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You really should have bought 285 size tires instead.
Excellent observation, I concur.
OP, tell the dog: Do NOT chase the cat. Do NOT chase the black cat. Do NOT chase the black cat with a stripe. Do NOT chase the black cat with a stripe that does not run from you.
Labs are smart, he will understand. Mine always listens...........
I use a different approach to clean them: Orange hand cleaner/ mechanics hand cleaner. A big tub of the stuff, and I slather the dog with it big time. Then, a shampoo bath after a 10 minute scrubbing of the dog. The hand cleaner cuts the skunk oil pretty well.
With my lab, I have been fortunate enough to get a lot of practice with this; 3 times this year already.