2:30 AM

It is never fun to be awake at 2:30 in the morning, unless of course you happen to be in the company of good friends celebrating with or without reason.

On Wednesday Hubby and I found ourselves awake at the ripe hour of 2:30 AM.

You see, the Midget had a nightmare and promptly took up residence in our bed. Normally, her venture to our room would not have woken the two of us up, but on this morning she happened to knock the gate at the entrance to our room over. We keep a child gate against the door so our lovely dog (I use the term lovely loosely) does not make a "mess" on the carpets downstairs. She still has not discovered the art of waking her owners to take her out and relieve herself. That said- dogs won't pee where they sleep or eat, so- she is gated when we're not home, and while we sleep.


BUT I DIGRESS-
2:30 AM let dog out
2:40 AM hear incredibly loud barking and growling coming from back yard.
2:45 AM The smell. Oh that terrible, terrible smell. The smelliest stink to ever have hit my nose.

My lovely dog encountered a SKUNK, and boy did she stink.

You see, I have never actually had the aromatic pleasure of sampling skunk spray at its freshest. At first I had no clue what the dog had gotten herself into. I almost convinced my husband that there was NO WAY she had been skunked, and that we were just going to give her a bath and she would be fine.

WELL- let me be the first to tell you that dead skunks which we happen upon as road kill smell far less pungent and disgusting than the live version.
The volume of stench is seriously immeasurable.

As a result our Dog spent 2 full days behind that gate in the kitchen because I certainly did not want her to transfer said stench to my furniture and carpets.

She was bathed numerous times.
Drenched in Natures Miracle
and covered in baking soda.

On day 2 the stench smelled much like the dead skunk smell, but is slowly dissipating.

The lingering smell in my house still has me baffled. I thought the dog was going to come in bloody as it sounded like she were fighting with something. So I quickly put the gate up so she could be checked over. That said- she never left the kitchen so I can not figure out HOW in the world the smell permeated throughout my home. I have exhausted many cans of fabreeze and Oust sprays to absorb the smell. Sadly- this is a smell that will just go away in time.

Lessons learned:

1) You do not need to live in the middle of the woods to have Pepe La Pue visit your back yard
2) Always Always ALWAYS have Nature's Miracle on hand. You can get some at your local pet store. At 2:30 in the morning this stuff came in mighty handy
3) being pregnant and bathing a smelly dog creates a big problem for an irritable gag reflex. Invest in a good gas mask.

Until Next time... I will be continuing to air out the house.