Us pups love summertime! We love playing and explorin’ outside. We love playin’ fetch and tug-o-war, chasin’ pesky squirrels and sometimes just lazin’ up under a shade tree. One of my favorite things is scratchin’ my back in the grass and, much to my Lady’s dismay, rollin’ in the dirt WOOF! My brother Ozzy loves playin’ in the mud puddles left from the thunderstorms. My Lady says he is like a kid that likes to jump in puddles. It has to be his favorite thing of all time. She has tried to make him stop but he does it anyway WOOF! And, if we get hot while playin’ outside, we can get a cool down by jumpin’ in our kiddie pool! At the end of the day and time to go inside, we are a dirty pack of pups WOOF! But hey, that just means we had fun, right? My Lady is always waitin’ at the door with towels to clean us up and her trusty Spot Shot® Pet Instant Carpet Stain & Odor Eliminator to clean up summer’s unique and tough pet stains!
With 8 of us dogs to clean up and keep our home lookin’ spiffy, my Lady has her hands full. But, she has secret cleaning tips and what she calls her magic bullet to help her. Say what? Secrets and a magic bullet? That must be human speak cause as a dog I just don’t understand WOOF! I’m tired from my day of playin’ so lemme fetch my Lady to tell ya her summer cleanin’ tips and about her magic bullet!
Here’s my Lady to tell ya how to battle summer’s unique and tough pet stains.
When you have pets, it means there is always an abundance of messes and stains whatever season you are in. However, the summer months bring their own unique stains and messes for pet parents! The pups love to run, romp and play in the yard and the family loves enjoying fun barbecues and outdoor time. All of which is the perfect storm for carpet stains and messes inside your home. Let’s talk about our top 5 summer pet stains and how you can quickly clean them up!
I’m tired and dirty, but it sure was fun gettin’ this way WOOF!
5 Tough Summer Stains for Pet Owners
& How to Battle Them
1. Thunderstorms and Mud
In our neck of the woods, thunderstorms happen frequently. They leave behind puddles of water and anywhere there was dirt, it quickly becomes a muddy mess. Of course, the dogs have to play in those exact spots or is that just my dogs? They come back to the door with mud from head to toe!
Summer just wouldn’t be summer without a swimming pool for them to play in. They love jumping in their kiddie pool and cooling off! The problem comes when they get out of the pool and walk through the dirt. Whether the dogs have been playing in the puddles or taking a dip in the pool, it means ground in dirt and carpet stains.
2. Thunder and Holiday Fireworks Can Cause Anxiety and Urine Accidents
The same thunderstorms that created the muddy puddles the pups love to play in also causes them to go a little crazy with anxiety while they are happening. In addition to the storms, summer celebrations bring a whole new level to their anxiety with all the loud booms, bangs, and popping sounds! (We all know summer fireworks aren’t just limited to the Fourth of July.) All 8 of my pups react in some way to these loud noises. One likes to hide in the smallest place she can find, while another paces and pants, and yet another will become destructive if it goes on too long. Then, there is the one that gets so anxious she accidentally urinates wherever she is at. Needless to say, this leads to ugly urine carpet stains.
3. Grass and Dirt Must Taste Good but Leads to Tummy Upsets & Vomit Stains
There is something irresistible about grass that dogs love. I’m not sure which is worse, grass or dirt in the summer for creating carpet stains. At any given time, you can find one of the pups out munching on grass. Sometimes they eat a little grass and it isn’t an issue, but more often than not it is going to cause them to vomit. And, what is it with dogs eating dirt? I have 2 dogs that will literally eat dirt! Again, sometimes nothing happens but then other times it upsets their stomachs. Needless to say, it is not pretty when you have grass and dirt vomit on your pretty cream-colored carpet! It leaves a hideous vomit stain for you to have to clean!
4. Oozing Hot Spots and Icky Stains
Summer is an especially troubling time for dogs prone to hot spots. In the heat and humidity, an itchy spot can quickly grow in size and turn into an ugly oozing sore. My senior girl, Sallie, has suffered from hot spots her entire life especially in the summertime. It is a hard time for her and even worse time for the carpet. Everywhere she lays there is ‘ick’ from the oozing. Of course, I try to keep her on a blanket but more often than not, I look up to find her laying somewhere directly on the carpet. Not only is the ‘ick’ from hot spots unsanitary, it leaves big stains wherever she has lain.
5. BBQ Stains are the Worst!
While barbecue is NOT something we feed our dogs, we jokingly call it a dog stain. Why? Because it never fails when having a fun summer BBQ get-together, the dogs cause an accident. With people dwelling around chatting while holding plates and drinks, along with so many dogs dwelling underfoot, it is inevitable that a plate gets dropped or knocked out of someone’s hand. Just imagine a plate of BBQ, baked beans, etc., planted upside down squarely in the middle of your nice carpet! YIKES! Barbecue sauce stains are one of the worst there is!
In addition, big Ozzy is a counter-surfer. Standing as tall as the counter, he can quickly grab and go. Unfortunately for him, he always gets caught but not before he has successfully stained up the carpet from where he dropped his new-found prize.
