Our dog got sprayed 3 times in one week.
Only thing that really worked for us was the following solution
Equal parts baking soda and peroxide with a couple table spoons of Dawn (blue) dish soap. 
Almost anyone in the cove who has a dog has this on hand because it's a pretty common occurrence with our skunk population.

Quote from: Numba Waaan on December 14, 2018, 09:18:59 PM

Summers Eve. No bulljive

Aww, I missed those commercials back in the day.   

I'm not sure it would work because Bear is a male dog.  And I don't think I really want my house smelling like an Avon convention, anyway.   

But it really works, huh?

Quote from: Ski Pro 3 -- Jerry on December 15, 2018, 01:20:06 AM

Quote from: The Inn Keeper (yakhopper) on December 14, 2018, 09:16:29 PM

Our dog got sprayed 3 times in one week.
Only thing that really worked for us was the following solution
Equal parts baking soda and peroxide with a couple table spoons of Dawn (blue) dish soap. 
Almost anyone in the cove who has a dog has this on hand because it's a pretty common occurrence with our skunk population.

This works because hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 is water w/ an extra atom of oxygen.  The baking soda releases that oxygen and it combines with the skunk juice. (One is starved for an electron in it's outer valance shell, the other has an extra electron)  This converts the skunk juice to a different molecule, one that no longer stinks.  Think of it like metal rusting when it's exposed to oxygen. 
I've used this while camping and a dog of ours got skunked.  After treatment and dry-off, pup slept in the same bed with us later that night, no problem.  However, if your dog gets the skunk stink up it's nose or deep in ears where you can't reach, he'll stink for a month.  Not as bad, but stink none-the-less.

Halfway correct... enter resident organic chemist.  The reason peroxide works is close to what you describe.  Peroxide works by donation of it's "extra oxygen atom" to sulfides present in skunk gnar gnar.  Sulfides are functional sulfur atoms on volatile organic compounds that due to their d-shell, can be oxidized first to sulfoxides, then to sulfates, which are no longer volitile, acidic, and way less smelly.  The baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, neutralizes the acidic sulfate converting it via acid base reaction, to a deprotonated sulfate, which is water soluble, and washes away.  This of course also produces co2, which is the basis for all of your volcano projects in middle school, except with vinegar.  Summers Eve is likely formulated with other additives for better pH control and additives to help cover residual smell.  When ladies start baking sour-dough, sulfides are culprits as well for helping clear the room.   .

Quote from: Ski Pro 3 -- Jerry on December 15, 2018, 01:20:06 AM

Quote from: The Inn Keeper (yakhopper) on December 14, 2018, 09:16:29 PM

Our dog got sprayed 3 times in one week.
Only thing that really worked for us was the following solution
Equal parts baking soda and peroxide with a couple table spoons of Dawn (blue) dish soap. 
Almost anyone in the cove who has a dog has this on hand because it's a pretty common occurrence with our skunk population.

This works because hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 is water w/ an extra atom of oxygen.  The baking soda releases that oxygen and it combines with the skunk juice. (One is starved for an electron in it's outer valance shell, the other has an extra electron)  This converts the skunk juice to a different molecule, one that no longer stinks.  Think of it like metal rusting when it's exposed to oxygen. 
I've used this while camping and a dog of ours got skunked.  After treatment and dry-off, pup slept in the same bed with us later that night, no problem.  However, if your dog gets the skunk stink up it's nose or deep in ears where you can't reach, he'll stink for a month.  Not as bad, but stink none-the-less.

Halfway correct... enter resident organic chemist.  The reason peroxide works is close to what you describe.  Peroxide works by donation of it's "extra oxygen atom" to sulfides present in skunk gnar gnar.  Sulfides are functional sulfur atoms on volatile organic compounds that due to their d-shell, can be oxidized first to sulfoxides, then to sulfates, which are no longer volitile, acidic, and way less smelly.  The baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, neutralizes the acidic sulfate converting it via acid base reaction, to a deprotonated sulfate, which is water soluble, and washes away.  This of course also produces co2, which is the basis for all of your volcano projects in middle school, except with vinegar.  Summers Eve is likely formulated with other additives for better pH control and additives to help cover residual smell.  When ladies start baking sour-dough, sulfides are culprits as well for helping clear the room.   .