I need help. All responses are greatly appreciated. At night there are skunks that come around our house and this is not good because we have 2 dogs. My dog has been sprayed by a skunk 3 times in his life and I'll tell you there's only one thing that smells worse than a dog that gets sprayed by a skunk and that's when a dog rolls in a dead one(trust me I know). Now the worse thing about this is sometimes(rarely) my dog will cry to go out in the middle of the night(and I've come to learn it is not a habit but a way of saying I need out NOW) I would normally get up and let him out. However I can't let him out if there's a skunk and it breaks my heart because I know he needs to use the bathroom and he'll cry all night until he's allowed out, he hasn't messed on the floor since he was 6 months old. I really am at my wits end I don't know what to do all I know is that I need to do something or I won't get any sleep(from the dog crying all night.) Does anyone know how to get rid of skunks, I 've heard mothballs but do they work and are there any other suggestions?