<p>I’ve been told by the Nature’s Miracle/Petastic reps that you should not wash the dog first … that you should get the odor neutralizer onto the dog before water. Something about the hair absorbing the first liquid it gets (i.e. skunk) and you want to get the neutralizer on there next. I try to keep the Petastic Skunk in my house … if the dogs get skunked I soak a towel and towel them, then pour the stuff on and towel them some more. I have Shelties so it’s a LOT of coat. </p>
<p>By the way Petastic or Nature’s Miracle comes in three formulas – dog, cat, and skunk. Same stuff, just more concentrated as the smell problems get worse!</p>