Bubba gets skunked at work!!

jumpinjacuzzijoe · 08-05-2008, 10:54 AM

As some of you know...Bubba is the official "goose dog" for the Myrtle Creek Golf Course...Last evening my wife and myself took Bubba and his apprentice Cosette out there to clear about two dozen geese from the far end of the course...walking back, with only i group of golfers finishing up, they were having some fun off leash...they were about 100 yards away when i saw a little black creature waddling across the 16th fairway...both dogs saw it and ran toward it...and went right up to it. We started yelling at them to return as you can imagine...Cosette came back right away but Bubba was too interested....I think he thought it was a little black and white kitten....and since we have cats...he goes right up to it, tail wagging, gets down on his front fore legs to give it a sniff....needless to say he got sprayed in the face!! He decided to come at that point...the little baby skunk chasing him...funny. It was not a pleasant ride home. Luckily it was just a baby skunk so he didnt get it that bad. We had some Skunk Out shampoo at home....so after a couple of baths, he got to sleep in the house.

Damon64 · 08-05-2008, 10:56 AM

What did you use to get the skunkiness out? That is a great story

jumpinjacuzzijoe · 08-05-2008, 11:00 AM

I used a product called Skunk Out Shampoo....Luckily I already had some...lots of skunks around here...it worked ok after a couple of baths with it....I think tomato juice works too from what I have heard

debbildog · 08-05-2008, 11:19 AM

Where can you find Skunk Out? Tucker (beagle mix) gets skunked all the time... Someone told us to take him right to petsmart and they will de-skunk him. Has anyone done this? I heard it worked wonders.

jumpinjacuzzijoe · 08-05-2008, 11:23 AM

Got the Skunk Out Shampoo at our vets office

Raleighsmom · 08-05-2008, 11:48 AM

Oh Bubba ....be careful of those striped kitties!!!!! They'll only get you a bath, or one or two or three!!! Hahahahahaha...vinegar and water will do the trick too!

Tink · 08-05-2008, 12:54 PM

ICK lol

We too have plenty of skunks around. We used to have a horse (Sonny) that was like an overgrown dog. He was our only one as a weanling and got spoiled to the max during that time. By the time he was a couple years old we had begun buying more horses.

Sonny was good buddies with out dog and cats. He'd stand by the board fence so the cats could get on his back and allow them to ride him.

Well, as luck would have it, he encountered a skunk one day in the pasture and we figure he too thought it was a cat. So in his typical silly way he went to greet it by nudging with his nose and got sprayed square in the face.

Now if you think trying to de-stink a dog is a mess, consider a horse! The poor guy came charging up through the pasture screaming for help with his eyes and nose running in a dead panic. We heard him and ran to see what the problem was. PPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUUUUU

For over a week none of the other horses would stand near him in the pasture, no one would ride or play with him; he was one sad horse. lol

BTW tomato juice didn't seem to be worth the bother.

Sorry to hijack your thread, but had to share.

annabelles mom · 08-05-2008, 02:00 PM

ewwwwwwww, thankfully none of our dogs have tried to greet a skunk, though Annabelle's friend Hankiepoo has met several

Calimom · 08-05-2008, 02:10 PM

Here's a link for a home-made recipe. Thankfully I haven't had to use it (our little skunk family moved on without incident). I know this topic has come up before and others have said this recipe works.

http://www.a2zgorge.info/community/h...unk-remedy.htm

Tink, your story is so funny. I felt bad for your horse though when he was shunned by everyone. He must have been really sad. Thanks for sharing.

Maddjaxx · 08-05-2008, 03:25 PM

Good story. Glad you where able to.....ahem...clear the air!!

blueteal · 08-05-2008, 09:13 PM

Wow we are lucky as we have a lot of skunks
around us and have managed to keep Denver away from them so far
but a couple of neighbors dogs have been sprayed and btw tomato juice
did not work at all, I will check to see if I can get that shampoo you spoke of, just in case............

OLIVER DOODLE · 08-06-2008, 01:28 AM

Oh poor Bubba. Glad you're smelling more like a rose again! Keep away from those skunks silly doodle.

