Care Guide
Each brand makes its beds a little differently, so each has its own care steps below. They’re on every product page too, under Care.
A spare cover means one can be in the wash while the other is being slept on. American Dog makes spare covers for its round beds, Paw.com for its PupRug® beds, and Bowsers covers, cushions and bolsters for most of its beds.
American Dog
Unzip the cover and machine wash it, then dry it on low heat. It dries quickly.
Hand wash the inner pads and liners only. They don't go in the washer.
Putting a round bolster bed back together
- Find the three zippers underneath: the two outer ones are for the bolster, and the middle one is for the bed pad.
- Open the two outer zippers and pull the cover open.
- Reach through both openings and pull one end of the bolster through about a third of the way.
- Pull the longer end of the bolster through the opposite opening.
- Tuck the end that's sticking out into its channel, overlapping the first end by about 5 inches.
- Zip the outer zippers closed, then open the middle zipper.
- Push the bed pad into the middle opening, one side and then the other.
- Zip the middle zipper, flip the bed over, and add one dog.
Toy care
Machine wash in cold water on the gentle cycle, then let it air dry.
Paw.com
Unzip the cover and machine wash it in cold water on the gentle cycle, then tumble dry on low or no heat. A damp cloth lifts most stains without a wash.
The foam doesn't go in the washer. Spot clean it with a damp cloth, warm water and a little dish soap, press the water out without wringing it, and let it air dry.
Take the bolsters out of the cover before you wash it.
If the faux fur mats, brush and fluff it gently with a slicker brush.
Blanket care
Machine wash cold on the delicate cycle, then tumble dry on low or no heat.
If the faux fur mats, brush and fluff it gently with a slicker brush.
Travel care
The back seat cover: vacuum it, or give it a good shake outdoors. Then machine wash it in cold water on the gentle cycle and let it air dry. You can also spot clean it with a damp cloth, or hose it down outside.
The cargo liner: vacuum it, or give it a good shake outdoors. Then machine wash it in cold water on the gentle cycle and let it air dry. You can also spot clean it with a damp cloth, or hose it down outside.
A car bed’s cover comes off for the wash. The memory foam inside doesn’t go in the washer: spot clean it with a damp cloth and let it air dry.
The PupTote™: wipe the faux leather clean with a damp cloth. Its faux fur insert comes out to be washed.
Cover care
Machine wash in cold water on the gentle cycle, then tumble dry on low or no heat. If the faux fur mats, brush and fluff it gently with a slicker brush.
Bowsers
Every cover zips off: machine wash it, then put it in the dryer. Most mats and cushions go in the washer whole, as their tufting or channel stitching keeps the fill in place.
Foam inserts and bolsters don’t go in the washer: hand wash them only.
Modern Beast
Take the outer cover off and machine wash it cold, on a gentle cycle. Tumble dry it low, or lay it flat to dry.
Fur from the cover can catch in the hook-and-loop closure in the wash: brush it out with a toothbrush and it holds like new.
Cycle Dog
Easiest by hand: spray it down, scrub it with a little dish or laundry soap, and rinse. Cycle Dog uses the garden hose, or the shower in winter. Hang it to dry, or tumble dry low.
Or machine wash the whole thing cold, on a gentle cycle.
Toy care
Duraplush® toys go in the washer and the dryer. Cycle Dog suggests an unscented detergent, since dogs have sensitive noses, and checking first for any large holes, so the filling doesn’t come loose in the wash.
DGS Pet Products
Chenille and cotton canvas (Repelz-It®): take the cover off and machine wash it warm on the gentle cycle with a little mild detergent, then tumble dry on high. The heat brings the Repelz-It® finish back, and DGS recommends ironing too. Never use bleach, fabric softener or dryer sheets: they ruin the finish. The liners and fill don’t go in the washer: shake them out and air them.
Dirty Dog microfiber: take the cover off and machine wash it on its own in cold water with a normal amount of detergent, no bleach or fabric softener. Spin it twice if you can, and hang it to dry.
Chill Kuzzi Round Bed: take the inner pillow out (its zipper is hidden deep in the pillow area), then machine wash the bed on its own in cold water with a little mild detergent. DGS recommends a large, commercial-size machine. Hang it to dry or tumble dry low, and don’t iron it.
The Chill Kuzzi Nook Bed: spot clean it, or hand wash it cold if it needs it.
Ninja Bed: take the memory foam out and machine wash the cover warm with mild detergent, then tumble dry low. No bleach or fabric softener. Hand wash the foam when it needs it.
Blanket care
Machine wash cold on the gentle cycle with like colors and a little mild detergent, no bleach or fabric softener. Hang to dry or tumble dry low, and don’t iron it.
DGS says the Chill Kuzzi finish lasts 20 to 30 washes, so wash it only when it needs it.
Washing breaks some of Itchy Witchy’s capsules each time, so wash it only when it needs it.
Travel care
The Chill Kuzzi Pet Pouch: spot clean only.
The Dirty Dog car seat covers: their microfiber seat comes off for the wash. Machine wash it on its own in cold water, no bleach or fabric softener, and hang it to dry. Wipe the rest down with a damp cloth.
The UnBugz-It bandana: machine wash it on its own in cold water with a little mild detergent, no bleach or fabric softener, and tumble dry on medium to high, with no dryer sheets. DGS says its Insect Shield® protection lasts 25 washes.
Cuddl
Cuddl makes its beds to be washed: unzip the cover, take the insert out and wash the cover. The Sustainafill™ insert is washable too.
Bandana care
Cuddl doesn’t publish care for its bandanas. If you’re unsure about yours, <a href="/contact">contact us</a> and we’ll ask Cuddl.
Toy care
Cuddl doesn’t publish care for its toys. Check it now and then, and take it away once the fabric tears, so the squeaker and filling stay inside.
Fatboy
Pat everyday dirt off with a damp cloth. The cover is washable, and olefin can be cleaned with water or even bleach, Fatboy says.
Outdoors, bring it under a roof, onto a dry floor, in heavy rain and out of season.
4Legs4Pets
No need to take the cover off: wipe it down, or hose it off outside or in the shower, then lay the cot flat to air-dry. Don’t soak it, and don’t lean it or hang it up to dry.
To disinfect it, 4Legs4Pets suggests 4 ounces of chlorine bleach in a gallon of water, wiped on with a soft cloth, then rinsed off with water.
The cover is laced on, so you can pull it taut again now and then.
Tap each plug in with a rubber mallet, over a cloth, until it snaps into place: by hand alone they work loose. Keep an eye on your dog with the plugs in, so they can’t pull one out, and check now and then that they’re still tight.
The legs and bars wipe clean with a damp cloth. A quick spray of dry silicone on the ends of the bars makes the cot easier to put together.
Putting a cot together
- Lay the cover upside down on a table or the floor.
- Slide a long bar through each long sewn sleeve, and a short bar through one short sleeve. On a square cot, all four bars are the same.
- Push the square ends of that short bar into two legs, then the ends of the long bars into the same two legs.
- Pull the cover toward the open end, to take up the slack.
- Push the last short bar into the last two legs and lay it on the cover’s flap. Then push those two legs onto the long bars, just a quarter inch.
- Stand the cot on that end, flap down, hold both sides and push down, so the bars go all the way into the legs.
- Lay it flat, fold the flap over the short bar and lace the cord from eyelet to eyelet, flap to strip and back, pulling it tight as you go. Tie it off.