How to Quickly Remove Tough Stains and Odor
With all the stains summer brings, you would think I would be stuck inside on hands and knees scrubbing, right? Not true! I keep BOTH Spot Shot Pet Instant Carpet Stain & Odor Eliminator AND Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain Remover in my arsenal of cleaning supplies! I call Spot Shot my magic bullet because it works on both NEW AND OLD stains AND they are super easy to use! Spot Shot allows me to quickly clean up and be able to enjoy Summer with the family!
When used as directed, Spot Shot is safe to use around children, pets, and the environment. It has a formula that penetrates deep into carpet fibers breaking the physical bond of stain particles and odor molecules from the carpet fibers and pad, allowing them to be easily blotted out of your carpet WITHOUT scrubbing!
Are Stains Ruining Your Summer?
Instead of being stuck inside cleaning, get back to enjoying the summer fun with the family by adding the magic bullet of Spot Shot to your cleaning arsenal! Spot Shot Pet Instant Carpet Stain & Odor Eliminator and Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain Remover can be found online and in stores nationwide like Walmart. To find a store near you, or online, you can use their handy “where to buy tool“. You can also grab a coupon to get $1 off Spot Shot!
For all your household stains, I recommend following the Stain Fighting Community on Facebook. They offer all the latest cleaning tips and tricks to keep your home looking spotless!
Really need to try this!
Counter surfer – love that!! These are all good suggestions, and I had an Old English sheepdog, and a brook in the back she liked to get wet and then muddy, so hard to keep her decent!!! But she had a blast!
I live in East TN….home of red clay mud! Any ideas for it?
Oh, I feel for you! Red clay is the worst! The only suggestion I have is scrape the worst up and use the Spot Shot for any stain that is left.
I love your doggies, so cute! I have heard of spot shot but never tried it. Thank you, I’ll have to get some.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful product.
Sounds like your house really needs a good stain buster. (and yes, mud attracts all dogs)
With 4 dogs I could really use this. One of my fur babies occasionally still has accidents if I am not able to let her outside right away. She hates when it happens I can tell by her expression. So having something that can eliminate the odor is a must.
I’d like to try this. Awesome suggestions too. My boy seldom has accidents but it’s nice to be prepared when he does
A great product if you have a pet.
These products are great. I use them often and wouldn’t be without them in my house. Thank you so much for sharing
I love the fact that you don’t have to scrub it in. That’s definitely a plus! Thanks!!
Looks like a really effective product. I’m game!
This sounds like a good product for stains on the carpets. Will have to try this!
I need to try this. I have two kitties that seem to love to throw up.
Great article!
I love spot shot. We use it all the time. with a dog and cat in the house we get stains a lot.
Those are some tough stains. I love the Spot Shot great stain remover! Thanks for sharing.
I have two kitties that like to throw up on our carpets. Several times a week I’m cleaning these messes.
Thank you for sharing this. Definitely need to give some of these a try!
Sounds excellent. Stains are a part of being a pet owner 🙂
I need to get me some of this for my doggy stains! 🙂
Thanks for the information on these products.
These products really work.!
I love a product that can make clean up easy! Thanks for sharing the coupon too.
Looks like easy clean-up!
I really like that it is non toxic.
These products work great. I love that they are non toxic. We use these all the time. Thank you so much for sharing
Boy we have had our share of carpet stains this summer from being outside with kids and pets. Time to get some of this stain remover.
All of my dogs suffer from hot spots. Living in Texas that’s a given. But one of them suffers more than the others. She has soars all over body that make it difficult to even find a place on her to pet. I need to get a bottle of this to see how well it works.
This stuff is amazing. I always use it to get out the tough pet stains in our house.
Even though my youngest kitty is terrified of thunder and fireworks she has never made a mess from being scared. She has, however made messes in her carrier on the way to the vet. So the vet must be scarier.
Thank you for sharing 🙂
I need a stockpile of this for my two kitties.
I love their products. We have three indoor pets and this works great!
Everyone with pets need this product in their home. It works great. Thank you so much for sharing this
Good to know! Thanks for sharing!
These are great tips. I know my animals are scared of fireworks and storms.
Another thing Spot Shot removes well is hairballs. Our senior cat is the worst for leaving those little surprises and it takes it right up!
I like that this product is safe for children & pets.
It’s not really summer related but my kitties do tend to throw up especially hair balls. It really does a number on our carpets.
this is a great product!
Thanks for the cleaning tips!
Looks like a really nice product.
This brought back some great memories… I had my brother German Sheppard spend all most a year with me. They were renting a place no pets till their home was ready to move into. I laughed when I read about thunder storms. This Shepard was afraid of thunder and lighting and if you are sleeping on the couch when that big dog lands on top of you. This dog never missed a mud puddle to play in. Will your dogs shake outside when they are wet. This dog would not. So I could have used this stuff way back when
Thanks, we just adopted a dog and looks like we need to adopt “Spot Shot” bottles too
Good review. As much as I love my pets , cleaning up after them is tiring. Always looking for ideas or products to help🐾
Spot Shot has worked really well on our carpet for years! Definitely have to have this on hand if you’re a pet owner!
I don’t need this anymore. Mine do not have mistakes like they did when younger.
This is a good article to keep handy for when there are pet messes abounding! Thanks!