How to Remove Dog Urine Effectively

Puppy leave a surprise for you? Senior dog have accident? Knowing how to remove dog urine is a must for any dog lover because no matter what their age or how well trained they are, all dogs are bound to leave you one of those delightful little wet spots sooner or later. Dog urine isn’t the easiest thing to clean up, but there are a few tricks that can make your job easier.

Step 1: prepare the spot
If the spot is still wet, soak up as much moisture as you can with rags, newspaper, or paper towels. The less urine there is on the surface before you start cleaning, the less likely you are to end up with stains or lingering odors.

If the spot is dry and you’re trying to trace the origin of the dog pee smell somewhere in the room, lighting the room with a black light (UV light) will make the spot show up.

Step 2: clean up
The next step in learning how to remove dog urine is figuring out what to treat the spot with. While plain soap and water will get rid of most of a fresh stain, older stains require special care. For stubborn stains or smells, mix together 2 cups of 3% hydrogen, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, 2 teaspoons liquid dish soap, and ? teaspoon lemon juice.

This combination helps break down the sticky stuff and the proteins that keep dog urine clinging to your carpet. If that fails, there are quite a few commercial formulas sold to eliminate dog urine stains and odors.

Step 3: de-odorize
The clean-up process should get rid of any odors you (or your houseguests) can detect, but don’t forget that your dog has a much more powerful nose than a human does. Since dogs tend to mark the same spot repeatedly, it’s important that you get rid of any urine scent your dog can detect, too. A commercial dog urine deodorizer such as Anti-Icky Poo can help with this.

When you know how to remove dog urine, you’ll no longer have to stress about those times you find that little surprise on your carpet. Just carefully pre-treat the spot, clean it with a solution designed for pet urine stains, and thoroughly deodorize.