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A rolled and clipped pet food bag standing inside an open airtight container on a pantry shelf, with a scoop beside it.
Pet Food & Feeding

Storing pet food so it does not go off

The single most common mistake is tipping the bag into a plastic…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A quiet room corner set up for a kitten with a cardboard hideaway box, a small scratching post, a blanket and a water bowl.
New Kitten

Kitten-proofing a home

Puppy-proofing is done at floor level. Kitten-proofing has to be done at…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A low view along a lounge room floor towards a baby gate fitted across a doorway, with cables routed along the skirting.
New Puppy

Puppy-proofing a house and garden

Do it at puppy height, on the floor, before the puppy arrives.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
An open back door at dawn looking onto a dewy lawn, with a dog lead hanging beside the door and thongs on the step.
New Puppy

Toilet training a puppy, including the nights

There is no trick. Toilet training is a supervision problem solved by…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
An empty grey dog bed in the corner of a lounge room beside a couch, with a view through to the hallway.
Beds & Blankets

Where to put a dog bed, and why it matters

A dog that ignores an expensive bed and sleeps on the tiles…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
The underside of a kitchen appliance showing its blank rating plate, beside a calculator on a bench.
Slow Cooker & Air Fryer

What it costs to run an air fryer, slow cooker and oven

Every article that gives you a dollar figure for this has guessed…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A shared children's bedroom with two single beds either side of a low white shelf unit used as a divider.
Kids Rooms & Study Spaces

Two kids sharing a bedroom

Sharing goes wrong over two things: territory and sleep. Solve those and…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A child's bedroom with a blockout blind down over the window and a pedestal fan in the corner.
Kids Rooms & Study Spaces

Getting a kids room dark and cool enough to sleep in

An Australian summer throws two things at a child's bedroom: a sunrise…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A small raised vegetable bed with lettuce seedlings and climbing peas, a watering can on the grass beside it.
Garden & Backyard

A vegetable patch kids will actually help with

The mistake is almost always starting too big. A patch a child…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A flyscreen lifted out and leaning against a brick wall beside an open window, with a bucket and brush on the paving.
Cleaning

Flyscreens, windows and window tracks

These are three jobs that only work as one, in a specific…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Rubber gloves, a bucket, a cloth and a scrubbing brush on a bare kitchen benchtop above an empty drawer.
Cleaning

End of lease cleaning: the jobs that decide it

The standard is not spotless. It is the condition the place was…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A child's bed made up with familiar bedding beside a stack of unopened moving boxes in a bare room.
Moving House

Moving house with kids

Moving day itself is the short part. The fortnight either side is…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team