April 2, 2010
Ask twenty dog owners how to clean a smelly dog and you’ll get twenty quirky answers. It seems everyone who has ever dealt with a stinking dog has their own special home remedy for all offending odors. Most of these dog odor cures involve tomato juice, baking soda, tomato juice mixed with baking soda, dish detergent mixed with baking soda, Guinness beer (what a waste!), vinegar, etc., etc. Of course there are the nice people who own dogs with names like Fifi, Fluffy or Mitzy who always recommend the latest flavor of the month pet store shampoo. The last time I bothered to check out dog shampoos the hot favorite was créme de oatmeal with chamomile, jasmine and the ever present aloe vera. The label claimed this aroma therapy for dogs to be “a soothing, relaxing shampoo for your pampered pet”. Have you ever seen a soothed and relaxed wet poodle in a bathtub getting his or her rear end washed? I didn’t think so, so let’s move on.
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