This smelly nasty creature ruined my night last night!
After a long day of work on the house, I let McDuff outside to run around in the back yard. Christian had just left to attend a concert at Brandeis, and Duff and I were going to do some more work on the house. I noticed that McDuff was barking a lot more than usual, so I went to check on him. It was dark in the backyard and I heard some wresting at the bottom of our porch steps; I told Duff to stop barking and walked over to see and SMELL a skunk!!!!
I went into immediate FREAK OUT MODE!!! Here I was trapped on my porch, unable to get to my dog, as this spraying skunk was trying to pick a fight with my family. Luckily McDuff was a bit freaked out as well, and listened to me as I told him to stay, as to not get sprayed any more. I called Christian immediately and told him to turn around and come home, his help would be needed.
Long story short, we got our skunk sprayed dog out of the backyard, Christian had to throw away his oil sprayed clothing he was wearing, McDuff got THREE baths (one in hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap), and the spray smell was gone from our dog, house, clothes, and eventually our backyard.
It was quite the ordeal, one I never thought I would have to deal with in a big city like Boston, and one I hope I will NEVER have to deal with again. The smell of a skunk up close and personal is not something anyone should have to endure, NO GOOD!!!!
5 comments:
That poor McDuff!
My, what a handsome devil McDuff was for halloween! I am so sorry you skunk'd and I am so impressed with your new nursery! The little room is surely fit for a Prince! It turned out so cute!
OK--you win for the best post on my blog list this week! That is the most random and awful thing--and it happened in Boston of all places!
Glad that you got the smell out. I'll remember your recipe of items in case it ever happens to us.
Yuck! I'm glad you guys knew what to do to get the smell out. I actually saw a skunk once while walking down Mass Ave, and I too was surprised to see a WILD ANIMAL in the city. Strange!
I can't believe it. That is an amazing story -- I'm glad that Duff didn't get bit or anything on top of being sprayed. I'm sorry that happened, and I'm glad you somehow got the stink out. I've never been that up front and personal with a skunk, and I hope I never am. Kudos to you for handling the situation.
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