Saturday Evening Walk with Goose Dog

For the record, Goose was skunked yesterday while we were on our evening walk over by the senior housing at the Clark Kerr Campus. Apparently he did not abide by the skunk's warnings, as noted below, but rather chased the skunk. As for me, all I noticed was Goose charging at something [a flash of a dark thing] in the ivy thicket next to the road we were walking on. After much barking, he dropped down into the ivy and proceeded to roll and roll and roll about. He would not come when I called him. I had to go get him and attach his leash so he would come with me. That is when I smelled the smell.

Here is a discussion* about and the recipe for eliminating [hopefully] the odor when your dog has been sprayed by a skunk:

How do you eliminate the odor once you have been sprayed by a skunk? Well first of all, you or your dog should have known the warning signs ahead of time. A skunk will give many clear signals before it sprays. If threatened, it will stamp its front feet, arch its back, and shuffle away. If you don't leave right away, it will turn its posterior toward you, raise the tail, and release the smelly musk, a sulfur-alcohol compound, from special glands near [its bottom]. This spray not only smells, but burns and can cause temporary blindness if it is sprayed directly into the eyes. Since you didn't take heed and got sprayed, here is how to get rid of the smell:

Here is the recipe:. Mix the following:

1. • 1 quart 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
2. • 1/4 cup baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
3. • 1 teaspoon liquid soap or dish detergent
4. • Mix together and bathe (or rub down) the spray victim thoroughly.
5. • Be sure to use this mixture immediately, as it is unstable.
6. • Rinse with tap water afterward, and repeat if necessary.
7. • For spray in the eyes, flush with water as soon as possible.

My advise is to keep hydrogen peroxide et al handy at all times.

*borrowed from an on-line animal control agency