I am sure that most of you followed along in September as the Ottawa Dog Blogs got skunked and I went through an array of products and many MANY baths to try to rid them of the smell. I will freely admit that the Drypet towel was my SAVIOUR during this time.

A while back, a reader sent in a comment about how amazing Drypet towels were so I contacted Drypet about doing a review earlier that month and they wonderfully agreed and sent me a towel to test out right away. And test we did. In that week alone, the dogs probably had close to 5 or 6 baths. They stunk…oh man it was bad. They don’t like baths to begin with so they were not thrilled at my many attempts to rid them of their stench. My dogs have longer hair and they are tiny therefore they get cold quickly so after the bath, there is usually quite a bit of toweling off…usually not very successfully.

The Drypet towel quickly absorbs the water out of my dog’s hair leaving them, although not fully dry (did I mention my dogs have a lot of hair??), but significantly drier than any other towel I’ve ever used. It will allow me to bathe them in the winter months without having to blow dry them for quite some time afterwards! Now I towel off, use the dryer a teensy bit and they are good to go.

The best part about the Drypet towels is that although we Ottawa folk have to purchase online, the company is based in Toronto and therefore we get the towels through the mail extremely fast and don’t have to worry about any import fees. I love supporting Canadian companies and it’s wonderful to find one with such a standout product.

The towel is very well priced at 19.95 per 24″x36″ towel. They are available in Grey and the best part is you can have is customized for 24.95!!! What a great deal!

Just for Ottawa Dog Blog readers, Drypet has agreed to give us a special discount – $10 off!!! The Ottawa Dog Blog special code is cdp10 and will work from Nov 18-25. EDIT: please not the date of the sale has changed – 1 WEEK ONLY!!

These towels would make a great gift for any pet lover this holiday season.

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I have been having conversations with several people about grooming lately, and it seems that certain people tend to find a good groomer and stick to them.

I take both Paddington and Corduroy to be groomed at Bark and Fitz. They have been groomed at both the Westboro and Kanata locations and the groomers there are wonderful. I have taken them to Petsmart before and not been impressed – I found the room to be extremely stressful and I wanted my dogs to have a good experience when being groomed, rather than a tense time. I don’t even take them there to get their nails trimmed anymore and we live within walking distance.

I have never had a bad experience at Bark and Fitz and the groomers take the time to get to know you and your dogs which I also really like. Corduroy usually goes in for a full groom, where Paddington only really needs their Bath and Tidy service.

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I don’t know many dogs who like baths – mine tolerate them but they’d rather stay dirty than have one I can tell you that! Here are some alternate options to the old soap and water routine.

1) Vigorously rub a handful of baby powder into your dog’s fur. Let it settle in for a couple of minutes, then follow up with a good brushing. Your dog will look and smell great!

2) Rub a few handfuls of baking soda into your dog’s fur and then give a thorough brushing.

3) Put 1 cup of oatmeal in the blender and grind it to a fine powder. Add 1 cup baking soda and mix well. Rub it into your dog’s coat and leave it there for a minute or two, then brush it out.

*Note: Corduroy needed a bit more than a dry shampoo after her romp around in the dirt!

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It’s been a little over two months since we brought Corduroy home and I can tell you, it feels like she has always been here. The two are growing to be best friends, which is wonderful. Corduroy idolizes Paddington, the same way kids do which I find quite amusing.

It took two months for Paddington to accept Corduroy fully. She was never ever mean to her, but was very tense and hardly relaxed when Corduroy was around. In the past two weeks, we have noticed a HUGE improvement. Paddington will even let Corduroy sit next to her and they have slept beside each other on one occasion (something I always dreamed they would do!). I can comfortably hold both of them on my lap now and neither of them try to squirm away because they other one is there.

We are still having problems with food – Corduroy is now tall enough to eat out of Paddington’s bowl and tries to at every chance. Since switching them both to high quality food, I haven’t worried about it as much, only because there isn’t much difference between the puppy and adult food as far as ingredients. And obviously, like children, each of them wants what the other one has, whether it be toys or treats. They are getting a bit better now about it.

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If your dog gets skunked, douse the affected area with tomato juice. Make sure to sponge some of it on the face, avoiding the eyes. Let sink in for a couple of minutes so the acid and neutralize the odour then bathe your dog as usual. Repeat as necessary over several days until the smell is gone.

Tips and Tricks from the book Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things

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