What's a good way to clean the "Skunk" off dogs?

Capstick1 said:

I'd like to say he'll never do it again but being a stubborn Jack Russell I have a feeling he probably will.

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I'm not sure it has anything to do with the breed. I kinda think it might be that once a dog gets skunked, they seem to become obsessed with it - like maybe they develop a vendetta, and want to attack every skunk they see.
I had a Chesapeake that was like that about porcupines. He was the best pheasant dog I ever had, unless he ran across a porcupine while we were out hunting. He'd always end up with a face full of quills, and I'd have to take him back to the truck, pull the quills, and doctor him up.

I have heard people saying to use warm whole milk around the dogs face to keep from getting the other skunk off chemicals in their mouth & eyes.

South Prairie Jim said:

I would probably start with Mr T's a shot of Vodka , pickled asparagus. Mix sparingly and enjoy prior to applying the Skunk off

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LOL you win the thread

My cat got hit. I used Scope Mouth Wash on him. He then smelled minty fresh. I have copied the above recipe in case the dawgs get sprayed. Thanks for sharing.

My wife likes skunk smell so if one of the dogs has it they just keep it until it wears off!

Rubone said:

My wife likes skunk smell so if one of the dogs has it they just keep it until it wears off!

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Mist be nice sleeping in the bed with your other dog while the wife and skunked dog sleep out in the barn.

I don't get all the wives tales - must be people who not actually used the stuff they promote. Oh well. I can tell you for sure that the Harts purple puppy shampoo (not the flea stuff) works well. Our dumb dogs, bless their hearts, seemed to really like harassing any skunk they could find. Even a dose or two or three didnt seem to deter the sheps. They would get sprayed and keep at them. You know it's a good hit when your own eyes are burning and smells more like kerosene than skunk.

Lather up anything that stinks, especially their face and neck. Need to get the oils out of the hair down to the skin. Rinse and repeat. It take a bit of doing with undercoated dogs as the lower layer likes to trap the stink. We got the joy of doing it a few times a year for two of our dummies the last 10 years or so before we moved south.

And a word of advice -- don't open doors assuming the skunk has vacated the premises. There is nothing quite so wonderful as the dogs chasing one into your built-in garage or trapping on in a basement window well.

I have had many dogs sprayed many dozens of times. The dog isn't smart enough to figure it out and neither is the skunk. The sweetest smelling dogs I have ever owned were raised in an area without skunks (not here).

After the fact, no matter what the concoction, will do you little good. Prevention the best medicine.

What @Atavar said. Near instant odor removal. If there is any odor remaining, it's because you didn't get this magic potion on it, usually around the dog's head, understandable as this mixture can be an irritant to moist surfaces like eyes, et cetera.

Dog who live outside learn to deal with outside. Got a few skunks around here but not had a problem with the dog smelling like skunk

My friend, whose dog has been skunked a few times, swears by Listerine.