To those who let their doggy friends on the bed. DOGGY SMELL- how do I get rid of it?

[luvofallhorses]

Be careful with putting febreeze on bedding.. she could have a bad reaction. My dogs sleep with me, I forgot to say that. They smell from time to time if it's muddy/rainy out.

[Karen]

Yes, if she will lay on a folded blanket on the bed, especially when it has been damp out - and this being fall, you know it is gonna happen - that would be easier to take off and wash every couple days than having to strip the whole bed!

[dab_20]

I also put a blanket on the end of my bed and that's where my two sleep. Sammy can smell after a week after his bath. I hate my sheets and pillows smelling like him. Lol and I roll over in my sleep and sometimes will lay on molli! So she's not allowed to sleep on my side anymore lol

[Taz_Zoee]

Most of the time both of my dogs sleep with us. Usually Zoee stays at the end of the bed and sometimes they will lay in the absent person's spot. I go to bed way before Bruce and get up way before he does. I've never noticed the "dog smell" too bad. Maybe because I'm in California. But in the winter I put just a plain white sheet over the comforter. Its much easier to wash (or bleach if necessary) the sheet than washing the comforter all the time.
I know when Zoee got skunked she was NOT allowed to sleep with us. It was sad, but she knew she wasn't allowed. After about 6 months she was finally able to get on the bed again.

Another suggestion would be to have a couple blankets that way you can rotate them while your washing them. And don't allow her to sleep on the sheets at all. Bruce gets mad when he sees Zoee on his pillow. But she does it after I fall asleep. And I've gone in the room in the morning and found her laying with her head on my pillow several times too. Again, I've not noticed a dog smell from them. Surprising since Zoee has the double coat too.

[happylabs]

What type of dog food does she eat? A higher quality of dog food might help. The extra blanket for her to lay on is a good idea. When I had Casey she always slept with me on the left side of the bed. I miss having her there. It is comforting to have a dog by your side or at your feet at night. Now I have Buddy.

Peppermint essential oil is a good odor cover-up smell and also cinnamon. You can get it at the health food store. When we had all that rain here last week I would put some peppermint oil on one of those little make-up remover pads and put several around my room.

[Freedom]

Bichons rarely have that dog smell.

I have an extra throw across the foot of the bed, 2 of them like to sleep down there. I also have 2 donut beds on my bed, those are always full, dog or cat, just depends.

When I change the bed, I spray Lysol on the mattress, or mattress pad (depends how much I am changing) and let it air for an hour before putting it all back together again. I also spray both sides of the pillows.

What laundry detergent do you use? I switched from Tide to one from Whole Foods market, and that has made a difference too. (Plus 2 of my bichons had the itches which were directly related to the Tide.)

[pomtzu]

Both of my little guys sleep on the bed, and they don't normally have that doggie smell so it's not a problem. Sparky usually sleeps at the foot of the bed so is laying on the bedspread that has been folded back. Myndi lays next to me (in place of a husband!! ), and even tho she doesn't smell bad, she has a habit of wiping her face on the sheets. Once she started doing that, I just put a beach towel down over the sheet on her side of the bed, so that's easy to just toss in the wash and put another one down instead of having to strip the bed and wash the sheets more often than I normally would.