Sanitizing toys?

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

I have never thought about this before and now in preparation of bringing the new puppy home I have questions. Do you guys sanitize your dog's toys? I have washed some of Monty's stuffed toys before, but never really paid too much attention. Most of his toys are rubber squeaky toys. How should I sanitize those for the new puppy?

Also, there is only one area where Monty goes potty on the side of our house. It's all rocks. How would I sanitize that area to make sure it's safe for the puppy? We just spray the area with water from time to time, but is there a better way? Monty was diagnosed with Giardia today and is on medication. Even though we still have three weeks before the puppy comes home, how would I treat the area to get rid of harmful bacteria in the future?

[Robyn, Greg and Snickers]

Sorry about the giardia. Regarding sanitizing toys we
did this for the first few months every few days. I used Burt's bees aloe and witch hazel sanitizer then rinsed with warm
water. At a vet appt I brought it up and our vet looked at me like I was crazy he said it was completely not necessary  geez I felt silly. 

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Thank you, everyone, for your advice. Monty is behaving completely fine, he just has mucus-y stool. I do wipe his bottom and also gave him a bath on Sunday. He is on medication as of last night, so I believe he will be better soon. I will bleach his poop area, thankfully he learned to do his business only on one spot in the backyard, so I don't have to treat the whole backyard. Thanks again!

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

 I wash Riley's toys quite regularly but it's for me rather than him!  I just put them in the washing machine or hand wash and then out on the line to dry!

[Bonnie and Kona]

So sorry Monty is sick! 

You've gotten great advice. Thinking of you while you deal with this bug, too.

[Hazel & Chester Wayte]

I wash Chester's stuffies in the Washing machine too. I just had to comment that Chester gets really annoyed with me when I do this. He will steal them back out of the Laundry Hamper and Has to dirty them up again really quickly. I never thought about washing his other stuff- Except the Kongs.

Hope Monty is doing OK. Exciting to have a new Puppy on the way.