Even if we adore our four-legged best friends, we have to put up with their often not entirely pleasant smell. We from the TUBIE shirt and blouse iron and ironing machine team know the problem with the dog smell at home and in the office only too well. Even though it may not bother us dog owners that much, visitors are only too happy to draw your attention to the unpleasant smell. Especially long-haired breeds, or retrieving dogs like Golden Retrievers, with a thick layer of fat, can be real stink bombs. Yes, in the TUBIE ironing machine and shirt ironing machine head office you can also smell the presence of dogs from time to time. Especially when they have been swimming in the river or rolling in the mud.
Why does the flat take on the smell of a dog?
The odour particles in the dog's coat easily get stuck in the fibres of the living space. Especially in carpet, couch or other home textiles, the particles get entangled and spread the unpleasant dog scent. Not so clever that we have shirt-ironing carpet in the office... But even when our pets lie on the tiled or laminate floor, where the scent particles can't really settle, a cloud of scent remains, a lighter one but still unpleasant. Thankfully, this fades away after a while. Here are a few tips on how to get rid of unpleasant dog smells in your flat, house or office.
Tips against dog smell from the shirt and blouse ironing team
Tile and laminate floors can be cleaned relatively easily with vinegar cleaner. Vinegar cleaner binds odour particles and neutralises unpleasant smells. If you don't like the smell of vinegar cleaner, you can first mop one round with vinegar and then use a fragrant floor cleaner for the second round. Then open the windows and ventilate well.
However, it is most important to regularly clean stubborn sources of odour such as pillows, blankets and dog beds . Some in the ironing doll and blouse ironing team even have an extra old dog washing machine for this purpose. It is best to wash in the washing machine as hot as possible according to the label. A good-smelling fabric softener should also be used. If the dog is allowed on the couch, it should be covered with a blanket, because a blanket is easier to put in the washing machine than a sofa. But the couch should also be damp cleaned regularly to neutralise odours. You can read how best to do this in one of our TUBIE ironing machine and ironing doll blog posts.
Room sprays such as Febreze and similar products are only suitable to a limited extent. Although the strong room perfume is quite pleasant to smell for us humans, sensitive dog noses do not like the smell at all and it can even irritate their mucous membranes. If you like the smell of coffee, put coffee beans in small bags and spread them around the house or flat. Coffee neutralises unpleasant odours.
How to prevent dog odour
Of course, you can't eliminate or prevent dog odour one hundred percent, but you can at least try. You shouldn't wash your pet too often, but every now and then can't hurt. A baby chamomile shampoo is best for this. It ensures that the greasy layer of the lower coat structure remains intact. A puppy shampoo serves the same purpose, but is a little more expensive.
Your TUBIE team wishes you lots of fun with your four-legged friend.
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