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We moved into an apartment in a recently built house that had a large red Irish Setter dog living in the unit for the first year or so after the build was completed. We have tried spraying and wiping down with vinegar everywhere -wiping the walls, appliances, cupboards, floors, etc. When the apartment gets warm, the smell of a large wet dog permeates the entire unit and stinks to high heaven. We kove the apartment and have tried everything to get rid of the dog smell, wiping down, renuzit air fresheners, incense...everything. Has anybody else had this problem? Can it be fixed? I''m about ready to move, just because of this smell. Any advice?  
 
Edited by DivaAgingGracelessly, 2016-10-02 10:59:21

You need an enzymatic cleaner because although vinegar is an odour eliminator, it doesn't have an enzyme in it to break down the odours. I do have a product I can give you to spray that may help. We usually do a full clean of floors, walls, baseboards or areas where it smells and spray this afterwards. You do need to make sure that the areas are wiped clean of any residue or traces of urine or whatever smell you are trying to get rid of before spraying it. You can text me at 204-720-0456 and I can give you some.

I guess the first question here, is are you renting this unit? If so, talk to your landlord regarding the smell. If there is carpets, they are responsible for cleaning them after the tenant leaves. Sometimes, vents may need to be cleaned out after an animal leaves, as the fur/dog hair can get trapped in them.  
 
Second of all, it may not actually be the dogs smell, it could be something else causing it. We've had a leak in a pipe before that smelt like our husky just slept outside in the rain for a week, and it turned out to be water pooling up.  
 
Thirdly, if you have a lease, you sadly can't just leave for the dog smell if you haven't notified your landlord, and every attempt to get rid of the smell on the landlords side hasn't been made. (Not saying you haven't contacted them, just making this note.)  
 
There really isn't a whole lot you can do other then pine-soling everything (that's how we get rid of our dogs smells) shampooing carpets (this is the landlords job) and giving the floors and walls a good wipe down, and cleaning the vents. Other then that, it may be something else causing the smell.

I second to check the floor registers and vacuum them out. Also see about changing the furnace filter. Hair can be trapped in these places and be blowing all over the house. You also do need an enzyme removing cleaner, just go to Walmart or any pet store to find one.