Your driving down the road and you smell that pungent, and very unique smell of a skunk. You don't see the skunk any longer, but you can still smell that distinct grotesque smell. At least you can be thankful that you are just passing through. What if you're not passing through, what if it's not on the road? What do you do if that skunk smell is on one of your pets, or ever worse, what if it's on you?

If you live in the country it can be very common to come across skunks and, surprising to say that even if you live in the suburbs or the city you may be frequented by a skunk. My grandfather would just say to shoot them and move on, but who wants to get close enough to a skunk to shoot it? What if they spray you in the process? Or, what if your dog has had an encounter with a skunk? Skunks can spray up to 10 feet away, with exact accuracy.

If you have had an unfortunate encounter with a skunk you may be wondering what to do to get rid of the smell?

1. Don't try the old home remedy of bathing in tomato juice, it won't work. All you will do is leave a nasty, red ring around your tub, and now you will smell like tomato juice and skunk. Yuck!

2. Don't try scrubbing down with citrus juice, it doesn't work either. It won't take the smell away, you will just end up a sticky mess and now you reek of skunk juice!

3. Don't even try to mask it with perfume or air fresheners. We all remember those kids in junior high who tried to cover up B.O. with cologne, this is even worse! Febreeze won't even work and your animals won't appreciate the attempts either. Believe me, I've tried!

Skunks are defiantly a problem to encounter! They may look cute and furry, but they are not an animal you want to be around! Like I said, they can shoot their spray 10 feet away and have very accurate aim. They use it as a defense mechanism and there is no telling what they will be defensive towards.