We were out int he back yard burning a little wood in the fire pit. My dog (age 7) was laying there nice and quiet. He suddenly got up and headed into to evergreen trees. He headed to the back lot line where there are flowers. A few minutes later he headed to the far side of the garden and we could tell he was into a "discussion" with something. The neighbor's dogs were going wild so we thought one of them came over into our yard.
NOT. My dog got SKUNKED but good. He was rubbing his face into the Iris leaves. Walking all thru the yards and rubbing in the ground. He even went into the blackberry bushes trying to get the smell off.

My wife wanted to Fabreeze him. Good thing she read not to put that stuff on a pet.

I will bet he never tangles with one of those critters again.

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Not sure if it is an urban ledgend or not?

I heard Tomato Juice is the best remedy...

Put that frisky feller in the tub and scrub him with tomato juice... Then rinse, wash, and rinse again.

Edit: I found a link:

http://www.ehow.com/how_117301_remove-skunk-odor.html 


R.P.

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Thanks RP. The site I found last nite said not to use tomato juice or vinegar as they only "mask the smell". I thought "well duh, you think I want to KEEP the smell around"?
That article (which had info from a Vet at Texas A & M) said to use the peroxide, baking soda and soap as it as a chemical reaction that releases the spray from the dog's coat.

I think my dog would rather have the skunk smell that to take a bath.

As I was scrubbing him for some reason I couldn't help but feel sorry for Mrs Cheesey. I don't know why. :wickedfart:

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Lol, nice.

Our old dog used to love to roll through poo. Not that great an odor, either.

I've never actually seen or smelled a skunk, though.

A good dose will burn your throat and make your eyes water.

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Rotten eggs on steroids that burns when it comes to your nose and eyes

My friend when he was a youngun had his beagle skunked.. He said tomato juice didn't work, and just made him stink as bad as the dog. I don't think he used anything special.. I just think he washed the dog every day and eventually the smell disappated. Sorry dude. lol



Oh, the worst.. EVER. You can smell them from meters away while driving your car with the windows up, and you can still smell them like they are in the car. Nasty buggers.

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"Odor Tech" or " Skunk Stuff" works pretty good.
A guy i know is the distributor of it.
I'll check to see if i can find his web site and send the link to you.
Oh....and LOL! on the "Mrs. Cheesey" comment!
Ok.....i found his site, but he doesn't have the stuff anymore. But i did find someone selling a bottle on ebay. I'll PM it to you.
I used the stuff back in the 1980's on some nasty smells, and it worked well.

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When I lived in my old house, I had a crawlspace underneath, no basement. skunks, stray cats were underneath. Skunks used to spray underneath and it would come up through the furnace vents and I would have to open windows for days.

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I know that they like to get underneath the houses or porches and that it is tough to get them out. I really feel sorry for you.

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