My dog is an outside dog, 24/7. We have a family of skunks living on our block. All of our homes are old model homes not trailer houses. My dog unfortunately attacked one and killed it and of course in the event he was spayed, probably several times. He then ran underneath the house. He will not come out and the smell is strong. I have tired the vinegar in cup in the rooms that smell and replaced window unit filters. I have fans going and candles burning. I am using air freshener daily. The dog hates water and so bathing him would be a fight. By the way he's a really quick and big dog. I don't know what else to do.
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I don't see having a dog running around the neighborhood. He could fight with a porcupine or get hurt really badly by a more agressive dog.
It doesn't sound like you have control over him. "He's big and quick" is not a really good excuse.
You need to fence in your property with something like chicken wire between the posts to keep out the wildlife or this will only continue happening.
Responsible dog owners keep the dogs on their property unless they are walking them on a leash. You will have to train your dog to be walked properly.
Like to mention that this just happened to my dog in our newly fenced in yard. We had the fencing co. make the spokes in the fence very close together so nothing could get in, and our two little dogs get out. We let them out when we get up early in the morning, and two days ago one of them came in with the spray. So the fencing thing is good , but not fool proof when it comes to critters which can be on the other side of the fence spraying in at our dog. As a result, we have had a terrible time trying to remove the odor in our home and of course on the dog.
And a responsible dog owner does not keep their pet outside 24/7 . That's cruel
I agree. And your dog will become socialized and more responsive to you if you make it an inside dog, even if he/she is big and fast. They are subject to all the ills of the world (weather extremes, storms, bugs, worms, bees, fleas, ticks, wild critters, even coyotes, if you don't let them live mainly inside your house). You'll probably have to have the crawl space under your house cleaned of skunk oil odor.
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