Your dog may not pay much attention to the state of your carpets, but at Petco, we understand how difficult it can be to maintain pristine floors with pets in the home. Scheduling regular, professional carpet cleaning services can be expensive and time-consuming, while air fresheners and room deodorizers can only mask the larger issue.
Shop Petco to find a variety of dog carpet cleaners that can handle stains, odors, accidents and more— keeping your floors and home cleaner and fresher. Whether you’re looking for a dog stain cleaner or dog odor remover, we carry solutions for a wide range of pet parent needs.
In a perfect world, solutions like regular walks or potty pads would completely eliminate the need for a carpet cleaner for dog pee—but dogs of all ages can sometimes have accidents. Your first instinct might be to immediately blot pee stains with a paper towel and a vinegar/water/baking soda mixture. However, specially formulated dog urine carpet cleaners can help break down proteins and starches while neutralizing urea and uric acid—something regular household carpet cleaners can’t do.
Using a standard carpet cleaner before a dog pee remover can cause the stain to set in for good. In contrast, carpet cleaners for dog pee contain enzymatic or bio-enzymatic ingredients that can often be highly effective at removing the components of pet urine. Of course, if dog urine is a frequent issue for your carpets, you might want to invest in a handheld stain extractor, as frequently cleaning stains with rags or paper towels can force messes further into the carpet.
While some dogs have a habit of urinating on carpets, others have a habit of bringing outdoor odors inside or naturally secrete oils that leave your carpet smelly. When it comes to dogs, cleaning and deodorizing often go hand-in-hand, so many dog carpet cleaners have dog odor removers built right into the formula. Cleaners and deodorizers will often work in much the same way—using good bacteria and enzymes to help break down the chemicals that can cause unpleasant smells. Dog pee odor removers can target urea and uric acid to specifically eliminate those smells, while other dog odor removers help tackle the natural oils of your dog that cause unwanted aromas. Not only can these cleaning solutions help to remove unwanted odors, but some also replace them with scents that will leave your carpet smelling fresh and sweet.
At Petco, we also understand that a busy lifestyle means you can’t always get to some stains before they set in. If you need to know how to get old pet stains out of your carpet, there are a few options available. We have a few dog carpet cleaners designed to tackle set-in stains and odors, though time and patience are a few key ingredients when trying to remove old stains.
If you’re dealing with unusually stubborn stains, you might want to try a carpet shampoo designed with pet stains and odors in mind. These can contain more potent, professional-grade ingredients that can penetrate deeper into carpets but don’t contain chemicals that can be harmful or irritable to your pets. You can manually use some of these shampoos by spraying and blotting, while others work best with a water-based carpet cleaning machine.
Shop your neighborhood Petco Pet Care Center and online to browse solutions from some of the leading brands of dog carpet cleaners that can have your carpet smelling fresh and clean without the cost and inconvenience of professional carpet cleaning services. Feel free to ask a Pet Care Center Associate what they recommend for your specific cleaning or deodorizing needs.