You never really know what your house smells like until you go on a trip

[Anonymous]

Never leave an orange out while gone on a trip, a moldy orange fills the home with a terrible scent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never leave an orange out while gone on a trip, a moldy orange fills the home with a terrible scent

That's true for any fruit. Also, sorry to tell you dog lovers but, if you have a dog, your house smells like dog. If you have two dogs, it's twice as bad. As part of my job, I'm in at least two houses a day and sometimes, I can smell it before they even open the front door.

[Anonymous]

Agree with above. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a house of dog owners where it didn’t smell
Like dog - even if it’s a “small, nonshedding” one like PP mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours always smells awful when we return from a trip and it’s made me very paranoid about having guests over. I keep my house really clean!

Same. I do not understand. We have regular cleaners, take the trash out regularly, do laundry regularly, run the dishwasher nightly. We don’t wear shoes in the house, we don’t work out in the house. We have a small non-shedding dog that is bathed regularly.

Same!

[Anonymous]

I don’t get why people think that having pets doesn’t make their house smell. They always smell bad. And for a comparison. Take your small child on a walk in 90 degree weather and let them roll around in the grass. Now smell your kid and your dog - same nasty smell.

[Anonymous]

Just went through this. Went to CA for a week, and just got back on Monday. Walked in and immediately thought "My house has a smell, that clearly I don't smell normally, and I don't love it."

We had a dog sitter, and perhaps she didn't open the windows as much as we do, but I don't think that has much to do with it. I think my house just has a darned smell. It's fine, not too bad, pretty neutral, but like I said, I don't love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with above. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a house of dog owners where it didn’t smell
Like dog - even if it’s a “small, nonshedding” one like PP mentioned.

I have two dogs. My toy poodle, a "small nonshedding" dog, smells far worse than my larger mutt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with above. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a house of dog owners where it didn’t smell
Like dog - even if it’s a “small, nonshedding” one like PP mentioned.

Hmmm interesting. I don’t have pets and hate the dog smell. I esp hate the nasty kitty litter smell.

But I have a few friends with pets, and they just are meticulous about having their cleaners come every other week and then they maintain the house in between visits. And I truly honestly cannot smell any dog. Nor cat. And I am allergic to both!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with above. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a house of dog owners where it didn’t smell
Like dog - even if it’s a “small, nonshedding” one like PP mentioned.

Hmmm interesting. I don’t have pets and hate the dog smell. I esp hate the nasty kitty litter smell.

But I have a few friends with pets, and they just are meticulous about having their cleaners come every other week and then they maintain the house in between visits. And I truly honestly cannot smell any dog. Nor cat. And I am allergic to both!

This is the true mark of clean, can a pet allergic person spend time in your home without sneezing or getting short of breath.