Dog smell - I didn't think of this before getting one

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Argh, it's awful! So bloody bad

We are a very clean family, and put a lot of effort in to have a clean and tidy home ticking over all the time

Just got a dog and the smell is horrific. It is so bad. And the dog isn't even allowed upstairs! People joked that I would go nose blind but I haven't. I can smell it constantly

I have hard flooring. But I walk in and he's smelling the place out. It's disgusting 🤢

Will this calm down once I've taken him to the groomers? I haven't done so yet as he's a rescue and I didn't want to attack him with shampoo and the like before he was settled

He's very calm so should be fine. I have booked him in for the clean in a few days

What else can I do? It's really getting me down - He is otherwise a perfect match. And such a kind, gentle soul.

I am... washing throws etc regularly. Keeping his oral hygiene up. Washing stuff again very regularly

All factors before getting him were considered. Time? Yes. Space? Yes. Temperament of dog? Yes, brilliant. Willing to walk him? Yes.

I don't know why I didn't think to research that actually, now matter how hard you try, your house will stink

It will pass OP, give it a couple of months and you just won’t smell it, I promise.

unfortunately sometimes no matter how clean the dog, is if you haven’t had one in the house before there will be a bit of a ‘dog’ smell.

We use plug-in air fresheners in all rooms downstairs where our dog might be - you can’t actually smell them that strongly but know when they are starting to run out when the slight smell of dog creeps back in !

My short-haired dog stinks. I bath him and spray fabric he has been near with pet smell neutralising Febreze, but a few days later it’s back! A few years on and I have never got used to it, the rest of the household seem noseblind to it.

He's gorgeous, as a greyhound owner I can agree the farts do linger but ours don't smell doggie unless wet. Just to warn you if you are going to bathe him at home greyhounds can faint in the bath, our last one would faint a few times with legs sprawled but cooler water helps.

But it's not factually incorrect. All houses with a dog living there smell of dog.

I have had jobs that involved going into all sorts of different houses - you can smell dog in the cleanest of houses, I promise.

Feed him raw

Be careful about plug ins, candles and diffusers. Some can be very toxic to dogs.

We have two cockapoo’s who don’t smell at all and then we got a King Charles and wow could you smell him in the house. I regularly hoover and clean, but the only really thing that helps is if we bath him on a regular basis (every two weeks or so) we use Johnson’s baby shampoo and I honestly believe it has really helped with any smell (that and I tend to air the house often)!

Baloney. But it takes alot of cleaning. I’d rather eat out of my dogs bowl and sleep in his bed over some of the houses I’ve been in.

You have to actually wash your dog. I mean, you got a dog from kennels and haven’t washed him…. what do you expect. Our local kennel (council run) has the dogs groomed before they go.

I've had a few greyhounds over the years - one next to me right now! - and I would say they are a lot less smelly than other dogs. Our in laws have some small breeds and wow do they have a doggy whiff in comparison.

So I'd say, yes to a bath, although be careful as a lot of hounds don't like it and will freak out.

Have you been combing/shedding him? He may be short haired but you'll amazed at what comes out.

Both my current and previous dogs have been short haired but God they shed like noones business......I could only see it in the morning sun in kitchen or if I hoovered at night (hoover has a light on it). That's generally the "dog smell".

As have I - in ten years in the police I have no idea how many houses I went into, but it'll be in the region of thousands. And every house is different funnily enough.

You can use an air purifier to capture smells including dog smell! But regular washing is definitely needed too.

Air fresheners will just mask the smell whereas a purifier removes it

I don't have a dog and I guarantee you all houses with dogs smell to some extent. Doggy people either don't notice or don't mind.

Not all dog houses smell and not all dogs smell. My mum has two, house doesn’t smell. I have two. One dog smells 🤦🏼‍♀️ I don’t know how or why because the other doesn’t. They’re bathed regularly and the front room their main area is kept washed weekly. I am out all day so I know when I can smell them. 5 days out of 7 no smell. The last 2 days before wash time, I can smell them slightly but not overpowering. Whenever my friend comes over I always say does it smell like dog and she will answer honestly because I’ve had yes’s and no’s from her. More nos and the yes’s are close to wash day. Cleaning the dog should improve things but wax melts, 3volutions and reed diffusers will be your best friend. Me and my mum do have small breeds so maybe that makes a difference

Our dog used to have a particular, strong smell when she was nervous, at the vet for example.
I wonder if once your dog settles in an relaxes the smell will go or be less noticeable.

Feeding good quality food, bathing the dog, brushing out dead hair regularly all help to keep the smell down.

I recognise that dog, is that dog no2? - from another thread.

I think so too. I hope there are no regrets, it seemed like fate Fingers crossed a bath will sort things out.

Maybe someone has mentioned this but having dog anal glands emptied by the vet is a ‘thing’ 🤢🤮
I grew up with 3 labradors - they were only allowed in the utility room. I never noticed a smell but I do when people have dogs in cars. Disgusting
Try different dog food - I walked a dog who ate broccoli brown rice and organic chicken. He was very beautiful and non smelly

Dogs need a weekly bath at the least and they need a groomer who will squeeze their anal glands 🤢🤢 or a vet who will. Also, really good quality food will help.

If he's farty change his food.

When you bath him be sure to really get him properly dry as wet dog smell lingers worse.

I see he stays off sofas. I would keep that up.

And get his anal glands checked/done this may be the root of the problem.

It absolutely is possible to have a house that doesn't smell of dog if you have hard floors and dog not allowed on the sofa. You need to keep ontop of the cleaning and don't let the wet dog dry himself by rubbing on the rugs.

All houses with dogs in smell.
People who have dogs get used to the doggy smell and can’t smell it though, so in a while you will be fine OP.

Yes, all homes with dogs smell. People will insist theirs doesn’t. They are deluded and people are lying to them.

Weird.

I have a big German Shepherd who sheds like anything. We hoover twice a day, keep the dog clean, air out house by opening windows and brush my dog regularly.

We wash our dog every 6 weeks and he smells like roses for a fair while after. Keep teeth clean (appreciate with a rescue you will have to build up to this). Don’t let food bowls sit.

We recently sold our house and the estate agents expressed surprise at knowing a dog lives here. Apparently buyer was being very strict by not considering houses with dogs.

Getting hard wood was a massive splurge but something we invested in after our first winter as dog owners.

The dog also gets his blankets and towels washed a couple of times a week.

Im going to sound nuts but we have a paint touch up tool ready for any splodges.