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Monday 5 November 2012

Foxed by an odour problem


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!
A great gift for dog lovers – and to yourself – this kit is a must-have. Highly effective and leaves your dog smelling fragrant and clean. And it smells a lot better than ketchup!
For more info, visit http://www.ecodogcompany.com

5 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. Bicarbonate of soda or tomato sauce works well, if all else fails a bath is needed!

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  3. The 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.

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  4. My dogs don't find foxes poo but I am told tomato sauce gets rid of the smell.

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  5. I 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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