Every dog I’ve ever had learned about skunks the hard way — and in its own time. Dinah, the current young one, reached her time a few nights ago. She’s the black dog on the right, below. I hadn’t been asleep long when the brouhaha began the first night. I awakened to the faint, but
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Blue didn’t like the soapy hair horns or the doggie mohawk either. Deskunking formula 1 pint hydrogen peroxide 1/4 cup baking soda 1 big squirt Dawn dishsoap Sponge on. Scrub well. Leave the mixture on the dog for at least 10 minutes. We used a double batch for Blue, a 35-pound Australian Shepherd. His collar
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