pet bedding

lucylou

Hi everyone I have a black lab and I was wondering how does everyone wash their pet beds.I put mine in the washing machine (ok it was silly) but when I took it out there were hairs all round the rim of the washing machine so it was not a good idea.help please

1sttimer_2

I had a black mongrel (size of a Jack Russell) and my sister had a collie type mongrel and we always washed their bedding in the machine. I wiped mine out with a dishcloth after the washing and just never did the whites on the next wash and found it to be ok.

I often had to tumble dry them in winter and found that the lint collector had enough hairs to line a few birds nests!:eek:

zubezube

same here, black lab which sheds an amazing amount of hairs, i just stick it in the machine then wipe it out and put on the hottest quick wash to freshen the machine up again

jcr16

my cats shed loads of hairs. and i usually tumble dry the bedding for 20mins or so on a cool heat to remove most of hairs, then i wash as usual and if any hairs collect in machine i will wipe it round . and do a quick wash cycle before using again. and then i tumble dry the bedding to remove all hairs. ok it a long process but it has never failed yet for me.

PoshPaws_3

I've got a Saluki and a Greyhound. The Saluki's bed is a folded duvet with a cotton cover, which gets put in the WM without any difficulty. However, the Greyhound's bed is one of the round fleecy ones with a removeable inner cushion, but doesn't have removeable covers. I wash the inner cushion with the duvet cover and then the outer, bigger, bit on its own - however before I do any of that, I rub both bits over with a rubber glove. It pulls an amazing amount of hair off the surfaces and helps to avoid bunging up the machine.

Once the machine has finished, I run a quick rinse cycle where I stop it by hand once its got enough water to slosh around inside, then wipe it out with a microfibre once its emptied.

Becles

I take the covers off my dogs beds and whack them off the back gate before I put them in the machine. It gets most of the hairs off and also gets rid of any pent up frustrations

lucylou

thanks everyone for your answers.I put the bedding in the 32 minute cycle and it didn't even clean it well.The only thing i am worried about is clogging up the wm with the dog's hairs;)