How to get smell of skunk off your dog

If your dog has ever come running up to you and you immediately recoil because they reek from the nauseating aroma of skunk, you know how hard it can be to get rid of.  But here’s an article that claims to have a remedy.

How to get smell of skunk off your dog

Katrena Mitchell/For the Times Record News
Posted February 28, 2010 at 8:38 a.m.

As I do every night right before bedtime, I let all my dogs out one last time. It was only a few minutes before I smelled the distinct and very strong odor of skunk. With a big groan, I called the dogs to the back door since the smell was really strong at the front door. I gave them each the sniff test. Only two were allowed back into the house for the night — they must have been far away from the mayhem and missed out on the skunk spray.

Skunks don’t just cause a stinky mess, though. Skunks are a high-risk carrier of rabies. Last year saw a big increase in the numbers of rabid skunks in Wichita County. Not only were rabid skunks found out in the county where I live but also in very populated neighborhoods inside city limits.

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