I am not a panicer about it. But most dog friendly people tell me the house has no odor. My mother-in-law would argue differently. She lives in a perfect world where there are no bad smells and my house stinks like dog. If I walk in and smell dog, I get out the enzyme and spray. That does it. All surfaces and I can tell the difference the next time I come home. I want to rip out the last of the carpet in the bedrooms, but $$$$$, one thing at a time. That odor is hardest to control as the dogs sleep there with me. The thing I smell the most, in Miami is mold and mildew. I bleach the grout when I smell that. That will drive me nuts faster than dog odor. I have had a few friends tell me that compared to so-and-so's house, my house has no odor at all and I should not ever worry. Four dogs in most of the time. And smelly puppies, 2 of them! sheila MyJoyGS@xxxxxxx wrote: 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 ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================