Monster has official taken a place on the Elkhound top 3 list. Bear still holds the top 2 spots with the face dangling ground hog and the living room raccoon kill. But back to Monster. Tuesday night around 10, I was editing vacation pictures and Adam was already in bed when I heard 'The Bark'. Now I am not all that familiar with Monster's Death Bark because I have only heard it once or twice, but I knew something was not right. I went to the back door to let her in when Wham! I got smacked in the face with putrid skunk smell. Then I saw the dead skunk in the middle of the back yard. I ran into the bedroom, said, 'We have a problem' and made Adam get out of bed. I then ran outside, grabbed the dog and hauled her upstairs for a bath. Adam's job was to bag the skunk then find every tomato product we had in the house. Monster received a 45 minute bath of tomato soup, tomato sauce and tomato paste. It was nasty. After 45 minutes, she had a reddish tint and there was fur everywhere, but I had gotten most of the smell out of her. You can't smell it if she walks by you, but if you get up on her, you can still smell it a bit. There is a very faint smell when you first walk in the house, but the odor absorbing candles and air fresheners seem to be helping with that. I can still smell it a bit by the deck when the wind blows just right, but compared to the initial attack, it's nothing.
I believe Monster was proud of her kill, but boy did she pay for it! I don't think she'll be looking for skunks again any time soon!
