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yougetthesmiles · 04-01-2008, 10:57 AM

How offten do you wash your babies toys?

YorkieAZ · 04-01-2008, 11:04 AM

I throw the clothe ones in the washer and the plastic or rubber ones in the top rack of the dishwasher once a week. I'm a germ freak though

nu2this1111 · 04-01-2008, 11:10 AM

I wish there was a "Not often enough" radio button. My female only has couple of toys she plays with all the time. I through the cloth one in the washer every once in a while and the rubber ones in the tub with the grandkids about as often.

Trish

nu2this1111 · 04-01-2008, 11:11 AM

I mean throw. Sheesh, is it naptime yet?

scoobiedooiscoo · 04-01-2008, 12:01 PM

i do it every week. and the dish washer is a great idea for the plastic toys! here i was filling the bath tub with bleach water and washing them, the dish washer sounds way easier

Jenn218 · 04-01-2008, 12:20 PM

I wash the ones they play w/ the most pretty often...I have never really thought about it, I just throw them in a mesh laundry bag or pillow case and put them in the washer with woollite.

KathyinCali · 04-01-2008, 01:31 PM

Lucy's get washed once a week. In a laundry bag on gentle...

BLowry · 04-01-2008, 02:22 PM

I clicked once a month but, probably don't do it that often. I did more when they were younger because they played with them more but now that they don't play with them as much I don't wash them as often...They have 2 baskets of toys (and yes...I keep buying more!) they have certain ones that they love to play with and those get washed more often

2Parises · 04-01-2008, 02:27 PM

I said never... but that makes it sound icky...

The ones we play with, after a week or so are just "done" so they go into the trash... the others that they don't play with just sit in the toybox keeping each other company...so they don't get washed either.

a2luckygirl · 04-01-2008, 02:28 PM

i wash the Kong everyday!!! He gets a clean blanket everyday!
I wipe his plastic's off about everyday ,too! With a anitbac. wipe- then rinse them!!
he's a spoiled brat!!!

whitney_faulkne · 04-01-2008, 09:33 PM

This is sooo weird..My mom and I were just talking about this a few weeks ago.......

I was watching an episode of dr phil. You would be amazed as to about how much fungus gets attracted to different places in your home. They did a test and showed thousands of bacteria in a lady's sink, and even fecal germs showed up their. Toothbrushes has fecal germs and different parts of her house. He said when you flush your toilet the germs spread up to 6ft.
I began thinking of how animals use the bathroom outside and may run and play in the same area the next day or week. When they play with their toys their paws are getting on their toys and then their toys are in their mouth. When they put them in their mouth and get them wet, it increases the chance of bacteria, mold, and many other germs to attract to them....I WOULD WASH THEIR TOYS!!!

BubblPopElectrc · 04-02-2008, 01:19 PM

How do you wash toys with squeakers? Occasionally when I was toys the squeakers get water in them.

whitney_faulkne · 04-02-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc

How do you wash toys with squeakers? Occasionally when I was toys the squeakers get water in them.

You can wipe them down with clorox water or spray with a disinfectant. I love LYSOL spray! They also make Clorox clean-up wipes.

grayxie · 04-02-2008, 06:23 PM

At the rate Harley destroys them, there is no point to washing them.

Mom to Hot Rod · 04-02-2008, 07:59 PM

I heard that you can put toys in a baggie and throw them in the freezer to kill the germs for kids toys...guess you do the same for doggie toys. I throw mine in the washer every so often.

