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How to clean your dog’s classic rubber KONG toy

By Kimberley Spinney

NILES, IL - JANUARY 28: Terry Teahan and his dog Ceili play as they shop at a Petsmart store January 28, 2003 in Niles, Illinois. Through December 3, 2002, Petsmart, Inc. sales were $2.0 billion, an increase of 10.9 percent, or $191 million, and net income increased 411 percent to $0.46 per share. Petsmart, Inc. is the leading specialty retailer for pet supplies. The company operates more than 580 pet stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as a large pet supply catalog business and is the Internet's leading online provider of pet products and information. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
NILES, IL - JANUARY 28: Terry Teahan and his dog Ceili play as they shop at a Petsmart store January 28, 2003 in Niles, Illinois. Through December 3, 2002, Petsmart, Inc. sales were $2.0 billion, an increase of 10.9 percent, or $191 million, and net income increased 411 percent to $0.46 per share. Petsmart, Inc. is the leading specialty retailer for pet supplies. The company operates more than 580 pet stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as a large pet supply catalog business and is the Internet's leading online provider of pet products and information. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) /
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Is there anything better than finding that perfect dog toy for your pup? And when it comes to the classic KONG dog toys, we know we have found doggy perfection. But what happens when it comes time to get this toy clean?

The thing about those classic rubber KONG toys is that we use them to treat our pup. We are putting food into the center to not only stimulate our dogs mentally, but also give them a treat. And that means that these toys need to be cleaned.

Just like a dog’s water or food bowl, we need to keep KONG toys clean. (While you may think this is obvious, sometimes we forget.) And with the help of an Instagram post from the KONG Company, we were reminded that there are actually four different ways to get those rubber dog toys clean.

4 ways to get those KONG toys cleaned

We all know our pup’s are using their tongues and teeth to get those treats out of their KONG toys, but as for their hoomans… we need a bit more.

  • Soak the rubber KONG toy in a container filled with hot, soapy water. This should help to loosen the food particles in your dog’s toy.
  • Use a toothbrush or a bottle brush to get out any bits of leftover food particles.
  • Rinse your toy under warm running water.
  • The other option is to actually wash your dog’s toy in the top rack of a dishwasher.

Technically, it’s as easy as putting the toy in the dishwasher and letting the cycle run its course. And we love that, because anything that makes keeping our pup’s toys clean easy is a good thing in our book.

Check out the post from the KONG Company’s Instagram about keeping your pup’s toy clean here:

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Do you wash your dog’s toys at all? How often do you wash them and do you use any of these steps on the rubber treat toys? Are you a fan of these dog toys? Let us know in the comments below.

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