Faux wood and real wood blinds are much sturdier than vinyl or aluminium.
Pet proof window blinds.
Cordless blinds eliminate those enticing strings for pets to bat around saving the life of your blinds and increasing the safety for your pets.
Not only does that destroy your window covering but it s actually really dangerous for your pet as well who can be strangled by the cords.
A few of the best options include the following.
There are even cordless operating systems for cats who can t resist batting strings.
My cat fought the curtains and the cat won.
Plus they re easy to clean just wipe it down and all that slobber and dog hair will disappear.
To prevent window treatment mishaps but still give your dog access to the window try vertical blinds.
Cordless blinds because cats love playing with the cord.
Your pup can nose them aside and they ll swing back into place no worse for wear.
While no commercially produced blinds are completely dog proof several are reasonably pet friendly and less likely to become damaged by your dog.
Wooden blinds look beautiful and are stronger than plastic or aluminum.
Playful critters can easily get tangled up in dangling cords and hurt themselves.
Dog proof blinds and window treatments.
Think vertical blinds are outdated and unstylish.
From traditional pull down blinds that are formed from a single piece of fabric to roman shades and more there are many attractive options you can choose from that will be resistant to damage from a cat with a penchant to see out the window.
So no need to stress or shout at kitty every time they go near your lovely blinds any longer.
But we do have a few helpful suggestions.
First off with pets or small children it s always safer to choose cordless window treatments.
Cordless window treatments and blinds tend to be far less appealing to cats.
Fabric vertical blinds blinds made of fabric rather than hard materials and a horizontal design are much more cat proof as i explain in more detail later.
If you d really like to stick with the look and function of traditional blinds faux wood blinds are much more heavy duty than plastic or fabric versions and therefore more cat resistant.
Of course discouraging your pet from playing with your window treatments to begin with is helpful as well.