It happens after every single rainy afternoon walk. Your dog shakes off after splashing through puddles before curling up on their favourite blanket. The drop in temperature means pets naturally spend far more time indoors, bringing mud, wet leaves and that unmistakable damp fur smell right onto your furniture.
With colder temperatures and slower drying times, damp fabrics can quickly develop unpleasant odours if they’re not washed regularly. Keeping your house clean requires a much stricter washing schedule to stop those odours from permanently settling into your fabrics and triggering winter skin irritation.
What’s Trapping the Most Dirt Right Now?
Dog beds
A buildup of dead skin cells and body oils turns the main dog bed into a breeding ground for allergens every single night. Thick pet beds and washable foam inserts benefit from a deep commercial wash to help reduce bacteria buildup and winter skin irritation.
Couch covers
Muddy paws and wet coats threaten to ruin your expensive lounge suite. Throwing a thick cover over the cushions helps protect the fabric, but it quickly absorbs heavy moisture and transfers outdoor allergens straight into your living room.
Pet blankets
Trapped winter fur and lingering damp odours make your pet’s blankets smell incredibly musty. Commercial dryers remove trapped moisture and loosen embedded pet hair far more effectively than air drying during winter.
Pet towels
A terrible mildew smell develops quickly when saturated drying towels sit in the bottom of your laundry hamper. Wiping down a dirty coat after a rainy walk forces you to wash these items on a constant rotation.
Pet jackets and harnesses
Heavy street grit and mud coat your pet’s outdoor jackets and harnesses after a walk through deep puddles. This creates a dirty layer that can harbour bacteria and rub uncomfortably against their skin if left unwashed.
Why Your Home Machine Hates Heavy Pet Laundry
Trying to fit a thick, waterlogged dog bed into a standard residential drum usually ends in a frustrating error code. The heavy, moisture-trapping fabric can unbalance the machine during the spin cycle, leaving the bed completely soaked.
Hanging a thick fleece blanket on a clothesline in the middle of winter takes days to air-dry, which often leaves the material smelling like damp mildew before you even bring it back inside.
Commercial laundry equipment uses massive drum capacities and high-speed extractors to pull water out quickly, while commercial dryers finish the job efficiently. High heat removes moisture from thick padding, leaving your gear dry while helping eliminate lingering wet petodours throughout your home.
The high heat strips the moisture completely out of the thick padding, leaving your gear dry while helping eliminate lingering wet dog odours throughout your home.
Handling the Heavy Loads with a Few Taps
You do not need to spend your Saturday washing a waterlogged dog bed. We recently launched our very own dedicated mobile app to manage these bulky laundry loads. Available on both the App Store and Google Play, the platform lets you schedule a convenient pickup, track your order progress and manage your deliveries without calling a single person.
Life gets incredibly busy, so our team steps in to professionally wash, dry, fold and deliver your bulky pet laundry straight back to your door. You just pick a collection time through the Busy Bubbles Laundrette app and let our industrial machines wash away the stubborn mud and lingering winter smells.
Download our new app today to schedule a fast pickup for all those oversized pet beds, muddy towels and heavy couch covers. Let the team at The Busy Bubbles Laundrette wash and dry these bulky items for you.
FAQS
Q: How often should I wash my dog’s bed in winter?
A: You should aim for a deep clean every two weeks. This tight schedule stops damp odours from embedding into the foam and removes the heavy buildup of shedding winter fur.
Q: Can washing pet hair damage a washing machine?
A: Large amounts of pet hair can clog lint filters and contribute to drainage problems over time. Using a commercial facility helps reduce strain on your home washing machine.
