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Skunked!

Last night I had a play-date with my friend Zoey. Zoey and I do lots of things together. We go hiking, we go swimming, skijoring, play Frisbee, go to the dog park… You get the idea, we’re good buds. Zoey is a hound and does most of her thinking with her nose so sometimes she goes for walks by herself for a little while (sometimes a long while). Zoey’s mom, Laura, usually tells me to go find her but I pretend not to understand and cock my head at her instead – Zoey will come back, she always does, she’s just busy with a smell – Plus, it gives me extra time to play while we wait for her, it’s a win-win.

Well, last night we went for a long walk and played Frisbee by the river then we went back to my house for some dinner and a frozen marrow bone treat (those are our favorite). After dinner Zoey’s mom said it was time for them to go and just like any night Zoey and her mom trotted down the stairs to go to their car. About 5 minutes later, her mom reappeared. Zoey had taken herself for a walk by herself again and Laura had decided to come back up and talk to mom while she waited…

And then, we could smell it. It was TERRIBLE! It was the worst smell I had ever smelled IN MY LIFE! There are smells that humans think are bad that we canines like. You know the kind- rotting fish at the ocean, the unidentified decaying carcass we found in the woods, the list goes on but you get the idea. We like to use these smells as perfume. They smell way better than any of those sweet smelling shampoos you use on us and make us smell like the wild animal we were always meant to be. But, this smell was different, and vile, and awful all at the same time. Zoey came running back and told me she had seen a black and white cat but when she went to say ‘hi’ it didn’t hiss at her like most cats do it turned around and the most god-awful smelling spray came out. Nope, this was not a cat- it was a Skunk!

Zoey’s mom was not happy, that is not a smell you want to ride home in a car with. But off they went to give Zoey a bath in tomato juice and vinegar with plans of a peroxide and baking soda follow up today. Poor Zoey!

Anyone else out there have a recipe for de-skunking us? Tis the season here in the northeast!