so we've had 3 people say our house smells like dog. this is no bueno for selling the house. we've had the carpets cleaned.
do i febreeze on a daily basis? do i get the sprinkle stuff for carpets?
i'm not going to be betty crocker and bake cookies every day while we try to sell this place. lol.
and in other news, my apologies to any of you who have been to my house since apparently i was unwittingly exposing you to nasty A dog smell. oy.
Re: dog smell. help.
Again, i don't think it smells like dog, but maybe I got used to the Casey smell. I have only ever noticed it when he has been damp.
Maybe wash Casey on a regular (weekly?) basis. Febreeze the stairs and living room, since he lays there all the time. Cover him in potpourri, so he can spread good smells. Kidding Candles? Baking soda?
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For the love of everything don't febreeze daily- that crap is toxic and nasty.
Most smells give me a migraine, and I'm realizing that I'm not so much a freak after all- lots of people respond the same. Can you get a diffuser and some oils without preservatives? You could do citricy to smell clean, or lavender for calming.
I honestly cannot figure out the best way to get rid of a dog smell other than getting rid of the dog. There is nothing worse than when someone tries to cover it up with air freshener. Yuck.
We had the unfortunate situation when we were selling our house of not only dog and cats, but a squirrel trapped in the wall and decaying (yes, disgusting). My FIL had the brilliant idea of what he saw flight attendants do when a smelly person gets on board the plane; they very discreetly have slipped a coffee filter with coffee grounds in it under their seat. Amazingly, it worked for our squirrel issue, so it's worth a shot.
The ABC guy also gave us charcoal to use, which helped as well.
Good luck! We ended up selling to 'dog people' so we were covered.
The blue Volcano candle from Anthropologie covers all dog smell at our place. We have 3.
We also have wood floors. But one's a Golden and quite fuzzy.
Can someone take your dog while it's on the market? What kind of dog do you have? We could probably take him/her for a little bit....
As for the smell...I would try airing out your house as much as possible. Keep the windows open as much as you can to get the house smelling like "outside" instead of "inside." I'm all for using a Scentsy/candles, but I can.not.stand the smell of cookie/food candles. Maybe a milder scent?
Ditto.
ETA: I have a Boxer/St. Bernard mix; a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix; and a blue heeler so they are big dogs and no smell.
Have you changed all of the air filters in the house? That can make the smell worse. Depending on the size of your house, cleaning the air ducts can also help, but the price will vary depending on the size/number of vents. On our rental houses I've had to do this a few times to get the smell out of the house.
Does it smell more like stinky dog, or more like dog pee? Any idea?
FWIW, I've noticed that my house smells like dog this week and I think it's just cause it's been foggy and humid. The air is just still and gross. Maybe set ceiling fans on low if you have them?
I also remember in college when doing bad bad things that we would put dryer sheets in the a/c vents.... my dorm room smelled fabulous. And ditto not using febreeze - it's nasty and if I smelled it I'd wonder what you were trying to cover up.
I'd take dog smell over artificial smell any day. If you febreezed, I'd not even make it past the entrance of your house :
I'd wash the dog, change the house filters and maybe try essential oils they kind that hang on the counter with sticks in them to draw up the smell. We had one of those in a vanilla upstairs and it scented the entire house just enough.
Our house is relatively open so, when I cook, the entire upstairs smells like dinner. Ugh. I put a small saucepan on the stove with a quartered orange, whole cloves, whole cranberries, cinnamon sticks and water. Simmer for awhile and that seems to take the dinner smell away.
This does make a huge difference, especially if you let the circulation fan run constantly.
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Our realtor said something similar about our cats. Sometimes seeing evidence of the animal makes people think they can smell it.
But when it does get uber-stinky I use the Arm & Hammer Pet Fresh powder on my carpets and rugs. The smell of the powder can be kind of intense for me (I'm also sensitive to perfumes and stuff) so I would only use it on one room at a time and at night or on a day when there weren't going to be showings. After a couple of hours the perfume fades.