Dogs are among the animal kingdom’s top sniffers and their sense of smell is 10,000–100,000 times more powerful than ours. Having such a formidable sense of smell has a multitude of advantages. It also means that they multiplied the scents that they dislike a thousand-fold when they sniff something disagreeable to them like citrus fruits, vinegar, chilis, and neem oil.
This can be used to your advantage if your dog is peeing somewhere inappropriate like the corner of your home. In this blog post, we will talk about these detail. We’ll look at all the scents that dogs seem to dislike, and therefore, avoid peeing on.
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What Smells Do Dogs Hate?
An aromatic scent that humans appreciate might not be a dog’s cup of tea. While nothing is more pleasant in the morning than a cup of coffee or the smell of a freshly-squeezed juice, those scents can be unpleasant to canines.
Dogs seem to hate peeing on these scents, so get ready to use them if you are having accidents in your home!
- Citrus fruits
- Vinegar
- Coffee Grounds
- Ammonia-based cleaning products
- Citronella
- Mothballs
- Chili peppers
- Neem oil
Citrus Fruits
Citrus fruits are popular repellents due to their potent scent and all-natural makeup. The only thing you have to do to prevent your dog from peeing in inappropriate places is to scatter citrus fruit peels across that area.
The sharp, citrusy scent must be too overpowering for dogs because they want nothing to do with orange peels!
Vinegar
Most kitchens have vinegar, which is fantastic for cleaning and cooking but too acidic for dogs to tolerate. It is no surprise that vinegar is a common component of homemade canine repellent because the dog’s keen nose cannot handle its acidic scent.
If you want to use it in your garden but don’t want it in your soil, try putting a concentrated dose in a container that your dog can easily smell. Then you can put this in specific areas where your dog prefers to pee around plants.
Coffee Grounds
Another potent smell that frequently stops dogs from peeing is the smell of coffee grinds. Despite its widespread use in deterring dogs, cats, and slugs, some dogs respond to coffee differently than others. This doesn’t work on all dogs, and some dogs don’t seem to be too put off.
Old coffee granules can be an excellent recyclable choice if your dog doesn’t like the smell of coffee. Always keep in mind that fresh coffee will smell stronger than worn coffee, although certain dogs may still respond to it.
Ammonia-Based Cleaning Products
The smell of ammonia is overpowering enough to us humans, so can you imagine what it does to a dog’s sensitive nose? To make canine repellent, take a spray bottle and combine equal volumes of ammonia and water and spray the area to be treated, whether it’s within your house or outside.
At first, the smell will appear overpowering, but it will pass. Dogs will avoid the area because they can smell it for a longer period. Don’t use pure ammonia, as the odor could linger throughout the house and make you and your pet sick.
Citronella
Citronella spray is a powerful deterrent for dogs. They seem utterly repulsed by citronella, which is natural and organic so you won’t have to worry about accidental poisoning or degradation in air quality when you’re giving your dog’s favorite pee spot a spritz.
Citronella can be found in plug-ins, candles, sprays, oils, and even candles. The scent is frequently used to keep insects away, and it has a similar effect on dogs.
Mothball
A typical repellent found in most households, dogs seem to hate the smell of mothballs. You can place a few balls around the house in your dog’s favorite peeing spots and they’ll avoid the area like the plague.
In addition, you can place mothballs in your laundry room or bathroom to keep your dog out of areas that he shouldn’t be in.
However, exercise caution when using mothballs, especially if you have young children or puppies. You don’t want any one of the young ones to accidentally ingest a mothball.
A typical household repellant for insects and animals is mothballed. One of the numerous creatures that
Chilli Peppers
Your dog will not tolerate being around the hot, spicy scent of chili peppers. When we take a sniff of chili pepper our eyes will involuntarily water, so imagine what it must do to our dogs! It will linger in their nasal passages for a long time and mask all other scents, which dogs hate, as it takes away their most formidable sense.
You can use chili flakes over the areas that your dog pees in to deter your dog from visiting his pee spot. To cover a bigger area, you can either add entire chili peppers to the area or put the peppers and some water in a blender, filter it, and then spray the mixture.
Neem Oil
Dogs detest the smell of neem oil and will avoid areas where it is present. It is used for a variety of purposes, including as a pesticide in gardening and occasionally for the skin but you can use it to stop your dog from peeing on a particular area.
Ironically, neem oil is occasionally used as a natural alternative to prevent fleas and ticks. Whether or not the dog can tolerate the smell depends on how much neem oil is applied.
Final Thoughts
With 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses compared to 6 million in us, a dog’s sense of smell is an incredible thing. However, this can be used against them, as what we think is a strong scent is thousands of times more magnified for them.
If your dog is peeing inappropriately in the same spot, you can experiment with this list of different scents. COntinue doing this until you find one that your dog will avoid peeing on. Keep in mind this is just a temporary fix until you get the potty training under control. Good luck!