Dog Dirt Management

Either I need to transition my dog clothes over to brown, or I need a better stain-fighting formula to get the dog dirt out. Seriously, all of my dog jeans (… yes, I have jeans designated for dog activities) have a brown tinge to the thighs from Lilly putting her feet on me when I ask her to BEG (a calming strategy to get her to focus on me). I’ve tried all the usual over-the-counter stuff that’s supposed to get the stains out, but there is still a pall that looms on some of my clothes.

Since we have a septic system (not a municipal sewer), I have to be careful about using things too powerful, but if you have any ideas, I’d love to hear them.

Part of the problem is that living in a rural area means we’re surrounded by dirt, so if you live in a city, you might not “get” just how grubby things can be, especially heating almost exclusively with wood.

The good news is that we have solid-surface flooring on the main level of the house. Buy stock in Swiffer. Not kidding. We alone could keep the product afloat.

Since I’m in a tip-giving and asking mood this week, I’ll offer these additional thoughts:

  • Buy old comforters at garage sales or thrift stores to cover your furniture, if you’d like to keep it looking nice even though your dogs sleep on it.
  • Use the flat sheet from an old sheet set as a “top” sheet on the bed (for the same reason as above).