to yourself, your family and your pet to keep your flooring clean. Vacuum one to two times a week to capture loose pet hair, pet dander and tracked dirt. Because your carpets are walked on from all directions, that’s precisely the way to vacuum. Vacuum using both horizontal and vertical motions. (Think the finely mowed grass on a professional baseball field.)

Deep clean your carpets three to four times a year. Deep cleaning refreshes your carpet fibers, keeping them softer longer.

You can rent a carpet cleaning machine and DIY. The more thorough option is to have your carpets professionally cleaned by Wilson’s.

You can take steps to keep your carpets cleaner when you have pets by cleaning your pet’s paws when they enter the house. Keep an old towel by the door to wipe the pet’s feet. 

Consider an area rug runner at the door and in high-traffic hallways.