A post on facebook got me thinking about this. If you have a dog, does your house SMELL like dog? We've only had a puppy for a few weeks and she likes to be outside most of the day, so right now our house does not have a dog smell. But I know houses with dogs that do smell and some that don't smell as well. Why is that? Do you think it's the type of dog? Maybe it depends on whether you have carpet or hardwoods? Thoughts?
We have two dogs, and no, our house doesn't smell like dog. My son's room DOES smell like mouse, but that's a different pet altogether! There are times when it smells like dog, like when it's wet outside and the dog comes in soaked. But if a dog is well trained to not do its business inside, there shouldn't be a problem.
Our duplex doesn't allow dogs *tear* However, I would think that if your dog was potty trained well, you kept them groomed and bathed then, no, a house wouldn't have that "typical" dog smell. You know, if your dog comes in the house soaking wet, keep them on the back porch or something until they dry off, and then give them a bath and clean up their mess good w/ smelly good cleaning products! lol
We have had two dogs in this house for 11 years. It doesn't smell like dog. Our dogs get brushed and bathed regularly. They sleep in their kennels at night. I don't let them on the furniture. I vacuum and sweep up the hair regularly. aI make them dry off in the basement after they come in out of the rain, because wet dog on carpet will make it stink. Wiping wet feet when they come in helps too.
We have two Cocker Spaniels and a puppy weenie dog. NO, our house doesn't smell like dog! I've smelled that smell before in other's houses though. Maybe the dog stench is embedded in the carpeting and on the furniture. And, it also depends on whether or not your dog is regularly groomed and washed.
We have a dog and she stays outside. She used to come inside during the night but one day she just decided she liked it outside better. When she was in the house it didn't smell like dog. I think the trick is to make sure your dogs are groomed all the time and don't allow them on furniture and sweep and vacuum daily.
I have had my dog for 5 years and our house has never smelled like dog. However I have been in homes that DO smell like dog and it can be pretty funky.
We have a dog, two cats, and two rats. The house does not smell like dog or cat (the litter box is cleaned daily). The boys room does have a bit of a rat smell, but I think that's unavoidable with small rodents. Our dog is not let out in the rain (I use piddle pads on the patio for rain), and she is bathed once a month, and wiped down weekly. The cats do not go outside (except our patio), and they are bathed monthly as well. The litter box is scooped daily and fully emptied and washed weekly. I think the key to owning a pet and not smelling like you own a pet is cleaning up after the pet.
I think if you have FURniture and wear MoHAIR sweaters you will smell like your dog. I've been in ppl's houses that smell like them AND their dogs. Those houses were not very clean. One time we were visiting dh's family and their Basset Hound was kept outside. I was thinking, poor dog, so I went outside to give him some company. The pooch was VERY happy to see me. I started rubbing him and a very strange fragrance appeared out of nowhere. OMGosh, it was the DOG! That was the most disgusting smell ever, poor dear. Anyway, I went back inside to cut my hands off and boil them in water when the sil said, "that's why he's an outside dog". Well, gee, ever think of giving the poor thing a bath.
Cleaning up after dog and regular grooming is the key I think. I issues are more with cat smell. We clean the box sometimes twice a day and clean the box weekly.
You shouldn't have any problems as long as you keep your dog groomed. We have a boston terrier and you wouldn't even know we had a dog. As a matter of fact some friends of ours that we had known for a year didn't even know that we had a dog.
As you have already read, proper grooming and dogs doing their business outdoors is key to preventing odors. We have four dogs and will be getting a Rottweiler in a couple of weeks. We actually get compliments from people who are surprised our house doesn't smell. Our dogs are bathed and brushed regularly. They are also trained to go to the bathroom in the same spot, which is along the fence line. We vacuum everyday; both floors and furniture. The large dogs are not allowed on the couches but the small ones are allowed on since they are small. Usually the large dogs are outside during the day anyways.
I think it depends on the dog, let me explain. My grandmother is the queen of clean, seriously her place is always spotless, dust free and she's a bleach fanatic. She bleaches her sidewalks weekly on her hands and knees, vacuums daily --- she's just that type. She had a yellow lab for 9 years in her home. You never saw a dog hair, never smelled her, had her bathed regularly. Sadly her dog died around Thanksgiving last year. Just before Christmas she got a new yellow lab puppy. I hadn't been to her home (or to see the puppy) until a couple of weeks ago. Grandma is still cleaning like crazy daily (she's 76) The house is still clean, the puppy gets bathed regularly, just like her other dog did. BUT there is a faint dog smell in her house - it was never there before. It isn't putrid, over powering or anything like that, but you can smell a faint "dog" smell and that was never there before. Same breed, but different dog, different skin, etc... I think it just depends on the dog.
Just like people!!! I have to bug Faythe CONSTANTLY, because if she forgets her deoderant, YOU KNOW IT!!! And even when she's wearing it, you sometimes can smell her! Not so Rachael. I think Faythe got my dad's Italian genes, and Rachael got her dad's German ones or something!
