house smells really bad from a dog

[Barry Alter]

I'm in the process of buying a house of which the owner died and the dog stayed in the house for a few months alone (some neighbors brought him food). The entire house smells really bad. Does anyone have any suggestions of how I can get out the smell? Maybe some kind of paint?

[Ryan Dossey]

If a dog lived in the house alone I'm willing to bet you're going to have to replace flooring. Soiled carpet pads won't ever smell better.