# Friend's house smells like dog. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959 "2011-03-16T20:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/21 "2011-03-19T00:39:00Z")
if the smell makes you sick then vomit on the dog. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/22 "2011-03-19T01:27:42Z")
[ > [@curlcoat](#): > > How’s that? I’m not saying that it isn’t possible that my house smells like pets (tho it most likely smells like the husband’s cigarettes), I’m just saying that I doubt it _stinks_. If you doubt your house smells, why ask? If your friends say no, why do you assume they are honest? It is a fat butt question. ---
**Author:** ![Curious3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/23 "2011-03-19T02:13:34Z")
It’s not the eye. The eye doesn’t make it’s own tears. The other eye does, the goopy one just gave out at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Curious3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/24 "2011-03-19T13:22:10Z")
Turns out neither of them get bathed all that often, but goopy eye has some skin allergies as well. Not to bathing - he’s allergic to grass. I don’t think I can say anything about her not washing the dogs often enough. She’s a busy single mom. I can’t come up with a way to do that diplomatically. I asked some questions about the dog and my friend got a little defensive, so I changed the subject. I just think goopy eye doesn’t get washed all that often because of the skin sensitivity. I"m not sure - he’s also about 75lbs and stubborn, so getting him a bath may be a challenge. He’s a shorthair - a [bull terrier.](http://myenglishbulldog.co.cc/bull-terrier-bulldog/) As much as I like my friend - I think you have to find a way to keep your pets groomed. She takes good care of them otherwise. Looks like I’ll be keeping my mouth shut, which facilitates me holding my breath. All I know is, if it was my house, I’d want to know. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/25 "2011-03-19T18:54:40Z")
> [@j66](#): > > If you doubt your house smells, why ask? > If your friends say no, why do you assume they are honest? > > It is a fat butt question. There is a big difference between a house that stinks and one that might smell of pets. I’m having trouble figuring out why you don’t get the distinction. Do you just assume that any pet smell must be a stink? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/26 "2011-03-20T02:39:25Z")
I’m having a hard time imagining a pet smell that _isn’t_ a stink. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/27 "2011-03-20T02:55:36Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I’m having a hard time imagining a pet smell that _isn’t_ a stink. 😕 Your cat(s) stink? No pleasant or neutral smells at all? ---
**Author:** ![CTburns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@CTburns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CTburns)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/28 "2011-03-20T02:56:08Z")
On your next visit look at the dog and ask, “such a nice dog, when did he die?” ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/29 "2011-03-20T02:56:30Z")
> [@Curious3d](#): > > I just think goopy eye doesn’t get washed all that often because of the skin sensitivity. I"m not sure - he’s also about 75lbs and stubborn, so getting him a bath may be a challenge. He’s a shorthair - a [bull terrier.](http://myenglishbulldog.co.cc/bull-terrier-bulldog/) Yeah, that’s gonna be a problem. It takes two of us to bathe Sadie, and she’s 55 pounds and actually likes her bath. It’s still a major operation, what with cleaning the tub and the bathroom when we’re finished. Whatever you do, don’t suggest Febreze. I Febrezed Boomer once after he rolled in something dead, just for a quick fix until I could get him in the tub. It took away the stink but his hair fell out. Says right on the label, “Don’t use on pets”, but I didn’t read the label. His hair grew back. I haven’t looked at pet sites, but there might be a dry shampoo for dogs, something that can be brushed on. ?? ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/30 "2011-03-20T05:20:07Z")
Be glad it is dog, I had a friend who actually had no sense of smell, and his place reeked of ferret. It got into everything, his clothes, his furniture… my clothes when I visited him. I ate a piece of toast at his place once, the BREAD tasted like ferret smell. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/31 "2011-03-21T00:00:37Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > There is a big difference between a house that stinks and one that might smell of pets. I’m having trouble figuring out why you don’t get the distinction. Do you just assume that any pet smell must be a stink? I never said anything like that. I just agreed with **Cat Whisperer** that people sometimes ask questions they don’t really want a frank answer to. And this side conversation isn’t helping the poster with the friend with the sick dog. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/32 "2011-03-21T00:12:13Z")
> [@j66](#): > > I never said anything like that. I just agreed with **Cat Whisperer** that people sometimes ask questions they don’t really want a frank answer to. Well, actually you did say something like that, and it was in a response to me. Yes, there are people who just want to be reassured rather than be told the truth, but I am not one of those. My saying that I am sure my house doesn’t _stink_ (stink - to emit a strong offensive smell) doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want a frank answer if I asked you if you could _smell_ ( smell - to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of) pets in it. Now, if you are one of those that thinks that any smell of a pet stinks, then I most likely wouldn’t have you in my house in the first place, if for no other reason than I prefer an unbiased answer… > [@](#): > > And this side conversation isn’t helping the poster with the friend with the sick dog. Then why respond? Besides, it might help, if it turns out that the OP thinks all dogs stink - it may help her understand why her friends doesn’t have a problem with the way her dog smells. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/33 "2011-03-21T05:33:37Z")
> [@curlcoat](#): > > 😕 Your cat(s) stink? No pleasant or neutral smells at all? The only thing about my cats that smell is their litterbox and their tuna breath after they’ve been eating catfood - neither of those are pleasant smells to me. I’ve never smelled anything from a dog that was pleasant, either - I’ve smelled wet dog, dog in need of a bath, dog crap, dog breath - none of those thrilled me. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/34 "2011-03-21T06:54:25Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > The only thing about my cats that smell is their litterbox and their tuna breath after they’ve been eating catfood - neither of those are pleasant smells to me. I’ve never smelled anything from a dog that was pleasant, either - I’ve smelled wet dog, dog in need of a bath, dog crap, dog breath - none of those thrilled me. You’ve never smelled a dog that just came inside from lying out in the sun. They smell like sunshine! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/35 "2011-03-21T07:04:17Z")
Funny, I thought it smelled more like updog. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/36 "2011-03-21T16:26:20Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > You’ve never smelled a dog that just came inside from lying out in the sun. They smell like sunshine! Hmm, it’s possible the cats smell like sunshine too - I’ll have to sniff them this summer and see if I smell it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/37 "2011-03-21T18:27:00Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > The robots smell awful! > > (You all know the rest…) What does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/38 "2011-03-21T22:30:55Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > You’ve never smelled a dog that just came inside from lying out in the sun. They smell like sunshine! My cat smells like sunshine almost always, with an undertone of talc? That’s not quite right as it’s not that sweet, but talc is what it makes me think of. Honestly, why would anyone have pets if they thought that every odor they create is obnoxious? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Curious3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@Curious3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious3d)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/39 "2011-03-21T22:37:51Z")
Clean puppy feet smell like corn chips. That may or may not be a good smell to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959/40 "2011-03-21T23:06:19Z")
My cats smell like nothing 99.99% of the time. Maybe I have the “doesn’t smell like sunshine and talc” breed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-house-smells-like-dog/574959.md?page=3)