My dog got sprayed with a skunk! They are known to spray strong smelling liquid. It was disgusting!
Gross!  Where you able to get the spray off your dog?
The skunk smell was almost impossible to get rid of! Close up it smelled like burning rubber. Skunks are sly little mammals!
They do seem sly!  Are there many different types of skunks?
There are a few different species of skunk with a range of colouring, from black and white to brown or ginger. 
Interesting!  Are they found all over the world?
Skunks as pets
Although capable of living indoors with humans similarly to cats or dogs, pet skunks are relatively rare, partly due to restrictive laws and the complexity of their care. Pet skunks are mainly kept in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Italy.
In the United States, pet skunks can be purchased from licensed animal shelters, non-profit skunk educational organizations such as the American Domestic Skunk Association, Inc., or breeders with a permit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Skunk
Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration.
Etymology.
The word "skunk" is an Americanism from the 1630s, the