Issue with Dog Bed---Help!!!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Do you think something like that would be able to go in a commercial washer at a laundromat?
Would it ever get dry in the middle???

First:
Examine the bed very carefully - you're looking for the "hidden" Zipper that
can usually be found in a side or end seam - where the manufacturer
did the final assemblly of the "filling" inside the outer shell.
UN-Zip it and see what you've got for the filling - foam rubber, cotton batting,
wood shavings, fiber-fill ... lotta stufff gets "stuffed" into bedding.

Knowing what you've got, now decide if it's easier to "wash" the filling,
or go to a pet shop and buy a replacement bag of filler.

Whatever is inside, take it OUT (or un-cover it) and wash (or replace) the
inside filling seperately from the outside cover.

Washed and dried seperately, you should get clean AND dry results without much fuss.

CAUTION: Laundromat style dryers get SUPER - HOT --- REDUCE the
temperature setting if you're drying foam rubber type filler.

[Lori Jordan]

CAUTION: Laundromat style dryers get SUPER - HOT --- REDUCE the
temperature setting if you're drying foam rubber type filler.

I agree.. I made that mistake and it melted my Zipper,But the cover is simple it can hang dry,They dont take long,But the filler can be tricky depending what it is made of.

Im sure soon enough they will have the products out to make it easier.

[Catlady711]

I was recently given a couch that had belonged to a dog person. I vacuumed it up and it looked great, I brought it inside and by morning my whole house smelled like dog. That's a bit weird when you're used to cat smells.

I sprayed it with Natures Miracle and ran the rinse-n-vac over it with Tide for a soap, then followed it up with a rinse in clean water. Put a fan on it for a day and now you'd never know it was ever in a house that had 2 dogs.

I don't see why that wouldn't work for your doggie bed. Good luck.

[caseysmom]

You could also wash it in the tub but what a pain when your pregnant.