Simple Way To Cut The Drying Time By Half

[Ah Ngau]

May be this is common knowledge but I couldn't find it here with the search function.

Microfiber towel sold in auto shop is great to dry my furkid. Mine is a golden, I used to spend an hour with a hair dryer to dry his coat after a bath, even after using 2 cotton towels to puff him down first. Now, it takes less than 30mins.

Going to swim is even easier. Get out of the water, towel him down, get in the car... by the time we are home, he's already dry.

Hope this help.

Ben

Edited August 29, 2006 by Ah Ngau

[ShesaLikeableBiBear]

Hi Ben

I use them in my business when a client just wants a "towel" dry rather than a blow dry.

[ellz]

I use them on the American Cockers when they are still dripping in the bathtub prior to putting them on the grooming table to be dried. Certainly help but wouldn't rely on them totally.

[fido666]

Thanks for the suggestion Ben, I wonder how well it would work with my Collies?

Cheers,

Corine

[Vehs]

Yep they are great to use!

I think the brand I have is 'moisture magnet' plus I have some microfibre towels from proplan... but they are pretty small for a Shepherd.

[ellz]

Yep, moisture magnet is one of the name they are known by.

Another alternative is to go to a large sports shop and look at the chamois that swimmers and divers use. They come in different sizes and have the same effect.

I find with the yanks, it's best to concentrate on one area at a time. I start at the head and do the ears a couple of times each and then the chest, then front legs (one at a time) then side and belly coat and then back legs (one at a time). It does take a bit of time with the squeezing and then wringing out but it does save time on the grooming table in the long run.

[I Heart Aussies]

Used to wash my dogs at the dog wash which was a self serve attached to the car wash. They always used chamios and recommended you did them over prior to using the dryer. It worked a treat, got rid of so much excess.

[BrunoBella]

I wash and dry two dogs with a damp chamois in about 7 minutes

[Ah Ngau]

I wash and dry two dogs with a damp chamois in about 7 minutes

[Miranda]

I wash and dry two dogs with a damp chamois in about 7 minutes

Lucky you, it takes me 4 hours to wash and dry two dogs even using a Moisture Magnet :D

[shoemonster]

When we go swimming, I just wipe my two over with one of those towels and pop them in the car almost dry already!

[Vehs]

Miranda - are these your Gordons your talking about?

Edited August 30, 2006 by Vehs

[Erny]

I used to use a chamois to dry off Kal after her swims at doggy pool. There was quite a few pauses to ring it out, but she was almost dry before we got back to the car. Admittedly, her short coat was very easy to deal with in that respect.

But, if using a chamois, I read that you need to be careful you don't chose one that has any sort of chemical (I think some have substances to help keep the chamois soft) as this can cause a reaction on the skin of some dogs.

I've used the sports microfibre towels on myself - they are very good. If I was in the dog grooming industry, I'd probably use two or three of them for the one dog and then wring them all out in one hit once the dog was finished. Would save all those 'pauses'. But would, of course, increase the amount of towels used.

Edited for spelling - I knew I'd spelt "chamois" wrong .... and recognised the correct spelling from IR's later post.

Edited August 31, 2006 by Erny

[shoemonster]

The one I use is a doggy one that I bought at the pool, can't remember what it's called though

[InspectorRex]

The "Moisture Magnet" towels( chamois) are great for getting all the excess water out of a Rough Collie coat prior to drying them with the turbodryer, that is what I do anyway. Does help get the reall dripping water out around the ruff.

[Ah Ngau]

Chamois is good but usually it is too small, so you have to wring it out several time.

Microfiber towel comes with a variety of sizes, choose one that is larger so Fido won't have to wait for you to wring it.