The Case of the Unspeakably Stinky Dog

Kodi went outside for her morning constitutional and came back smelling like carrion; I suspect somewhere along the way she found a dead animal and said to herself, "what a delightful scent! I must roll in it!" And then proceeded to do so, as you can tell by the blackened, matted fur on her neck here in the picture. Just be glad you don't live with me right now, is all I can say. The entire house smells of bloated rodent.

No, I'm not planning just to complain about it; Kodi's getting a bath today, that's for sure. But it's going to have to wait until Krissy gets home, because, you see, washing a 100-pound dog is really a two-person job. In the meantime I've been spraying Kodi with Febreeze and encouraging her to stay downstairs. It's working, sort of.

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#13 Comment from cste609371
8/31/06 11:42 AM | Permalink

OMG, MY DOG DID THAT YEARS AGO, I WASHWD AND WASHED, I FOUND TOMATO JUICE BATH TOOK THE SENT AWAY BEST... THEN OFF TO THE GROOMERS!http://journals.aol.com/cste609371/writingsshortstoriesbyStewart/
#12 Comment from glendar0812
7/13/06 9:04 AM | Permalink

such a sweet silly pooch . . . i love the febreezing you puppy idea, how ingenius!! maybe you could put some vinegar in the bottle as a pre bath measure.
#11 Comment from bgilmore725
7/12/06 10:35 PM | Permalink

It's probably too late, but here's a homemade recipe for dog shampoo I learned from a vet years ago: 1 part Ivory dishwashing detergent, the clear variety (it's gentler to the skin), 1 part vinegar, and 1 part glycerin (found in grocery stores and pharmacy stores in the skin care section. I usually make up 12 ounces at a time, using the four ounce bottle of glycerin as a base. So four ounces each of vinegar, Ivory, and glycerin makes a vinegary smelling shampoo, but it gets out every odor you can think of. Surprisingly, the dogs do not smell like vinegar when they are rinsed off. For a dog your size, though, it may take the entire 12 ounces. What I like about this shampoo is that it rinses out easily, and the glycerin makes it skin friendly. Never had dry skin on either of my dogs. I keep the concoction in a bottle that used to hold the Ivory. Bea
#10 Comment from monponsett
7/12/06 8:19 PM | Permalink

I actually go over the Bourne Bridge whenever I need gas, because my kids adore the Akita that hangs around at the Citgo down on the Falmouth line. He's about 120 pounds, but friendly.

This is a small town gashouse, and the Akita sort of wanders over from his house next door. He gets a bowl of water from the station attendants, and occasionally steals their lunches- we saw him go out the side door with the guy's sandwich the other day.

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