SteveB wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar in
the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to feed
pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar attack,
yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar has
sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott mix.
Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly, and has
bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve

Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar in
the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to feed
pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar attack,
yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar has
sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott mix.
Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly, and has
bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve

--
"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere
critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly,
not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done."
Theodore Roosevelt 1891

Hi,

I found some nice info using "skunk dog solution" in Google.
Best-o-luck!

"LouB" wrote in message
...
SteveB wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar
in the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to
feed pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar
attack, yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't
do it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers.
Cougar has sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our
Lab/Rott mix. Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious,
narly, and has bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess
with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is
not fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve

Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

On May 26, 6:36 am, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:
The smell stuff is alkali and you use an acid to counter it. Tomato
juice is the usual tool. That along with lots of shampoo. Then repeat as
needed.....

"SteveB" toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message

...



Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar
in the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to
feed pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar
attack, yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar
has sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott
mix. Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly,
and has bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with
skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve

I used a solution of baking soda, peroxide, and I think shampoo when
my dog got nailed. Air the heck out of the house and it should be
fine.

In article , "SteveB" wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar in
the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to feed
pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar attack,
yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar has
sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott mix.
Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly, and has
bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

ROTFLMAO!!!

Couldn'ta happened to a nicer guy. Thanks for brightening my day.

Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "SteveB" wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar in
the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to feed
pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar attack,
yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar has
sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott mix.
Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly, and has
bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

ROTFLMAO!!!

Couldn'ta happened to a nicer guy. Thanks for brightening my day.
I've used this on several dogs and it
works better than tomato juice or
anything else
I've tried:
Skunk Spray Neutralizer
developed by Paul Krebaum
Ingredients:
* One quart of 3% hydrogen peroxide
* ¼ cup of baking soda
* one teaspoon of liquid dish soap
(not dishwasher stuff)
Directions:
* Apply it to the sprayed areas.
* Wash off with tap water.
The solution must be mixed as needed. It
can’t be contained in a bottle.

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

[..] I USE Google a lot. It's just that one has to wade
hip deep sometimes through date on Google instead
of getting the short answer from a live human, just like
on the waiting line on the phone. If I just use Google,
what's the sense of a newsgroup?

Oh. Then your response to something I posted just a couple
weeks ago of, "Maybe so, but the basically informative
information that can be had with a few keystrokes is
exponentially ahead of some of the webtvers and cerebrally
impaired here. They were not checking on nuclear fusion"
doesn't apply to you?

You have a few hours on your hands to wade through the
non-nuclear fusion-like topic of skunk scent removal. There are
products galore on the market and e-magazines that reviewed
some of the wider-available products.

The Ranger

"LouB" wrote in message
...
SteveB wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar
in the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to
feed pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar
attack, yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't
do it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers.
Cougar has sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our
Lab/Rott mix. Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious,
narly, and has bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess
with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is
not fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve

Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

No, it is not my friend. I have real friends, and I talk to them and I
prefer live people. I USE Google a lot. It's just that one has to wade hip
deep sometimes through date on Google instead of getting the short answer
from a live human, just like on the waiting line on the phone. If I just
use Google, what's the sense of a newsgroup?

Steve

Fast forward 12 hours.

Skunk odor is gone. Dog is okay, just a little humbler. Guess she didn't
take a direct hit, just enough to hopefully get her attention. Will take
all advice under advisement and file, except, of course, the usual suspects.

Thanks.

Steve

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger

On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

"The Ranger" wrote in message
. ..
SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
Google is your friend. Have you tried it?

[..] I USE Google a lot. It's just that one has to wade
hip deep sometimes through date on Google instead
of getting the short answer from a live human, just like
on the waiting line on the phone. If I just use Google,
what's the sense of a newsgroup?

Oh. Then your response to something I posted just a couple weeks ago of,
"Maybe so, but the basically informative information that can be had with
a few keystrokes is exponentially ahead of some of the webtvers and
cerebrally impaired here. They were not checking on nuclear fusion"
doesn't apply to you?

You have a few hours on your hands to wade through the non-nuclear
fusion-like topic of skunk scent removal. There are products galore on the
market and e-magazines that reviewed some of the wider-available products.

The Ranger

I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing over me. Maybe even get
a life.

Steve

SteveB wrote:

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

For the house, I don't know, but to remove skunk odor from humans and
animals, mix together:

1 pint hydrogen peroxide (3% solution, the most common)
1/2 cup baking soda
1 teaspoon liquid dishwashing detergent

The detergent merely keeps the baking soda from settling.

Bathe the pet or human with it, but do not mix these ingredients
together before use or store any leftover amount since they can
explode in storage. Flush any excess down the toilet, and rinse out
the container.

In article , Oren wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

Not nearly as funny as it's going to be when the skunk itself comes through
that unsecured doggie door... I can just see Steve's next post, a few days
from now: How do you get skunk smell out of drapes and carpet?

In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:

In article , Oren
wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

Not nearly as funny as it's going to be when the skunk itself comes through
that unsecured doggie door... I can just see Steve's next post, a few days
from now: How do you get skunk smell out of drapes and carpet?

Skunks have to pretty provoked to spray. The family living under my deck
wanders into the kitchen for cat food on a semi-regular basis, and they
never spray anything. I can even go shoo them out and close the door, if
I'm of a mind, and they don't protest much. Of course, unlike dogs, cats
are smart enough not to provoke a skunk.

