One warm June evening I went out to our garage to get something and saw a very young skunk over by all our camping equipment - the little skunk looked at me, I froze then carefully backed out, praying he wouldn't spray. So I decided to go to a grocery store to get what I needed. All through the store I could smell skunk, it was driving me crazy because I felt sure he hadn't sprayed. Finally at the check out, the cashier said, the lady ahead of me had her dog sprayed by a skunk that evening and she was there getting tomato juice, but without thinking she had put her dog in the car to come to the store with her. I was so relieved it was her and not me that smelled. When I got home, I did see my little friend walking out of the garage, at which time I went out and closed the door so he couldn't return.
Seeing skunks can really get the blood moving through the veins or stop it all together.