put a dog off the scent

to distract a dog from trailing the scent of someone or an animal. The odor of a skunk put the dogs off the scent.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rolf	[rɔf]
Venceslaus	-	Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Jericho	JER-i-ko (English)	Biblical
Nayeli	-	Native American, Zapotec
Anthony	AN-thə-nee, AN-tə-nee	English
Eirlys	-	Welsh