Skunked…

It's not just the carpets -- even the clothes you wore cleaning the dog up will have absorbed it, the towels you used after washing the dog, and possibly the couch if the dog was on it or pressed against it....it's a process to de-stink the house after that!

I swear by the HP + Dawn + baking soda mix -- a neighbor at my mountain house brought me a big bottle of HP and mixed it up in an old jug and helped me pour it over the dog (I wore gloves to work it in). Stores were closed because Ms. Skunk likes to wander after 9PM....so this was a lifesaver. I now keep big bottles of HP in the closet "just in case."

Skout's Honor has a carpet machine fluid if you have a Bissell-type machine at home. They also have skunk fluid that is very good to use on the dog (sold at Petco etc.) -- but I used it as a "finishing touch" a few days later AFTER we had used the HP-blend:

For the laundry, a long Oxyclean soak did help for me, but not all fabrics can take several hours of that.

Borax produces hydrogen peroxide when used with hot water -- and that's what I used with detergent to wash the dog bath towels. (20 Mule Team Laundry Borax can be found in the laundry aisle, bottom shelf, at Walmart.)

Another versatile product that's pretty "chemical smelling" but works for floor cleaning (and even laundry) is Odo-Ban. Home Depot has the gallon-jug of concentrate. If you buy the gallon, you can add it to laundry, mop with it (even vinyl flooring absorbs that dang smell...), put it in a spray bottle to use on fabric (couch, carpet, dog bed), etc. It even works to de-stink your dog-waste trash can or bucket. It's my "emergency" product when I don't know what else to use--but I have to leave all of the windows open for a while after using it. (They also have an outdoor yard spray that attaches to a hose, if you have a deck that got hit -- but I think I'd try mixing up a bucket of borax and hot water and splash it all over first.)

No, Nature's Miracle won't help much. The peroxide, baking soda and liquid soap works miracles, though! 500 ml. (one large bottle) peroxide (okay for a large dog, you may want to double it) 1/4 c. baking soda, and one teaspoon liquid dish soap (because the spray is oily, and this will help dissolve it.) Mix and apply IMMEDIATELY, as a vigorous chemical reaction is taking place. Don't be afraid to sponge around her lips and mouth - the solution won't hurt her.

Do not try to bottle the mixture. It will explode the bottle. It produces a lot of oxygen in a big hurry. I think this particular chemical reaction is the reason we're not allowed to take water bottles on to airplanes.

Make sure you sponge out her ears! I've found from experience that GSD ears will hold the smell as no doubt her ears were at full attention when she got blasted! Use a cloth or sponge to apply the solution to the face and ears. Rinse well.

The solution also works on furniture and carpets, however, the peroxide may bleach the colour, so test it first in an area where no one will notice.