(Mythbusters wanted to test the various skunk spray remedies, and they
couldn't get a skunk to spray no matter what they did to it.)

"Oren" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

Considering the source, not. I have him killfiled, and if you hadn't quoted
him, I wouldn't even be seeing what he said. But then, my day would not
have been as full as if I had read his post.

Not.

Steve

"SteveB" toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in
:

Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet
and info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a
cougar in the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at
night, not to feed pets outside, special instructions on what to do in
case of cougar attack, yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I
don't do it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on
hers. Cougar has sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but
not our Lab/Rott mix. Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is
pugnacious, narly, and has bitten me three times, but sensible enough
not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is
not fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve


Wring out a lb of ground meet all over poochie. Put it out for the night.
Poochie goes away. Cougar goes away because he's not hungry any more.
Skunk no longer get surprised and doesn't spray. Everybody wins...well
except for poochie.

Smitty Two wrote in
news
In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:

In article , Oren
wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

Not nearly as funny as it's going to be when the skunk itself comes
through that unsecured doggie door... I can just see Steve's next
post, a few days from now: How do you get skunk smell out of drapes
and carpet?

Skunks have to pretty provoked to spray. The family living under my
deck wanders into the kitchen for cat food on a semi-regular basis,
and they never spray anything. I can even go shoo them out and close
the door, if I'm of a mind, and they don't protest much. Of course,
unlike dogs, cats are smart enough not to provoke a skunk.

(Mythbusters wanted to test the various skunk spray remedies, and they
couldn't get a skunk to spray no matter what they did to it.)


They didn't think to get a dog????

Smitty Two wrote in
news
In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:

In article , Oren
wrote:
On Mon, 26 May 2008 14:22:01 -0700, "The Ranger"
wrote:

SteveB toquerville,utah@zionvistas wrote in message
...
[snip]
I suggest you get another hobby and quit obsessing
over me. Maybe even get a life.

I actually have quite a few hobbies but setting you on edge has
more direct benefits.

The Ranger


Steve, even you have to admit this is funny.

Not nearly as funny as it's going to be when the skunk itself comes
through that unsecured doggie door... I can just see Steve's next
post, a few days from now: How do you get skunk smell out of drapes
and carpet?

Skunks have to pretty provoked to spray. The family living under my
deck wanders into the kitchen for cat food on a semi-regular basis,
and they never spray anything. I can even go shoo them out and close
the door, if I'm of a mind, and they don't protest much. Of course,
unlike dogs, cats are smart enough not to provoke a skunk.

(Mythbusters wanted to test the various skunk spray remedies, and they
couldn't get a skunk to spray no matter what they did to it.)

Had a front porch with a couple of steps to walkway. Used to sit on steps
with feet on walk at night. An adult and a couple of little ones
sometimes would walk by on their nightly run within inches of me. I would
still casually, move arms and head but never "froze". Even gave them a
hello sometimes. I wanted them to know I was there as not to surprise
them. I think one of the little wise asses said "Hey Gomer" back one
night. Kids - no respect any more. Cats were often out sitting with me
as well. Did the same thing I did. Just sat and watched curiously.

Steve B whined in message
...
[..] I have him killfiled [..]

Publicly listing the contents of your killfile is so déclassé.
But then again, you just can't help yourself.

The Ranger

SteveB wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet and
info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a cougar in
the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at night, not to feed
pets outside, special instructions on what to do in case of cougar attack,
yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I don't do
it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on hers. Cougar has
sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but not our Lab/Rott mix.
Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is pugnacious, narly, and has
bitten me three times, but sensible enough not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is not
fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve


Bath the dog in store brand tomato juice. It really does work.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison

"" wrote in message
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Steve B whined in message
...
[..] I have him killfiled [..]

Publicly listing the contents of your killfile is so déclassé. But then
again, you just can't help yourself.

The Ranger

Morphing to get in the last word is just a boor. But then, you wrote the
book.

Steve

Tom Horne wrote:
SteveB wrote:
Brief scenario:

SWMBO is visited LAST evening by neighbors who bring cougar pamphlet
and info that their cat and two neighboring dogs have been taken by a
cougar in the last week. Special instructions to keep pets in at
night, not to feed pets outside, special instructions on what to do in
case of cougar attack, yada yada yada.

Fast forward 24 hours. You guessed it. SWMBO leaves doggie door left
unsecured because it is more convenient to remind me about when I
don't do it. Things that MIGHT occur on my watch are IMPOSSIBLE on
hers. Cougar has sense and experience enough to let skunks alone, but
not our Lab/Rott mix. Dopey evades cougar, but finds skunk. Corgi is
pugnacious, narly, and has bitten me three times, but sensible enough
not to mess with skunks.

Now what do I do with a dog with skunk musk on it, and a house that is
not fit for company. (Arriving Tuesday from Houston)

groan

Steve


Bath the dog in store brand tomato juice. It really does work.

Before we learned about the hydrogen-peroxide/baking soda/shampoo
concoction, we tried the tomato juice trick on our late great collie,
Zeffie. A word from the wise - do not use "country-style" tomato juice.
Country style juice is thicker & contains pulp which we learned gets
caught up tight in collie fur. Even though we rinsed her well, for weeks
afterwards I was pulling tomato pulp bits out of her coat. As well the
tomato juice stained her white ruff fur pink. So while it did work in
that she smelled better, I found some definite downsides to tomato juice.

Chris