Have you tried not using it to wash your dog?

To help with smell in the washer we keep the liquid soap tray open after we finish using it. And leave the lid open most of the time. It seems to keep humidity down and the smell went away almost instantly.

I have the same issue and eventually gave up and got whats called a “verfrisser” in Dutch. I suppose it translates to “refresher”? Its a little thing that hangs on the rack that keeps it smelling fresh. One is good for 60 washes, or 2 months. The one I have is made by “finish” and was €2 for 2.

My apartment also has extremely hard water so I also run it empty at max temperature with a descaling powder once a month. I find the smell is greatly reduced for a few days after descaling. That may be why youre smelling it less when using the vinegar rinse.

I’ve had success with Jet Dry and Cascade Platinum plus pods. Our filter gets super gross after about 10 cycles. Between cleaning out the filter often and running those two product combos, we don’t really have a smelly washer. My other thought was your water quality. We have a whole house water softener. Have you tested to see if you have super hard water? This ruins appliances. Simple test can be bought on Amazon.

I don’t put certain things like dishes that contacted raw eggs in the dishwasher so that won’t happen. I’m still learning what the optimal way to use a dishwasher is though. This smell has a name in Arabic, زنخة (zanakha).

Not a dishwasher, but may be related. I air dry my clothes indoors, sometimes overnight, and used to get that damp rag smell on my clothes as a result. Solution: toss in a tbs of baking soda - no more smell.

Splash the insides with vinegar, run it, toss in some baking soda, run it again.

And keep it at least partially open most of the time when not in use

Mine doesn’t smell, unless I’ve put an omelet pan in there. Egg just does not go away.

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• Make sure the heating element is working. If you open the dishwasher immediately after the cycle ends, some steam should come up in your face and the dishes should almost be too hot to hold.

• It’s not enough to just pick food out of the filter. It might still be slimy. You have to remove the filter and scrub its parts with a stiff soapy brush. Especially the screen type parts.

• When the filter is out, check the hole where it goes to see if there is food or slime in there.

• Don’t use liquid detergent, pods, or any detergent with fragrance. You don’t want dishes that smell like fragrance. If they do, then they’re not rinsed. Instead, use fragrance-free tablets. Fragrance interferes with the cleaning because the fragrance itself needs to be cleaned.

• Put the detergent tablet in the bottom of the dishwasher, never in the door compartment.

• Take both the top and bottom spinning spray-arms out of the washer and examine every squirt hole in each one to see if any are blocked. Bits of eggshell and vegetable are common culprits. Make sure each hole is completely clear by putting the spray arms inlet agains the kitchen sink faucet.

• Last and most important, and probably your issue: the last thing you need to do before EVERY wash is to push both baskets into the washer, then reach in and give each spinning spray arm a spin to see if they spin freely or blocked by a dish. Listen when you spin it, if it is blocked you’ll hear it banging on a plate as it goes around. They are powered by the water, and even a slight catch on a plate or dish will stop it from spinning. This is what usually causes “wet dog ass” plates.