Like many, many
other dog owners, I have an odour problem!
Madi, my
five-year-old crossbreed, likes a good roll in fox poo when she comes across it
in the woods where we live. Worse, Ruby, the Golden Retriever we often look
after, is an expert at hunting it out. She can find fox scat anywhere within a
three-mile radius! She's had four baths in as many days - and still smells.
I’ve tried using
tomato sauce, which has often been recommended to me. It helps, and the
residual vinegar smell masks the stench a little, but it doesn’t take long for
the waft of eau de fox to win through after a few hours.
Any suggestions?
Claire
Horton-Bussey, Dogs Today
The Eco Dog
Company sent me its special Fox Poo Kit (£17.99), which includes two wash pads
(one for the dog and one for cleaning the dog’s mucky collar and the bath
afterwards!), fox poo shampoo, and a baby-powder fragrance spray.
The shampoo is
described as being “For dogs that don’t want to smell like something the fox
left behind!” It smells delicious – and is eco-friendly, containing no SLS (sodium lauryl sulphate), parabens or
artificial fragrances.
To be honest, I
didn’t need the fragrance spray afterwards – the shampoo did what it promised –
but I did find that the spray was useful for the times when I couldn’t
immediately bath the dogs after a walk. It was a good stop-gap until I was free
to get them in the tub!
i have used the tomatoe sauce, bit messy though isnt it? At my training classes I use safe4 Odour killer disinfectant to cover up any accident smaells. i tried this on a small part of my dogs coat and it was alright, no harm done to coat at all. so i now have a bottle at home for the disgusting smells. i first wash coat with warm water and a dog shampoo then spray the safe4 odour killer. works a treat.
ReplyDeleteBicarbonate of soda or tomato sauce works well, if all else fails a bath is needed!
ReplyDeleteThe thing that works best for me is a solid recall and/or "leave it" cue. As long as at least one is proofed against various distractions and you keep an eye on your dog you can prevent rolling in all sorts of things, not to mention prevent many other mishaps from occouring.
ReplyDeleteMy dogs don't find foxes poo but I am told tomato sauce gets rid of the smell.
ReplyDeleteI use the anti bac hand wash that you don't need water I found it cleans it up and takes away the smell, don't evan afto bath when you get home.
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