The UK is a country of pet lovers, but many owners struggle to cope with dog smells in their home
Everyone loves their pets. In the UK, one in two homes have a pet and usually that pet is a dog. Most owners would do virtually anything to look after their dog and get a lot of pleasure from doing so. However, it is not all a bed of roses. When asked, many owners confess to certain things about their pet being annoying or difficult to live with and one of the biggest problems is dog smells.
Regardless of how well a dog is looked after at some stage it will end up smelling unpleasant. There are many reasons a normally fragrant pooch can end up creating an unpleasant odour in the home.
Dogs are prone to getting upset stomachs and when they do flatulence is a common symptom. Around Christmas, we are in the habit of feeding our dogs more titbits, perhaps giving them the turkey leftovers. Without a doubt, they enjoy them, but the exceptionally high protein content of these treats can cause wind.
Winter walks are fun, but a muddy and often smelly dog is usually the result. Once the mud has dried and been brushed out the problem is solved, but while the dog is still caked in wet mud the smell can be quite intense. Normally, it is too cold to leave the dog outside to dry off, so the kitchen is the only practical option, which in turn means the smell can permeate the rest of the house.
The worst dog smells
However, by far the worst of all dog smells is a wet dog. In the winter, even a stroll through the park is enough to get a dog wet, so it can be an ongoing problem. At least twice a day the family is treated to the odour of a wet dog for an hour or so.
Increasingly, owners are turning to products like Zoflora to solve the problem of dog smells. The fragrance of their products successfully neutralises most pet odours as well as disinfecting the area. Unsurprisingly sales to pet owners soar in the winter months.