Will I get fined for this?

[buttons78]

Currently in an air b&b, nice house with cream carpets. Totally unbeknownst to me, at some point this evening my dog has sneaked upstairs and pissed on one of the carpets. I only noticed when I came to bed. She is fully house trained and it’s so unlike her, there are fireworks going off here and that along with the change in environment may have spooked her.

It’s late and I have limited cleaning supplies in the house so I’ve just mopped up as best I can with cloths and washing up liquid. There’s no mark but it does stink. What can I do? We are leaving tomorrow and I don’t want to leave it like that obviously. Also worried about a potential fine.

Own up, be honest and offer to pay for cleaning.

What other option is there?

I imagine you’ll have to pay for a deep clean.

I wondered if I could clean it myself with something, will have time to pop out in the morning. Just not sure if anything from the supermarket etc will cut it.

@buttons78 - get an enzyme pet urine cleaner from the pet aisle - usually have it in big tescos or similar size supermarket. I would leave kitchen towel on it overnight to draw out as much as you can. You may still need to confess though as if it was enough to soak the underlay you'll need to pay for a deep clean.

Can you easily lift the area of carpet to dry it out quicker?

A pet enzyme spray is always the best option but bicarb of soda would potentially work as it neutralises it, as a last resort if nothing else in the pet aisle.

As usual the first post has hit the nail on the head. When something like this happens in a holiday property, please fess up, and offer to pay. I am an ex holiday let owner, and would much prefer to be made aware of the dog's accident by the owner, than by the next tenant who complains about the smell. The owner may have a vax which can be used to wash the smell out of the carpet, and if you explain that it was an unexpected one off, due to the fireworks, the chances are that they'll be understanding, and might tell you not to worry, but I'm afraid you are responsible for your dog, and thereby the cost of putting things right should fall to you, and not the owner of the property.

Mmm, no!
Not good enough and you know it.

This is the reason why I could never stay in a place that allows pets. @Givenupshopping has a good point that if the place allows dogs, they possibly have the equipment to clean it properly so just tell them, be honest and dont ruin the holiday of the poor buggers staying after you!

I second bicarbonate of soda with a bit of fairy liquid.

Yes point taken and I will end up making them aware because I have a conscience over this sort of thing and it’s not like they don’t already have my bank details etc anyway.

But out of interest, what is ‘not good enough’ about doing a thorough clean of the affected area with the right sort of cleaning products? How is it inferior to a ‘deep clean’ which would probably involve shampooing the whole carpet which isn’t necessary for one small spot?

In any case I will tell them, I just want to leave it in the best state I can regardless.

I'd be more concerned about your dog. Dog urine shouldn't smell badly. Maybe best get it checked out.

Dogs are trained to wee outside. The vast majority do. Its highly unlikely that the OP or any dog owner would take a dog to a holiday let if the dog is not toilet trained. Very young children however are not trained. I would hazard a guess that there's more piss in carpets from young kids, particularly boys mid nappy change, than from dogs. Presume therefore that you don't stay in places that allow children either?

My dog was ill on a holiday in an air bnb last year. I was given and accepted/paid the 90stg fee for deep cleaning that room. There is no way of cleaning any kind of pet pee/poo/puke yourself that will be as good as a deep clean from the company known to whomever you are renting from. It is the chances we take when bringing pets away with us.

I'd expect a cleaning charge for your dog weeing on cream carpet, yes. I'd also try and clean it first, but that's pretty gross.

What i meant is not owning up to it to the property owner.

Yes of course, clean it but you should let them know.

I have a holiday let. You should immediately alert the owner. Things happen sometimes it’s just life. If you do nothing, they will arrive to clean and then be pissed off that they have to make another journey to get extra cleaning stuff/vax machine or arrange a carpet cleaning company. If they are forewarned they can better mitigate the situation. It annoyed me no end when nothing was said beforehand and I walked in to a problem and screwed my day up.

Airbnb owner here. I would appreciate being told and you buying a carpet cleaner and cleaning it first thing in the morning. Then if it doesn't come out, you may have to pay for a professional clean. I think it should come out though.
We once had a guy check out and when my husband went upstairs to clean, his dog had pooed all over the carpet! He didn't say anything, but later contacted us asking us to send his phone charger which he's forgotten over!!

Er no id want the whole bedroom carpet cleaned if someone's pet urinated on it. Spot clean isn't good enough

Clean it as best you can with an ammonia removing cleaner but also flag to the owner.

I used to have a very widdly cat - Dr Beckmann was the best wee cleaner I found.

I wonder if in future you would be as well to take a gate with you so that your dog does not go upstairs. In a rental place dog owners need to be responsible.

You’ve got to own up. This is grim and the owner needs to know.

The place is dog friendly with no stipulations on where dogs can or cannot go. I know some properties charge extra for dogs or ask that they don’t go upstairs/remain crated if you go out etc. This one didn’t have any of that. Granted it’s still not ok that this happened and as I said, it was very out of character for our dog. I don’t think you can mitigate literally every accident that can happen in these sort of places. Things can get broken, kids can have toilet accidents or throw up. I feel bad and it has taken the shine off an otherwise nice break.

We will be doing all we can to clean up but I will let the owner know regardless because I know it’s the right thing to do. I just hope it doesn’t come back to bite me and they ask for a fortune to clean or replace the carpet.

I'm glad to hear that you're going to let the owner know what has happened OP. However, if they do say they're going to charge you for professional cleaning, tell them that you would like them to send you a quote for the costs before you will agree to pay, and then if you think it's a bit steep, check it out with a carpet cleaning company yourself, to see if the fee is reasonable, before agreeing.

Did you tell the owner you'd be bringing an animal with you?

If I were you I'd try and clean it myself, but I'd still admit it happened. Presumably if it's completely gone they won't charge you for a full deep clean?