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Comment by Kristen on May 16, 2008 at 10:52am

"Goop" worked for us

Comment by Amy Parish on April 19, 2008 at 9:03am

I read online that goo gone works. We tried it last night and, with patience, it seems to be coming off little by litte. Thanks for all that gave me advice!

Comment by Lincoln is Corgilicious on April 18, 2008 at 6:49pm

same thing i think happened to us today. lincoln went for a walk and he came back in and had pavement on his legs/paws ... we think because it was so hot out today it was melting???

Comment by Kate on April 18, 2008 at 6:12pm

Are you sure that it is actually tar? Railroad ties are soaked in a product called creosote; which is a super nasty oil. Nasty in that it is difficult to get off. I have done a lot of jump maintenance (horse jumps) that involved using creosote. The only thing that I found that would get it off was repeated washing with an oil remover product. This may however not be the best option for a dog (it would dry out her skin and the product may be harmful). I would suggest bathing her once or twice and then consider trimming the rest off. Best of luck!

Comment by Hoogie's Family on April 18, 2008 at 5:53pm

I remember this happening to my dog when I was little. We had to take vegetable oil and work it into the tar. It takes a while, you really have to take each chunk of fur and rub in the oil, which kind of slides off the tar. And depending where it is, you could just trim some of it off. Then she'll need a good long bath to get all the oil off! Good luck!