Is it anal glands? Ugh...that is some potent stuff.
Especially this little guy's, his "glands" will run you out of the room. The girls will get a whiff and say "Scruffy skunked, EWWWW!" That really is revolting. This is a combination of just like doggy BO (from when he goes outside), and the carpet being 18 years old. It was very expensive caroet when installed by the original owners, and other than the color (peach, blech)looks fine. It's a super thick pile, unfortunately it's just showing age. I refuse to change it just yet though because younger DD is VERY careless with stuff, drinks, etc. And then there's Scruffy's reflux problem, which, although better, still happens, and the dried semi chewed dog food is gross.
and it cannot make for a healthy environment. It needs to be changed, even if it's with something cheap until that spilling/spewing age passes.
Our entire main level of the house except for this bed room and a small guest room and hall from bedroom to master bath, has hardwood, hardwood I cannot replicate 
. It is antique reclaimed flooring out of rail cars, about two to three inches thick. Uneven, discolored, scarred, we love the character of it. In fact the floors sold the house to us. We tried Pergo type laminate in the laundry, it was a disaster. Since one laundry room doom butts up to the back hall from garage to kitchen, that entry is higher in the hall than the floor of the laundry. Plus, the color was impossible to replicate. I'd really rather not have carpet at all, what with the dust factor and all, but Since the rooms are so big installing laminate would be a fortune! I'll just continue shampooing the carpet every two months or so until I find something I can live with. I have even concidered the cork floors, I love the rich tones they have.
