The smell is far less offensive than the dog’s farts. The spray itself seems to have worked. I no longer have “I’d rather cower in my basket and feel pathetic than go outside and play because my dad isn’t home for another few months”. I spray a little on my hands and gently massage it around his head, leave him 5 minutes, and he (the dog, not the husband) comes prancing around me asking to go outside and play with his equally huge brother. No hesitation to recommend this (not least because it’s cheaper than the other brands).