My dog has killed 2 skunks and because of that she has lost a lot of priviledges (short leash now)... Its such a pain in the ass getting rid of that smell. We go off leash at the beach though - no small animals there.

nothing gets that smell out.
ive tried tomato juice, vinegar, mayonaise, etc.... you name it ive tried.
and everything they touch before their first bath will also reek like skunk.

it just comes down to repeated washings with a strong scented shampoo.


my current akita is barely 3 years old and still a little too hyper for leashless walks unless we are at the beach. and even then it depends on what part of the beach we are at. he likes to meet new people and i dont want him scaring anyone and causing a panic attack that he might respond poorly too. hes pretty big and some people frighten easily, no matter how cute and playfull hes trying to be.

 

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I had a dog get skunked..the vet told me to use a feminine douche on her as a wash..it worked pretty good.

isnt that just backing soda and water?


its was an arm and hammer shampoo that i finally settled on for washing my dog after his skunkings

 

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It's some sort of secret sauce.

ive got a secret sauce for you

 

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I used ths:

http://www.petco.com/product/5988/Natures-Miracle-Skunk-Odor-Remover.aspx

Its not perfect but it gets 95% of the smell out. You have to wait about 2 months for it to completely go away (the shove your nose in the fur smell test).

I've never owned one, but my kids and I spent time with a pair at our local kennel. Their owner was deployed and his family went back to the states after the big earthquake. The poor dogs were left at the kennel for about 6 months. They were beautiful, smart, strong, and so bored. They chewed everything..even took apart a couch in the kennel's play room. I'm glad you were able to take him in and keep him from the pound. Hope everything works out for you guys soon.