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04-01-2008, 10:57 AM	#1
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04-01-2008, 11:04 AM	#2
YorkieAZ YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 289	I throw the clothe ones in the washer and the plastic or rubber ones in the top rack of the dishwasher once a week. I'm a germ freak though __________________ Janet & Crew... Tinky, Peter, Wendy, Chi-Chi, Maddie, Brook, & Billy

04-01-2008, 12:01 PM	#5
scoobiedooiscoo Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,335	i do it every week. and the dish washer is a great idea for the plastic toys! here i was filling the bath tub with bleach water and washing them, the dish washer sounds way easier __________________ [url]http://www.dogster.com/dogs/585863

04-01-2008, 12:20 PM	#6
Jenn218 Mojo, LilyGrace & Me Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: OZ Posts: 15,987	I wash the ones they play w/ the most pretty often...I have never really thought about it, I just throw them in a mesh laundry bag or pillow case and put them in the washer with woollite. __________________ JennMom to Katelyn Mojo LilyGrace Sophie LukeRusty Mojo's Pia

04-01-2008, 11:10 AM	#3
nu2this1111 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 47	I wish there was a "Not often enough" radio button. My female only has couple of toys she plays with all the time. I through the cloth one in the washer every once in a while and the rubber ones in the tub with the grandkids about as often. Trish

04-01-2008, 11:11 AM	#4
nu2this1111 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 47	I mean throw. Sheesh, is it naptime yet?

04-01-2008, 01:31 PM	#7
KathyinCali Love My Li'l Lucy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,658	Lucy's get washed once a week. In a laundry bag on gentle... __________________ Kathy and Lil' Lucy Buster and Jammies Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club

04-01-2008, 02:22 PM	#8
BLowry Loved by Sadie & Lillie Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,759	I clicked once a month but, probably don't do it that often. I did more when they were younger because they played with them more but now that they don't play with them as much I don't wash them as often...They have 2 baskets of toys (and yes...I keep buying more!) they have certain ones that they love to play with and those get washed more often __________________ Brenda

04-01-2008, 02:27 PM	#9
2Parises Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 578	I said never... but that makes it sound icky... The ones we play with, after a week or so are just "done" so they go into the trash... the others that they don't play with just sit in the toybox keeping each other company...so they don't get washed either. __________________ Lorene, Paris, Paris, Samira Handmade Dog Clothes & Rag Quilts For Sale - http://2Parises.etsy.com

04-01-2008, 02:28 PM	#10
a2luckygirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: RIGHT NOW- MO! Posts: 1,817	i wash the Kong everyday!!! He gets a clean blanket everyday! I wipe his plastic's off about everyday ,too! With a anitbac. wipe- then rinse them!! he's a spoiled brat!!! __________________ :I PLAYING....THE BANJO........ AND KISSING MY MOMMY I'm a LITTLE TEAPOT, SHORT AND STOUT!!

04-01-2008, 09:33 PM	#11
whitney_faulkne Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 50	This is sooo weird..My mom and I were just talking about this a few weeks ago....... I was watching an episode of dr phil. You would be amazed as to about how much fungus gets attracted to different places in your home. They did a test and showed thousands of bacteria in a lady's sink, and even fecal germs showed up their. Toothbrushes has fecal germs and different parts of her house. He said when you flush your toilet the germs spread up to 6ft. I began thinking of how animals use the bathroom outside and may run and play in the same area the next day or week. When they play with their toys their paws are getting on their toys and then their toys are in their mouth. When they put them in their mouth and get them wet, it increases the chance of bacteria, mold, and many other germs to attract to them....I WOULD WASH THEIR TOYS!!! __________________ ~:-wit-:~

04-02-2008, 01:19 PM	#12
BubblPopElectrc Britney and Brooklyn's Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: PA Posts: 4,748	How do you wash toys with squeakers? Occasionally when I was toys the squeakers get water in them. __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Coral, and Brooklyn

04-02-2008, 06:23 PM	#14
grayxie Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dresher, PA Posts: 2,652	At the rate Harley destroys them, there is no point to washing them. __________________ Iteapots! GraycieChipHarley http://www.dogster.com/dogs/596293

04-02-2008, 07:59 PM	#15
Mom to Hot Rod Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 2,062	I heard that you can put toys in a baggie and throw them in the freezer to kill the germs for kids toys...guess you do the same for doggie toys. I throw mine in the washer every so often. __________________ Hot Rod Always in my Zoe Proud member of the CrAzYcLuB ......"The Little Gentlemen's Club"