Can I just say that I hate, no…I loathe skunks? In the past our neighborhood has been overrun by the odiferous rodents, but this summer the population appeared to take a nosedive. Or at least they moved out of my yard. I’d been giving Elvis, the hound, credit for that. Oh, how I loved my skunk-free summer. I didn’t miss waking up with burning eyes and nostrils from freshly sprayed (under my window) skunk funk at all.
I was lured into a false sense of confidence in my skunk-free state. Why? Because the miserable things are back. And I know this because I let the dogs out before I left for work this morning and not one, but both of them, got sprayed head-on, full force. I had to leave so called my mom to come deal with it. She shampooed one dog for me, but ran out of "ingredients" for the homemade remedy a friend gave me. So, I stopped on my way home for more and I’ve washed both dogs and my carpets are white with baking soda and Carpet Fresh. I washed me, too. Did I mention that I took the smell with me to work? What a wonderful morning.
The dogs smell good again. The house smells better and I don’t think I stink….but it’s kind of hard to judge yourself. Hopefully, I don’t offend.
So anyway, it’s the skunks’ fault that you’re not getting to see the vacation pictures today that I finally got developed. You’re just going to have to wait till tomorrow.
Skunk B-Gone Shampoo
1 quart peroxide
1/2 cup baking soda
1 tablespoon liquid dish soap
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Pour on dog and rub in.
Let stand 5 minutes.
Rinse.
It works!
I confess. I actually like the smell of skunk. Or at least I’d rather smell that than someone’s slathered on perfume.
Comment by Meredith — September 12, 2006 @ 2:42 pm
I work with an older woman who likes the smell, too. She was actually sniffing me.
Comment by Stacy — September 12, 2006 @ 8:21 pm
P-U!
:)
Comment by chesneygirl — September 13, 2006 @ 8:13 am
I can’t believe anyone likes the smell of skunk. We’ve had the house sprayed once (I’m sure my cat brought it on)and the smell was so disgusting we left the house and slept in the office for the rest of the night. Your recipe looks like it will work better than the tomato juice we used.
Comment by kat campbell — September 13, 2006 @ 6:29 pm
My dog got sprayed last year and it does get a point where you don’t think you smell anymore but to the rest of the world you stink. Least I don’t live on a cow farm. My parents live in an area where most of the people are cow farms and man the cow poop smell creeps into everything. It takes me forever when I get home to get it out of our clothes.
Comment by Sarah Forhan — September 14, 2006 @ 11:23 am