Dog owners- what is the best way to remove urine smell from carpet?

[w8liftinglady]

ANY suggestions,home remedies,etc you can recommend will be appreciated!

[Arugula Latte]

1. This works well for cat pee, and I've heard it's good for dog pee, too.

[nolabear]

2. What AL said. blot, soak, let sit several hours, shampoo or steam.

It's an enzyme that eats up pee. Works, too.

[Major Nikon]

11. Enzyme cleaners do the trick

There are several out on the market now. I have a guy that cleans my carpets and rugs a couple of times per year. He leaves me some of his stuff which is a concentrate that you dilute. I spray the spot well, let it sit for a few hours, then hit it with the spot bot.

[GoCubsGo]

8. May I add something?

I have read that if you rinse the hell out of the spot with fresh water before using the enzyme, it does a better job of getting the urine out of the carpet or fabric. It's a matter of getting a shop vac or a carpet cleaner, and pouring water and sucking it up as many times as you can stand doing. It gets it out of the padding, too. It works best when the urine is fresh, but it also helps get rid of old urine. I have been fortunate enough that I have never had to try this, but I CAN put in another good word for Nature's Miracle. Their cat barf...errr...hairball formula works great!

[MrsBrady]

3. if it's wet, i'll put baking soda right on it to soak up everything.

if it's dry i recommend that stuff above.

but it smells like alcohol, like rubbing alcohol to me.
so next time I am going to try something home made using rubbing alcohol.

[guitar man]

4. Windex

Ive had good luck with Windex on small to medium pee spots

[The Straight Story]

5. Pee on it yourself, works for me

:rofl:

[Kali]

6. flames

is it a one time spot or something old and/or on-going?

one time accident clean w/ water and mild det, bleach if carpet can handle it

[Denninmi]

7. Odormute.

Great product. Should be able to find it at pet stores or perhaps feed stores like Tractor Supply Co.

http://pets.odormute.com/

[trof]

9. In the olden days we used vinegar.

:shrug:

[wysimdnwyg]

10. There is only one way that is guaranteed

Remove the carpet and pad. If necessary, replace the subfloor, too. Seriously, that stuff will NOT come out - ever. Just because you can't smell it does not mean the dog can't smell it and want to go back there again.

[Liberal Veteran]

14. You forgot to have the new floor blessed by an 8th level cleric or higher.

:rofl:

[KurtNYC]

12. my adopted method: as soon as possible when you notice the spot

place a disposable diaper on it and cover with a weight (I use a 10 lb dumbell). Let the diaper sit for 20 minutes or so because it keeps absorbing. Then wet vac with 2 or 3 good soaking passes.

In my experience it is a myth that the dog will go back to the same spot due to the smell. If they understand that peeing in the house is forbidden then they are picking their spots only out of crisis (near the door) or trying to hide it (corners, couches, under tables). They MAY be triggered by the smell of another dog's urine though.

[HopeHoops]

13. Burn the house down.

Well you DID ask for the "best" way. That will certainly do it.

[hunter]

15. Replace carpet with slate.

That's the only thing that worked for us.

Our house is a zoo. Having a house full of kids all the time was worse than the puppies.

I like owning a house so I can do things like that. I hope I never have to live in a house with carpet again. We lived five years in a rental house with carpet when our kids were babies and preschoolers and I think it took about a year off my life worrying about the carpet. In the end my concern was futile, the landlord replaced the carpet when we moved out. But it was obvious we'd tried, so he gave us our deposit back.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Honestly, having no carpet (just rugs) has saved my sanity.

Years and years of kid spills, rain-mud season in Oregon, a yard full of leaves and tree debris, three cats who have been known to vomit frequently and occasionally pee due to various issues (kidney disease, bullying from other kitties), a bunny we let hop around almost every day ... good gawd. If we'd had carpet I would have lost it. We're now in a completely bare floor era, because the poor kitty with renal disease has big blowouts and I just can't keep up with washing the rugs anymore...I hope to never deal with carpet again.

[LibertyLover]

17. I looked at a house this weekend to rent and decided

against it because of the carpet, which was ancient brown shag. That stuff never cleans and we have two dogs and hope to get a husky puppy soon.

[mockmonkey]

18. Simple Solution

I use "Nature's Miracle" but found that "Simple Solution" works even better. It's going to take repeated applications no matter what you use.

http://www.simplesolution.com/products/stain-odor-solutions.html

[applegrove]

19. I go to the pet store and get the biological spot remover from them. It works on anything

that can come out of a human or an animal. I'm sure it would work on urine. It has some sorta enzyme in it. The stuff I get comes in a red plastic bottle with a nozzle on it. Can't remember the name right now.

[Taverner]

20. Baking Soda, Water and salt

If that fails, try the chemicals

[BiggJawn]

21. New carpet.

At least it's not cat squeeze. That stuff's vile.