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So the girl and dog got sprayed by a skunk,
Any suggestions?

Hydrogen peroxide, put a quart of it in a bucket, mix in baking soda and a little Dawn soap. Lather the mutt up and let it sit for a few then rinse her off.

Good as new.

When you mix the stuff get it a little 'paste' like. My dog has been hit a few times and that has ALWAYS worked. Hell, the first time the dog was in are bed later that night. You couldn't tell.

Skunk-off.

http://www.thornell.com/product/skunk-off/

I keep it on hand.

It doesn't work as well as hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, but you do get to pay more for it.

you must have different skunks. Skunk off has always worked better for us.

The baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and dawn solution didn't work for me. I tried numerous remedies and Skunk-off outperformed the rest, hands down. The application was a big yellow lab and the interior of an SUV. It was a shït show..

I moved to Alaska.

Did it work or can you still smell it?

. It worked cuz I haven't been sprayed in the last 50 years, nor have my dogs or kids.

Reminds me of something I read years ago in one of the sporting magazines.

The writer (Mannix?) related how his kids were out in the yard playing with their de-oderized pet skunk when the family dog came roaring around the corner of the house to join in the fun.


It wasn't their skunk.....

Have not tried it. But a hunting guide I meet in North Dakota swears by Listerine mouth wash. He had a lab that loved skunks. Listerine in a spray bottle spray em down good. Let sit about ten minutes towel off. Repeat if necessary then rinse down with water.

Here's the link for the website of the chemist that invented the peroxide/baking soda/liquid soap recipe. It has the recipe and also explanations of why it works and things to watch out for in the FAQ section. Actually says that Dawn isn't the best choice of soap, but if it's all you have it probably works OK.

This method is cheap and made from easily obtainable ingredients. Skunk Off may not be locally available for everyone. I KNOW the peroxide recipe works. I have no experience with Skunk Off. I'll let you guys duke it out over which one works better. Skunk stink is a miserable problem to have. Good luck. Hope this helps someone out there.

http://home.earthlink.net/~skunkremedy/home/

Get rid of damn dog! Problem solved

That would be Patrick McManus - one of my favorites!

Do a web search you will find lots of variations on the peroxide/baking soda/detergent formula.
It works.

A friend had a de-oderized skunk when we grew up. Played lots of jokes on folks with that skunk. Chick magnet!!!

I know the old thing of Tomato juice doesn't work. As a 12 year old I had a yellow lab that got into a skunk. My mom went and got a bunch of tomato juice and I had to bathe him. Ever seen a orange tinted yellow lab that still smelled like skunk?

College roommates grandfather had a fully oderized skunk when I was in college, he kept it in the house with his 2 rat terriers. He'd roll it around in the floor and attack it's belly like you would a cat, skunk would get up, stomp it's feet and act like it was going to spray. He'd shake his finger at it, and say, "don't you spray", then go back to rolling it around, damndest thing I've ever seen.

Only time it ever sprayed was when he took it to town in his truck and someone broke into his truck trying to steal something. Skunk got scared and let the attacker have it, then hid under the seat. The truck and its contents remained un-stolen.

Some people would F7ck up toast.

I'm guessing the guy ain't got Skunk the [bleep] off in his closet nor can he get it at Dollar General at 7pm. I always have Hydrogen peroxide and baking soda in the house, regardless of skunks and I can get it at damn near any store at 8pm.

Daniel Mannix? He wrote some great stories