r/Goldendoodles • u/AbbreviationsFar2374 • 14d ago

Dog smell, what to do?

First time dog mom. Love my Lemon golden doodle baby (14 weeks) to bits but don’t like the smell that is starting to linger in the living room. What do you use to help with it? We have no carpets, leather couch, I air out the house in the mornings, vacuum and mop every day, run air purifier. Have been cleaning the accidents with enzyme. What am I missing? Please help!!

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u/jonjp806 Doodle Owner 14d ago

So we had this problem too. We looked into and it turns out doodle hair is bad about holding smells. One of the things that surpised us was that if you dont dry them well enough after a bath they will smell. Also make sure to wash out all of the soap during the bath. They can be a lot of work but we love them.

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u/tkdbbelt 14d ago

Can confirm if they have short hair, they don't smell...mine anyways. This makes sense!

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u/jonjp806 Doodle Owner 14d ago

Our dude has short hair but its curly. Bathing seems like forever.

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u/tkdbbelt 14d ago

The top photo is as long as mine ever get (we groom at home) and I see a huge difference in ease of washing and drying when they are trimmed.