Dog pics

[Sigarms]

Letting the dogs back in after letting them out this morning after their morning feeding. Have to laugh, when we first found the cat as a kitten, "growing up", when outside, he'd always be on the roof if the dogs were outside because he didn't trust them.

Yesterday morning, let everyone out at 0500, go outside to bring everyone in, and as soon as I opened the door, I was like "CRAP!!" skunk. This happened either last year or a couple of years ago, and at least this time, I had a method in place (the first time it happened, I was running around like a chicken with his head cut off). Luckily, only 2 got hit, one worse than the other and I was able to drive for work by 0730 (with the help from my wife who happened to get up at way earlier than she normally does on a workday LOL).

 

[Sigarms]

The first go around with a skunk, our vet recommended this product. Both my wife and I think it really does work wonders and highly recommend it.

Last thing you want to do is water a dog down after they get sprayed.

That said, the two that got hit stayed in the fenced in area for a good portion of the day LOL

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the recommendation. I've never had to deal with a skunk, but we have them here and it's just a matter of time until it happens.

 

[EddieWalker]

Last night with the pool full. Spicy is very curious about all the water and trying to get her toys that are floating in there. She hasn't tried to swim yet, but she just might.

 

[Sigarms]

Thanks for the recommendation. I've never had to deal with a skunk, but we have them here and it's just a matter of time until it happens.

We've been here going on 17 years, only the 2nd time a skunk has posed an issue with our dogs.

What I find kind of funny is a skunk, from what I've read, makes a great house pet. Thing is, what makes them so "evil" is the protective measures that either nature or God gave them to help them escape possible danger (no different than what nature had instructed Oscar what to do and why we as men, consider those animals a pest).

Can't explain it, but it's a dog's nature to chase, and a skunks nature to spray

What's ironic is we've found per our experiences with dogs, don't put water on them at all for at least 48 hours).

Separate and treat the dogs affected first for at least 24 hours and don't wash them (checking the dogs outside of the house LOL).

I looked online, and for people, it states to shower to get rid of a skunk smell) From our own experience, I guess the difference between people and dogs is dogs generally are much more hairier (per their fur) than people, and the dogs hair can absorb the skunk spray. Washing a dog with water only spreads the skunk oil (sprayed on the dog by the skunk) on the dogs hair more, and can actually increase the "smell" per surface area on the dog.

If you believe in tomato juice, give them (dogs) a "tomato juice" bath first with no water and do everything outside to "air out" the skunk smell (I only mention tomato juice as that's what I've always been told LOL).

When I opened the door at 0515 yesterday morning and the dogs when out the door, I should have figured something was wrong with the way the lead dog out the door and seemed to chase something in "prey mode", but I didn't even have my first cup of coffee and didn't have time to process what I was seeing LOL

 

[Sigarms]

Last night with the pool full. Spicy is very curious about all the water and trying to get her toys that are floating in there. She hasn't tried to swim yet, but she just might.

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That is NICE!!!

Once in a blue moon we'll take the dogs out back. They ALWAYS end up spending more time in the creek than what we planned, sometimes we have to "drag" them out of the creek because like our boys when they were younger, you plan on one thing, but throw water into the mix, and all bets are off on what you "planned" LOL

 

[2manyrocks]

What seems odd is that dog's have such a keen sense of smell and skunk spray smells so bad that you'd think dogs would avoid skunks.

 

[gstrom99]

What seems odd is that dog's have such a keen sense of smell and skunk spray smells so bad that you'd think dogs would avoid skunks.

No. The worse something smells, the more they like it. My dogs have found more STINKY things to roll in than I can remember. The latest was last week's raccoon poop that my lab couldn't get enough of. First bath for him, in a while. Boy was it BAD.

 

[Sigarms]

My dogs have found more STINKY things to roll in than I can remember.

Yours and mine both...My wife has a keen eye when she sees one of the dogs rubbing their backs on the ground, and can even scare me when she hollers at them.

 

[bindian]

What seems odd is that dog's have such a keen sense of smell and skunk spray smells so bad that you'd think dogs would avoid skunks.

I have heard some animals, especially dogs, will do that to mask their smell.
My dog rolls all the time over dead crawdads.
hugs, Brandi