washing toys

[Kim and Jaxson]

I am a very excited soon to be Doodle mom. Getting everything ready for my baby to come home in 6 weeks. I have most of what I need including a bunch of new toys.....my question is do I need to wash and sanitize all the toys? I have already taken all tags and loose strings off. (my DH thinks I'm crazy..lol)

[Kris and Sawyer]

I am not sure what you are "supposed" to do, but I can tell you I did not wash Sawyer's toys. You are smart to clip the tags.. I learned that one the hard way! :-)

[Emily Lau]

Congrats! You will also soon know that dogs are dogs.. haha their toys will smell and be yucky in general. I handwash/machine wash them when they become really gross, but honestly they will be gross in 2 secs again :)

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

As long as you're using new toys, and not someone's hand-me-downs, you shouldn't have to sanitize them.

[Judi Kilpatrick]

I didn't wash them either but yes, clip the tags.. I throw them in the washer/dryer about once a week as they get pretty smelly. So far they hold up well and the squeakers still work! Good luck and can't wait to see pictures!

[Kim and Jaxson]

I tend to over think things.....I called my vet yesterday just to see if there were any cases of parvo in our area any they said there were many.....then went to a pet store to pick up some things that were on sale....right there on the floor was a big puddle, I told a worker and they threw down a paper towel pushed it with their foot picked it up that was it...then saw someone playing with their dog with a toy throwing it on the floor...just makes me think.... think I will be washing them

(I did sanitize my shoes....like my DH says...crazy  lol)

[Judi Kilpatrick]

Probably the safest thing, didn't think about the fact that another dog might have played with them. I've had no problems washing them so better safe than sorry!

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

If I had seen that I may have been washing my doods' toys before using them, too! They survived my ignorance, fortunately :)

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

I always "de-tag" the new toys...Enzo seems to have a fetish for the tags.  I rarely buy toys from Petco or like places...always on line, since they are much cheaper that way.  Have never washed one yet...

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I didn't wash toys.  It never occurred to me or I might have.  My dogs have all survived so far :-}