How To Get Rid Of Dog Urine Smell Outside Naturally
If you have a pet dog, you know that the smell of their urine is unavoidable. The best way to get rid of it is by doing something like sprinkling baking soda or vinegar on the spot- but you need to do this several times over a period of time for it to work properly. This can be time consuming, especially if your dog likes to pee outside every day. In this article I’ll show you two different ways that can help cut down on how often you have to deal with this issue: using an odor neutralizer spray and using organic methods like pick up poop and sprinkle baking soda around the area where they usually go potty (and maybe just letting nature take its course).
Pick up the poop
Sprinkle baking soda
Pick up the poop (again)
Drench the spot with vinegar
Odor neutralizer
- Find a pet-safe product. “Dog urine stains, especially when they are not removed immediately or are in a high traffic area, will start to smell after a few days,” says Dr. Jessica Vogelsang, DVM at Southeastern Veterinary Hospital. Whether you use vinegar or baking soda (which both neutralize the odor) or an enzyme cleaner like Nature’s Miracle (which breaks down the proteins in your dog’s pee), make sure that it’s safe for your lawn and concrete as well as your dogs and kids.*
- Get rid of it promptly. The longer urine dries on grass, the more potent its odor becomes—and this is true even if the grass has grown back up over it! If possible, apply water directly to any spots of urine before using any sort of cleaning solution so that they don’t dry out completely first.*
Water it down
Watering down the area will dilute the urine and spread it out. The dilution of the dog urine, along with the spreading of it, will help to flush it out of your grass. This means you can use water to help wash away most of the dog urine smell that’s left behind.
Takeaway:
- Use baking soda or vinegar to neutralize odors.
- Water helps to dilute the vinegar, so you’ll need more than a little bit. It also helps bring down the pH levels in your dog’s urine and neutralizes it further.
You’ve probably noticed that as soon as you clean up the spot where your pooch has urinated, he goes back and does it again—or maybe not even on the same day!
Here are some tips for preventing him from peeing right where you just cleaned:
You can make your yard smell better by following these steps. Just remember that it may take several days for the smell to completely dissipate, so don’t give up! Once you have cleaned up the problem area, be sure to keep an eye out for new areas where your dog could mark again (like under bushes or other low-growing plants). Also remember: if your dog has diarrhea or vomits after ingesting something toxic (like grass), call a vet immediately.
