<html><body><font face="Helvetica">Good advise the animals were here before we moved in. <br>Be alert and stay safe. <br><br>Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App<br><br><br>------ Original Message ------<br><br>From: Nicole Torcolini via nagdu<br>To: 'Raven Tolliver', 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users', 'Tami Jarvis'<br>Sent: July 15, 2014 at 10:55 PM<br>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Skunk!<br><br>They're probably just like most of the other critters . The humans moved in<br>and took away their natural habit and food, and we wonder why they come<br>bother us... So, any place that could be a shelter or food source for any<br>type of wild animal, stay away.<br><br>Nicole<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver<br>via nagdu<br>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:46 AM<br>To: Tami Jarvis; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog<br>Users<br>Subject: Re: [nagdu] Skunk!<br><br>A good thing to know about skunks is that they're nocturnal. A park time<br>after roughly 11-11:30pm could align the stars for a skunking, especially if<br>there are bushes or other hiding places around for creatures. I think I also<br>read somewhere that skunks like to hang around garbage cans and dumpsters<br>too.<br><br>On 7/15/14, Tami Jarvis via nagdu <nagdu@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br>> Yikes, indeed! Since we came back to eastern Oregon, I have developed <br>> a chronic worry that my guide dog will be skunked when I need to use <br>> her to go somewhere. I always heard of the tomato juice treatment and <br>> that it didn't get the smell out without numerous treatments and a few<br>days.<br>> Sounds like vinegar would be enough to be able to use the guide within <br>> a mile of people. /smile/ I'll remember that one! And hope I don't <br>> need it. /lol/<br>><br>> Glad you're still good to go, Tracy! Guess you don't need to be rural <br>> to get skunked.<br>><br>> Tami<br>><br>> On 07/15/2014 07:02 AM, Cindy Ray via nagdu wrote:<br>>> Ah, fun. That happened to Chuck's dog, King. Tomato juice may work <br>>> better, but I found that the smell didn't clear go away for a good while.<br>YIKES!<br>>><br>>> Cindy<br>>><br>>> On Jul 15, 2014, at 8:59 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <br>>> <nagdu@nfbnet.org><br>>> wrote:<br>>><br>>>> I took Benny for his last outing last night, and he peed and was <br>>>> sniffing around some more. He went by some bushes, and I heard feet <br>>>> scraping, then Ben turned around and rushed for the house. I <br>>>> thought he'd finished and was rushing to get out of the rain, but, <br>>>> when I got in the house, I smelled the intense skunk. I guess the <br>>>> feet scraping must have been Skunky's feet.<br>>>> The internet said I could clean him with vinegar and water, then <br>>>> rinse, so I took him back out, away from the skunk, used the vinegar <br>>>> and water, and hosed him down. He was not happy, but it did get <br>>>> enough of the skunk out so we could get on the bus and come to work <br>>>> this morning. There's still a bit of a stink, but only close up, <br>>>> and not all the time, for some reason.<br>>>> Echo got skunked too, a long time ago. I remember feeling oiliness <br>>>> on her fur, but I didn't feel any on Ben's. It made it harder to <br>>>> figure out where he needed cleaning most.<br>>>> Anyway, that was our late-night adventure.<br>>>> Tracy<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> nagdu mailing list<br>>>> nagdu@nfbnet.org<br>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org<br>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info <br>>>> for<br>>>> nagdu:<br>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/cindyray%40gmail.<br>>>> com<br>>><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> nagdu mailing list<br>>> nagdu@nfbnet.org<br>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org<br>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for<br>>> nagdu:<br>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/tami%40poodlemutt.<br>>> com<br>>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> nagdu mailing list<br>> nagdu@nfbnet.org<br>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org<br>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for<br>> nagdu:<br>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/ravend729%40gmail.c<br>> om<br>><br><br><br>--<br>Raven<br>"if God didn't make it, don't eat it." - John B. 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