How to stop dog smell

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I'm really sensitive to smells, often can't wear purfume myself as it makes me feel like I'm being strangled by flowers!

We have a one year old dog and I'm so conscious of his smell. I understand I can't really control HIS smell, but how do I stop my home smelling like dog without just adding shit tonnes of synthetic masking smells?

He's not a huge thing.. think along the lines of a cockapoo or whatever in size.

I love the bones of him but think its giving me some low level stress trigger which I've been reluctant to admit because clearly I expected a dog to smell.. doggy!

Help mumsnet!

We have a cocker spaniel who despite being clipped right down sheds hair all the time.
My tips are hoover and or sweep regularly, she has a blanket covering her bed that I wash weekly.
Wash the full bed one a month or so. Buy a new one when its too grubby and not coming up clean.
Keep hard floors mopped regularly.
Brush dog and send to groomers as much as you can. Ours goes to the groomers about every 8 weeks and I shower her in between if she is getting stinky (she does regularly!)
I use 1001 carpet foam on carpets and sofas.
Dont let dog on fabric sofas so they dont smell.
I do use an air freshener in the hall.

Lastly ask a reliable friend/relative to tell you if the house smells. I can sometimes smell dog in the house but am informed it doesn't to other people...

Throws on sofas which get washed frequently, ditto bedding. The dogs also get thrown in the shower if they have rolled in something. Opening windows helps. We use a carpet cleaner which you can hire, we bought one and give the carpets a once over at least twice a year. Otherwise hoover carpets and brush dog.

Don't have carpets. We bought a house from dog owners and the smell was so awful we had to rip up all carpet before we moved in.

I honestly don't think you can as depends on the type of dog. We have a dog but he doesn't shed or smell so you cant tell in the house (he also sleeps in utility so not in the actual house) but I know others with different types of dogs and you can smell instantly walking through front door they own a dog.

Bicarbonate soda. No smell itself. Sucks up other smells. Google it's uses x

put your dog on a high quality grain free diet if it isn't already, you would be surprised by how much that reduces their natural smell.

Also I know it sounds counterintuitive but bath him as little as possible. By all means rinse off mud but don't use detergent regularly. It strips their natural oils causing them to produce more and smell more over time. A good brush every few days to remove dead hair helps too as that smells more.

My dog is a labrador and an assistance dog and so he is with me 24/7 including in professional environments. Everyone comments how little he smells. He only gets a shampoo bath once every six months or so.

Wash all bedding fortnightly.

When I first got him he absolutely reeked of dog but it is so much better now. Friends (who I know will tell me it straight) say you wouldn't know from the smell of my house that we have a dog.

The reality is it’s always going to smell of dog - it’s just a question of how my h

(a question of how much)

Sorry all, got totally side tracked with my day.

Ddog is not a malting type, and I'm told doesn't smell like dog but my super spidey sniffing nose, knows.

He goes to the groomers every 6ish weeks in order to keep the traditional cut. I also shower (just water) after every proper muddy walk (and of course a proper wash if he's ever rolled in anything although, tough wood, he doesn't actually seem to ever!)

The floors are hard, so it's just the sofas. We did try to say he wasn't allowed.... you know how that goes. i love a cuddle

I definitely need to remember his bedding more.

Thank you for these suggestions. Easier in summer when every window and door are open 90% of the time of course, house is Baltic in winter at best of times though so windows only open briefly to air and stop condensation.
Was a secretly hoping there was a magic trick. I've been to house a where the smell is so strong, so I'm really aware of it!