08-05-2008, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
jumpinjacuzzijoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 313	Bubba gets skunked at work!! As some of you know...Bubba is the official "goose dog" for the Myrtle Creek Golf Course...Last evening my wife and myself took Bubba and his apprentice Cosette out there to clear about two dozen geese from the far end of the course...walking back, with only i group of golfers finishing up, they were having some fun off leash...they were about 100 yards away when i saw a little black creature waddling across the 16th fairway...both dogs saw it and ran toward it...and went right up to it. We started yelling at them to return as you can imagine...Cosette came back right away but Bubba was too interested....I think he thought it was a little black and white kitten....and since we have cats...he goes right up to it, tail wagging, gets down on his front fore legs to give it a sniff....needless to say he got sprayed in the face!! He decided to come at that point...the little baby skunk chasing him...funny. It was not a pleasant ride home. Luckily it was just a baby skunk so he didnt get it that bad. We had some Skunk Out shampoo at home....so after a couple of baths, he got to sleep in the house.

08-05-2008, 11:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
debbildog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 1,153	Where can you find Skunk Out? Tucker (beagle mix) gets skunked all the time... Someone told us to take him right to petsmart and they will de-skunk him. Has anyone done this? I heard it worked wonders. __________________ Kristin & dd Annie with our crazy doodle crew - Sandy, Iris, and Maggie We are officially outnumbered by the dogs!

08-05-2008, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	Oh Bubba ....be careful of those striped kitties!!!!! They'll only get you a bath, or one or two or three!!! Hahahahahaha...vinegar and water will do the trick too! __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

08-05-2008, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	ICK lol We too have plenty of skunks around. We used to have a horse (Sonny) that was like an overgrown dog. He was our only one as a weanling and got spoiled to the max during that time. By the time he was a couple years old we had begun buying more horses. Sonny was good buddies with out dog and cats. He'd stand by the board fence so the cats could get on his back and allow them to ride him. Well, as luck would have it, he encountered a skunk one day in the pasture and we figure he too thought it was a cat. So in his typical silly way he went to greet it by nudging with his nose and got sprayed square in the face. Now if you think trying to de-stink a dog is a mess, consider a horse! The poor guy came charging up through the pasture screaming for help with his eyes and nose running in a dead panic. We heard him and ran to see what the problem was. PPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUUUUU For over a week none of the other horses would stand near him in the pasture, no one would ride or play with him; he was one sad horse. lol BTW tomato juice didn't seem to be worth the bother. Sorry to hijack your thread, but had to share. __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

08-05-2008, 02:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
Calimom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 2,408	Here's a link for a home-made recipe. Thankfully I haven't had to use it (our little skunk family moved on without incident). I know this topic has come up before and others have said this recipe works. http://www.a2zgorge.info/community/h...unk-remedy.htm Tink, your story is so funny. I felt bad for your horse though when he was shunned by everyone. He must have been really sad. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Meg and Cali

08-05-2008, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
Damon64 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wasington Posts: 41	What did you use to get the skunkiness out? That is a great story

08-05-2008, 11:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
jumpinjacuzzijoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 313	I used a product called Skunk Out Shampoo....Luckily I already had some...lots of skunks around here...it worked ok after a couple of baths with it....I think tomato juice works too from what I have heard

08-05-2008, 11:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
jumpinjacuzzijoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 313	Got the Skunk Out Shampoo at our vets office

08-05-2008, 02:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	ewwwwwwww, thankfully none of our dogs have tried to greet a skunk, though Annabelle's friend Hankiepoo has met several

08-05-2008, 03:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Maddjaxx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,083	Good story. Glad you where able to.....ahem...clear the air!! __________________ Greg "I used to look at my dog and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus

08-05-2008, 09:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Wow we are lucky as we have a lot of skunks around us and have managed to keep Denver away from them so far but a couple of neighbors dogs have been sprayed and btw tomato juice did not work at all, I will check to see if I can get that shampoo you spoke of, just in case............

08-06-2008, 01:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
OLIVER DOODLE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: CALGARY, ALBERTA Posts: 429	Oh poor Bubba. Glad you're smelling more like a rose again! Keep away from those skunks silly doodle. __________________ Loving my doodle, Kimberley "Dogs are not are whole life, but they make our lives whole." ~~~Roger Caras~~~

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