[nagdu] Skunk!

[Skewis, Brian@DCA]

The television show Mythbusters did an episode on "de-skunking" a few years back and their conclusion was that Andrew's recipe (below) was the most effective solution. I believe the most important part to be the hydrogen peroxide. Also, I used dish soap with orange zest which kind of covered up any lingering scent. My lab (Murtaugh) LOVES to chase skunks and most recently was sprayed in the face! He still gets wide eyed when we see one though. :)

Brian Skewis
Executive Officer
California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind
Office: 916-574-7825
Cell: 916-402-6289
Email: brian.skewis at dca.ca.gov

> On Jul 15, 2014, at 7:50 AM, "Andrew J. LaPointe via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
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> OKAY, I had that problem and what you want to do is,
> 
> 1 quart of hydrogen peroxide 3%
> 1 cup of baking soda
> 1 tablespoon of Dawn dish detergent.
> Directions:
> mix well and place on dog rubbing into coat well.  Leave this in for about 10 minutes and rinse very well.  Use your dog shampoo after and you will notice a big and I mean a big difference.0
> Hope you are well.  Keep this recipe for the next time.
> I got this from the Dog Rescue in Boston back in 1996 and has worked great each time.  Andy and Shubert
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Ray via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:02 AM
> To: Tracy Carcione ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Skunk!
> 
> Ah, fun. That happened to Chuck’s dog, King. Tomato juice may work better, but I found that the smell didn’t clear go away for a good while. YIKES!
> 
> Cindy
> 
>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I took Benny for his last outing last night, and he peed and was sniffing
>> around some more.  He went by some bushes, and I heard feet scraping, then
>> Ben turned around and rushed for the house.  I thought he'd finished and
>> was rushing to get out of the rain, but, when I got in the house, I
>> smelled the intense skunk.  I guess the feet scraping must have been
>> Skunky's feet.
>> The internet said I could clean him with vinegar and water, then rinse, so
>> I took him back out, away from the skunk, used the vinegar and water, and
>> hosed him down.  He was not happy, but it did get enough of the skunk out
>> so we could get on the bus and come to work this morning.  There's still a
>> bit of a stink, but only close up, and not all the time, for some reason.
>> Echo got skunked too, a long time ago.  I remember feeling oiliness on her
>> fur, but I didn't feel any on Ben's.  It made it harder to figure out
>> where he needed cleaning most.
>> Anyway, that was our late-night adventure.
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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