Learn how to remove dog urine odor from the carpet – never suffer from dog urine smell again! These are simple, easy steps you can take to remove that stinky odor, NATURALLY!
You’re walking through barefoot through your living room and suddenly you feel a wet patch – yes, the dreaded dog urine on the carpet.
When you’re potty training a new puppy, caring for an older dog suffering from incontinence or have a tiny dog (like a chihuahua) that finds it hard to hold their pee for longer than a few minutes, it’s inevitable that you’ll eventually find a dreaded dog pee patch on your nice, clean carpet or rug.
Even in house-broken dogs, accidents can happen. And when left too long, dog urine can seep through the carpet into the underlay and the stench can become unbearable.
If you have young children at home or you prefer to avoid chemical cleaning products, then a natural DIY dog urine remover is the solution.
You may also want to read about some of these other DIY cleaning hacks.
How to Remove Dog Urine Odor From The Carpet
This is the solution I used whenever our little dog had an accident on the carpet. This DIY pet urine smell remover works amazing, smells good, contains no harsh chemicals and is effective at removing dog urine scent from the carpet.
DIY Pet Urine Remover
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of hydrogen peroxide
- 2 tsp of baking soda
- 1 tsp liquid dish soap (I used Dawn) – you can also use an all natural dish detergent if you prefer.
Method of Use:
- Stir together all ingredients in a bowl until baking soda has dissolved.
- Pour the solution over urine patches and allow it to completely dry.
- Vacuum up any excess.
Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
After vacuuming up the excess, I like to use a homemade carpet deodorizer as well, just to be sure no odor remains. This is optional, but I find it’s adds that extra level of deodorizer.
Plus, it helps with any other smells that may have accumulated in your carpet! You can use this method to freshen up the smell in your house while you’re speed cleaning before guests arrive!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup baking soda
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 10-15 drops of essential oil (I use Lavender)
Method of Use:
Sprinkle the deodorizer over the carpet and let sit for 15-30 minutes. Then just use your vacuum cleaner to vacuum it up.
After vacuuming up the deodorizer, I used my secret weapon to fluff up the carpet and make it look like new again.
I swear by this FURemover broom, regardless of whether you have pets or not – it’s a MUST have, in my opinion (it also removes human hair from the carpet.). I lose a ton of hair and this works great to pick it up off the carpet.
In addition to a carpet deodorizer, using an essential oil diffuser can help keep your house smelling fresh.
The Best Commercial Dog Urine Odor Remover
If you find that the DIY dog urine odor remover doesn’t work effectively, you prefer a commercial solution or you have deeper odors that seem to linger, then I recommend the Rocco & Roxie Pet Odor Eliminator.
Unlike other pet stain removers on the market, it actually binds to and absorbs the odor at a molecular level. While the above can work on cat urine as well, sometimes I find cat urine to be pretty strong and this cleaner works a little better for those stronger odors.
And the Rocco & Roxie Pet Odor Eliminator comes with a money-back guarantee – that’s how confident they are that it will get rid of even the toughest pet odors. In their own words, “If your stains and odors aren’t gone, neither is your money. We’ll refund it in full.”
In Conclusion – Other Uses
No wants wants a carpet or rug that smells like dog urine (or really any urine). This natural carpet cleaner works great to remove that odor.
In addition, you can also use this on some of the following odors and spills:
- Cat urine;
- Human urine (don’t ask, it happens);
- Baby spit up.
You can use the carpet deodorizer any time. Sometimes over time, carpets can start to gather smells from the years. The deodorizer will help keep it smelling fresh.
Have you use this method to get rid of dog urine odor in your carpet? Comment below and let me know how it worked!
This worked great for my carpet. It isn’t white carpet but a light beige with brown mixed in. The smell was removed nicely and did not bleach my carpet at all. I also liked the baking soda mix with lavender although I think I’ll do peppermint next time as I prefer that smell to lavender, thank you for sharing Thai recipe!
It works amazing on our carpets and removes the smell completely! Thank you
I’m so glad it worked for you!
I have 2 small dogs and when angry they pee on my bedroom floor and rug. This mentioned method doesn’t work at all!!! I searched everywhere on Pinterest and google and everyone says the same thing ugh. It doesn’t work AND it dyes your carpet unless it’s white already. Of course the pic above is a woman cleaning a white rug/carpet. Speaking from experience, I have so many dyed spots on my carpet after using these ingredients. Luckily I found something commercial that does work like magic to remove the odor however I have yet to find something to remove the yellow.
Can you share what worked for you?
Does your method get lingering pet urine smell out of carpets? I’ve used a few other methods and they don’t do a great job getting old urine out of carpets. I’ve had to get specialized pet urine removal to get the odor out. I’ll have to try your method to see if it helps!
It should work pretty well unless the spot has been used over and over and the smell is very very strong. Then it may not work as well – you can try a few applications over time if that’s the case.
Don’t!!!!!! Unless you have white carpeting!!! Plus it doesn’t work!!
It didn’t do anything to my carpet
You still have odor from the urine?
Hi, can I use this method to clean a Bokhara rug or carpet using cold water.
I haven’t tried it but I’m sure it would also work!
I just wanted to let you know you have a typo at the beginning of you”Conclusion”.
Thanks for the tips!
Thank you!
Doesn’t the peroxide bleach the carpet:? Thanjk you for your help!
I haven’t had any issues with that. I would try it on a small test piece of carpet before using it on the spot.
My carpet is dark so I’m gonna do a test spot first. I’ve looked for a solution for 11 years so fingers crossed that this THE ONE!!
I hope it works for you!
Thank you for this solution. I look forward to using it for my home.
Question……. can you tell me why you use cornstarch in the carpet deodorizer? What does the cornstarch do differently than the baking soda?
God bless!
The cornstarch helps to absorb any grease or oils while the baking soda absorbs the odors. Good luck!
Am going to take a shot at this. My Missy Lou was a mill dog birthing pups for 4yrs. I rescued her 7-14-16 from the pound in my home town. She’s sweet, loving, happy, & a great Emotional Support Dog. She picked the hallway to potty in the winter months, (she had not been in snow) so I did my research, and tried chemical free ideas. I had some luck, but not all work. So ready to give this one a try. I’m not out any $. So why not. Thanks for sharing this to those who love their Fur-babies, and go that extra try to make for a great smelling home for everyone!!! Get back to you with my results!!! ? ? ?
Awww, that’s horrible that Missy Lou had to endure that, but how wonderful that she has found a loving home with you! You’re so welcome, I hope this works as well for you as it does for me 🙂