Removing dog urine smell... grrr
 

So I am dog sitting right now 2 dogs and one is not trained (long story)

Even walking the dogs 3 - 4 times a day is not enough. Well after a month I am actually starting to get sick. My apartment doesn't have circulating air and it is starting to smell disgusting. I picked up a rug doctor tonight and cleaned the carpets using a general cleaner, which worked at making them look 100% better but it did not remove the smell. I also had my windows and patio door open for 4 hours in hope that it might help but nothing. Also tried febreeze oder neutralizer and that didn't work.

Any help would be very much appreciated

sprinkle a few handful of ordinary baking soda on your carpet or couches let it sit for a couple hours (don't get it wet) when time is up vaccum it all and you will have a clean smell out of your furniture.don't spend your dog sitting money on any store bought chemicals it defeat the purpose of a job:biggrin:

+1 on baking soda. If that doesn't work, restoration companies will have a similar powder that you sprinkle and vacuum up but it's a bit more aggressive.

baking soda will even pull the smell out of dry carpet? I have dark carpet and in such a small place I can't even tell where the damage was done since the smell is everywhere.

Umm I'll buy the biggest box I can find tomorrow morning and just lock the dogs in the washroom while I am out for lunch

Costco should have either a big bag of it or a case lot of the little boxes.

Worst case hire a professional carpet cleaner to come in & clean things, the equipment & chemicals they have will do the job that a rug doctor can't

Go to a pet store and pick up "Nature's Miracle"... spary it on the areas, let it dry. This is what we use to make sure the animals don't pee on the already peed on spots, as they're attracted to pee on the spots that they've already 'marked'.

You need to crate train your less than housebroken guest.

Your dog is likely peeing too, it's a dominance, territorial thing when one can mark freely and the other cant.

You could wind up with your dog losing his willingness to go outside.

Use a black light to find the spots first, then soak them in vinegar and blot them dry. Finish with baking soda. You can try pet products as well for spot removal instead of vinegar but the spot treatment is key as baking soda alone will do nothing. There's a scented baking soda product for pets that kind of stinks on it's own but should cover up pretty much anything that gets left behind.

That's what we use.
You have to *soak* the carpet really well, first. Let sit until it drys off. Repeat on the spots that are still smelly.
It is enzyme based, so it "eats" the urine.
Don't bother with the small spray bottle. Buy the gallon (or 2gal) jugs instead. Comes with a hand sprayer, especially good for such a large area like yours.

If that fails, you'd have to hire a carpet cleaning pro. And make sure to tell them you need dog urine treatment done.
Good luck.
Lenny.

+2

great stuff. saturate the area and rub it in. let it sit for 5 min the blot it up. My dog only had three accidents during training but never in the same spot cuz that stuff destroys the smell (even destroys cat urin which is way stronger). and I will go as far to say if it doesn't work, you may need to pull your carpet up and seal the wood underneath.

Steve

Thanks for the advice guys. Trying baking soda right now. I'll hit petland tomorrow and see if they have that chemical if this doesn't work

crate training= best thing me and my dog ever learned.....never once peed on my floor even as a puppy and now he loves his crate some days he retreats there with his toys or treats and is in there for hours all on his own will.....also learned the seperation thing and is now quiet as a mouse if im not home also since he wasnt left to roam the house as a puppy while i wasnt home he now has a respect for my things when hes home alone i think it was a great thing for us to do....takes time though and cant be rushed:):):)

I did the crate training at first, then slowly increased his out time when I wasn't home to the point we only used the crate for sleeping. he can be out for 12 hours in the house and never touches anything thats not his and no accidents. at night now he sleeps on a pillow beside my bed. we only use the crate when traveling now and I doubt I will be using it for that anymore.

The accident we did have was as a puppy I kept him confined to a specific area with play time outside of his area. when it was time to start increasing his boundries he had two accidents with in a week then not another since.

Steve

When housetraining my dog I tried the Nature's Miracle but it was a waste of time and money. I put my money on Spot Shot - you can buy it at most grocery stores etc - it has an orange lid - and it really works. In the end you will probably have to replace your carpets and I second the opinion to crate train your dog. Done properly it will save you a lot of headaches.