Keep Away Product Review:

Cats climbing Christmas trees or dogs chewing your favorite loafers – chances are, if you own a pet you will do battle over territory and certain possessions. For some innate reason, pets zero in on some of our favorite possessions, or in areas where they can do themselves physical harm.

To help safeguard our pets and our sanities, Millennium Lawns has introduced Keep Away, an all-natural product designed to discourage pets from venturing into off-limit areas or playing with forbidden or dangerous objects.

During the holidays, this is an important safety point. Christmas trees, the decorations that hang from them and many other items associated with the holidays pose a special danger to our pets. Owners can’t supervise their four-legged family members all the time.

According to the company, Keep Away is a non-staining, pleasant smelling all-natural training aid. A mint odor discourages animals from touching surfaces or objects that have been sprayed with the product.

Keep Away is designed specifically for use indoors. (Another product called Trash Guard is designed to keep critters away from outdoor trash.) The instructions are simple: Spray directly on a surface or on a cloth and wipe the surface until damp. Re-apply every five to seven days, and then less frequently thereafter.

The product is effective when used correctly. A shoe that our test dog liked to chew was sprayed and then offered to our test dog. The dog turned her nose up and walked away from what previously had been a favorite (and forbidden) chew toy. We applied it to a treat, and our test dog thought twice about eating it (although dogs being dogs, she would have eventually decided to indulge herself).

Millennium Lawns suggests using the product with other methods used to break pets of undesirable habits. For instance, pets that like to scratch or chew should be provided with safe chew toys or scratching posts to redirect a natural behavior to appropriate objects.

Millennium Lawn notes that Keep Away is safe to animals and that it is exempted from federal pesticide registration laws. Advertised as chemical free, Keep Away does suggest that owners test a small amount in a hidden area before using.

It also cautions users to keep the spray away from eyes and to ensure the product is not taken internally. Always keep this and other similar products away from children. For more information, call 1-800-452-2404.

Product Summary

Keep Away is a pleasant smelling all-natural training aid. A mint odor discourages animals from touching surfaces or objects that have been sprayed with the product.

+ The product appears to keep pets away from forbidden objects and areas.

- The minty odor is rather strong at first, but it gradually tapers down.

Author Bio:
Alex Lieber is a freelance writer and editor with over a decade of experience writing for print and online media. He has edited or ghost-written 17 books, including the award-winning publications on the histories on Goodyear and Gulfstream Aerospace, and helped build the Internet's premier cardiology/consumer Web site. Alex lives in Sunrise, Fla., with his wife, daughter and a large Labrador Retriever who is too smart for her own good. Alex is a frequent contributor to PetPlace.com. He can be reached through us at: product_reviews@intelligent-content.com.