One of these days,
when the wife isn't home, I'm gonna try the washer & dryer method...
I've always hand-washed mine in an 80 litre Rubbermaid Tote with a mix of clothes detergent & Sunlight, then rinse with clean warm water.
Then "wash" again with some hair conditioner, pull the fur out nose-first and wring the excess water out by hand.
Then I hang it from the nose on a nail in the rafters and let it drip dry for 2-3 hours.
Come back and quickly towel-dry inside & out, board it fur out, and comb & blow-dry with a hairdryer on low heat.
Once the fur is about 50% dry, I spray the fur with a few squirts of "Original Mane & Tail" and comb it thoroughly with these.
I use the "detangling comb" 1st to get out knots & "
set" the fur, then use the fine comb (once the hide is completely dry) to make the fur "pop"...
*Before the fur is completely dry, obviously I re-board the dog fur-in and allow the hide to dry properly.
