We have been SKUNKED!!! AGAIN!!!

We have two incredibly loyal members of the family....Denali (the Husky, 8yo) and Sophie (the German Sheperd, 2yo).




They are both the best family dogs! They are loving, playful and very protective!

However, they are also quite the trouble and mischief makers!!!!!!! They love messing with the wildlife that enters our yard.....especially chipmunks and SKUNKS!!!!!! I guess some dogs learn from their first experiences with skunks, but other dogs (ours included) seem to think, "bring it on skunky!" Our dogs always end up losing the battle and are quite humbled by the experience.

Here is Sophie, a smelly, muddy and humble mess after her brawl last night with a skunk!

Skunk smell is one of the most difficult smells to get out, especially if your dogs have extra thick hair. We have tried a lot of kitchen chemistry to dissipate the smell....tomato juice, vinegar, beer and hydorgen peroxide. The following recipe is the only one that has really helped:

Clear the Air Skunk Stink Remover

1 quart 3% hydrogen peroxide

1/4 cup baking soda

2 T liquid dish detergent (not the dishwasher type)

Mix the ingredients in a large bucket. The ingredients cause a really cool (and messy) chemical reaction so make sure the bucket is large! Wash the dog while the mixture is still foaming. This mixture creates oxygen which reacts with the thiols in the skunk smell to neutralize the odor. It really does help, but might take a couple washings.

Now I really doubt Sophie has learned her lesson, nor Denali! I know this will happen numerous more times as our Ohio weather becomes warmer this year. I just wish they'd stick to brawling with each other and not Mother Nature's other creatures! =)