How to Get a Dog Urine Smell Out of House & Rugs

While dog owners love their pets and consider them to be part of the family, they realize, as with children, that they may have to clean up an occasional urine stain. Fortunately, with some effort and a few household items, you can remove urine stains and their odor from your rug or carpet. Generally, when the urine odor is out of your rug, you will not have the odor in your house.

Things You'll Need

  • Old rags or towels
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • Baking soda
  • 1 cup 3 percent hydrogen peroxide
  • 1 ½ tsp. organic dish soap
  • Scrub brush
  • Rubber gloves
  • Spray bottle
  • 1/4 spray bottle fabric softener
  • 1 cap full laundry detergent
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
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Instructions

  1. Eliminating Odor From the Rug

    • 1

      Dilute urine with a liberal amount of clean water. If the urine stain is not fresh, skip this step and proceed to step 3.

    • 2

      Fold the towel twice to form a thick pad. Place the towel on the urine spot and step on it with your foot. Apply pressure to absorb as much of the urine as possible. Repeat steps 1 and 2 again and proceed to step 3.

    • 3

      Mix vinegar and water. Pour the mixture over the stain and let it soak for five minutes. Vinegar neutralizes odors and the active ingredients in urine.

    • 4

      Blot the vinegar and water mixture with a clean towel.

    • 5

      Sprinkle a liberal amount of baking soda over the stain. Baking soda is also an odor neutralizer.

    • 6

      Mix the peroxide and organic dish soap in the spray bottle. Spray mixture on the stain without over-saturating.

    • 7

      Put on rubber gloves.

    • 8

      Scrub the stained area with the scrub brush. Make certain to scrub baking soda deep into the carpet.

    • 9

      Allow the stain to dry completely.

    • 10

      Vacuum the area clean.

    Eliminating Odor From the House

    • 11

      Combine the fabric softener, detergent and lemon in a spray bottle. Be sure to strain lemon seeds to prevent spray pump from clogging.

    • 12

      Dilute mixture with water until the spray bottle is three-quarters full. You can fill spray bottle more than three-quarters but leave enough space to shake mixture.

    • 13

      Shake the mixture well.

    • 14

      Spray the mixture throughout the house on upholstery, curtains and carpets.

    • 15

      Repeat steps 1 through 4 every other day or more to eliminate urine odors and keep your home smelling fresh.