You Just Got Skunked

It was a normal night. Our day was a good one, and then bed time. I put the dogs out like every other night.  I look and Turbo is just staring at me through the door.  He didn't even get off the porch, so I march out there and scoot him off the porch.  As I come back inside, I hear Sophie barking. Sophie only barks when kids are crossing behind our yard or if something is in our yard. Earlier in the day, my neighbor and I had smelled skunk.  My gut told me there was a skunk in our yard. I run outside to see 2 black critters in our back yard (one of which was Sophie). Sophie is some what smart, she kept a safe distance and barked while it retreated. Turbo, well I won't say he is stupid, but more inquisitive in a not so smart way. I see him creeping up on the skunk. Turbo is getting up in his age and he's loosing his hearing. I start yelling like a crazy "No Turbo No No No Turbo No"...scream a general scream, pound my open hand on the railing of the deck. Yell for Turbo and Sophie to come back.  It was too late.  The skunk left our yard and now Turbo was using the bathroom. I come inside and collapse in anger.  I was livid. (not to mention that apparently none of my neighbors were concerned about my well being as I screamed bloody murder).  I crack the door when the dogs come back on the deck, and realize there is no need to open it any further to verify if they were sprayed...I could smell it.  I assume Sophie didn't get a direct hit as she was at a safe distance but it was windy.  Turbo on the other hand, probably was a direct hit.  We start researching what we should do.  Every site said to take immediate action.  We get scissors and mix up a little hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dawn to bathe them. We put on clothes that we are willing to throw away (Damien dawns a pair of black dress pants) and we proceed with caution.  Trimming hair that we feel was a direct hit, then bathing them with the mixture and rinsing.  It didn't smell that bad, but they slept in the garage.

Here's their conversation....

Turbo: Thanks Sophie
Sophie; Me? What did I do?
Turbo:  You barked at it and got me all excited.  I am deaf and blind. I wouldn't have known it was there.
Sophie: I didn't tell you to sniff it's butt.
Turbo: Well you didn't tell me not to either. I think you owe me an apology. What you did was unfair.
Sophie: What I did was unfair. You got us sprayed old man.
Turbo: I did no such thing.  By the way your hair cut is horrible.
Sophie: You should see yours.  Oh and in case you haven't noticed we are sleeping in the garage.
Turbo: I am still waiting on my apology.
Sophie: Well, I am sorry.  What about you?
Turbo: Did you only apologize so that I would?

Okay, so maybe that conversation wasn't just Turbo and Sophie's but you could totally see how it could go down.

They made a trip to petsm@rt today to get shaved and de-skunked. Let's hope it works.