I am a stickler on smells, I bath my dogs every other week at least if they don't need it then they can go longer. I clean the crates, wash the rugs regularly and I don't have a lot of dogs in the house, they alternate but I usually have one permanent house dog that stays in all the time. I febreeze and use plug in deodorizers. I always am told that you would never know I have dogs or a cat. My kids always use to tease me when they found me on all fours with my nose to the rug, looking for that smelly spot ! What a visual Joyce MyJoy Shepherds _http://members.aol.com/myjoygs_ (http://members.aol.com/myjoygs/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================