Dogs who play with skunks

I am a dog groomer and work for a Vet. the key to de-skunk is to get a large bottle of hydrogyn peroxide or 2 it depends on how big your dog is or how many got skunked. any way you can alawys make a double batch. here is the recipe large bottle peroxide 1/4 cup baking soda and a couple table spoons of original dawn dish soap. get them in the tub lather up and this is the fun part wait 10 min. you can use a wash cloth for the face and ears and the inside of the mouth. dont forget to save a little to soak the collar in if you dont you would have wasted your whole day. it is very important that you do not mix it together until you are ready to use it. ( do you remember the volcano experiment in school?)

Ohhhh Nooooooo! Pat, your dog has gotten skunked!! I know traditionally they have said tomato juice. I do not have vast quantities of tomato juice on hand, I would probably first rub baking soda into the dog's hair, dry. Then I would douse the pooch in vinegar before rinsing and shampooing. I have heard that green apple shampoo is excellent for removing odors, but if you do not have it on hand I would say any shampoo you have on hand. Actually, the scent is probably oil based and I do know that naturalists use Dawn dish washing liquid for any oil based substance that gets on wild animals and birds, like the oil spills or birds that find their way into oil storage tanks at oil fields.

Bath in Tomato juice that is what I have to do with our dog who is a Husky because she is very terrorial . and it works but you have to soak for at least half an hour.

Oh my...It sounds awful! I have never smelt a skunk before; that’s what you get for living in the city, although there are other annoying smells there…Anyway, I see someone has already suggested how to de-skunk a dog, thank goodness. My dog rolls around in her own poop on a regular basis and it is wonderful to discover the fact after she has already jumped on the couch! That is when I have to ‘de-poop’ hope you sorted it out okay...

In my part of the world(Canada), skunks hibernate in the winter...so dogs don't get tangled up with them....only in the summertime.

I actually don't have any remedies for a dog that has been skunked and the main reason for that is that I've been lucky enough that none of the dogs that I've ever had have encountered a skunk. I've heard that tomato juice is supposed to neutralize the smell of skunk, but I personally think that will result in nothing more than a rancid tomato smell. But, if you find a great cure, please share so I will know if I ever happen to need one.

Oh, wow! Wasn't it you whose dog got skunked not long ago?! I've read that tomato juice will take the smell away but you'd need a lot of it. Febreeze? None of my dogs has ever experienced this but I wish you luck!

how cute, how can that be!! i find it so adorable when a animal becomes friends with other species

Dogs mixing it up with skunks in the winter is a nasty situation at best! There are many remedies for destinking a dog, as I'm sure other commenters will point out, but in the winter the concern I've not seen handled effectively is how the heck you destink a house. I do wish you luck!!