Removing Dog Urine Stains and Odor from Carpet

How can I get dog urine stains and smell out of carpet?

By Suzanne Talley from Atlanta, GA

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Removing Dog Urine Stains and Odor from Carpet

The best way to remove urine stains and odor from carpet is to mix white vinegar with water (about half and half) and spray it directly on the stains until it is saturated and then shampoo the area that has been saturated. It will smell like vinegar, but this prevents the dog from wanting to use the same spot as a toilet. Then any time the dog has an accident in the house, immediately spray it with vinegar even if you cannot shampoo it that day.

vinegar is a natural disinfectant and kills germs on contact. It breaks down the enzymes in urine. Its really cheap and you can get it at the grocery store by the gallon. It can be used to clean just about everything in your house and its a great glass cleaner. The smell only lasts for about an hour or so. (07/10/2010)

By Hollie

Removing Dog Urine Stains and Odor from Carpet

The smell has probably soaked down through the carpet, the padding, and then into the wood underneath.
I didn't realize it did that until we pulled the carpet out of the living room, to replace with vinyl flooring. There were so many stains on the wood.
We went over them lightly with a sander, then wet them down with animal odor remover from the vet's office.
We had to wait a week for them to dry, but have not had revisits of the smell. (07/10/2010)

By Frances Adams