The Best Bedding For Dog Hair

Bedding is important for many reasons. It obviously needs to be comfortable, but also if you're like me, the dogs sleep there with you too, so it needs to be able to withstand a lot of time in the washing machine and handle the dog hair well. 

I have had great success with all of these things at Target so I am sharing my items with you that I use and love. I have had all of these things for many years. They have been romped on by many dogs and gone through the washing machine many times!

The first thing you need to decide is color.

I choose grey because it works best with the dog hair of all my dogs. White is obviously out because it shows dirt WAY too easily. I can't do black because Molly, my worst shedder, is a yellow lab. And I am not a color person, I like my neutrals, mostly black, white and grey. So I do almost everything grey in my house that I can. It works well with black hair, white hair and blonde hair. 

Material is the next factor to consider.

Choose material that has a tightly woven structure to it. Anything with loose weaves = places for dog hair to get stuck. I love polyester or any kind of microfiber. Something satin also is a perfect fit. With that being said, when sheets have a thread count, that is what they are talking about. A 1,000 thread count will have a much tighter weave than a 300 thread count. I have found a fabulous pair at Target I am linking below in the picture. I have recommended it to all my friends and family with dogs. They are silky smooth and handle dog hair extremely well.

That's why I like this selection of quilt over the others offered at Target. See below for my link.

For bedspreads, I don't use them. I have loved the quilt selection at Target. They are easier to use, wash and lay flat at your bed. The one I have is no longer offered, but they have a few very similar that I am linking. I've been very impressed with how it has held up to my giant dogs and multiple washings.  

Everything needs to be washable.

Think about this when looking at throw pillows and blankets. As much as I love those huge knotted blankets that are popular. I can't throw it in the wash three times a week if needed and expect it to hold up.

I have two throw blankets I use on my bed. One from West Elm and one from Pottery Barn. Although the Pottery Barn faux fur has clumped together a bit, the West Elm one has done extremely well and can look just like new after I wash it.

Here are the items that I love and use at my house. Good luck and let me know what your favorite bedding items are! I would love to hear!

1. Fieldcrest Sheets  2. Opalhouse Quilt  

3. Sweater Blanket  4. Ombre Faux Fur Throw

5. LOVE Throw Pillow 

Peanut Butter Dog Birthday Cake Recipe

I used to not celebrate my dog's birthdays, and I'm still not good at it, but when I can I try to because it is fun for me. They don't understand, but I know they appreciate the hard work I put in to making their cake or buying them treats.

This is our peanut butter dog cake recipe from our days as a dog bakery. We shipped hundreds of these across the country. You can make it however you wish, but I like to bake it in a bundt pan because it's more fun and just as easy.

It even makes good cupcakes if you want to make a smaller portion to share with multiple dogs. I just cut this cake into pieces and share with my other fur babies. 

Peanut Butter Dog Cake Recipe

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease your bundt pan (or pan of your choosing)

Add the following ingredients to a mixing bowl:

1 egg

1/4 Cup of Peanut Butter (be sure this DOES NOT include any xylitol, it is poisonous to dogs)

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil

1 tsp of Vanilla

1/4 Cup of Honey

2 tsp of Cinnamon

1 Cup of Whole Wheat Flour

1 tsp of Baking Soda

Mix all of the ingredients together with a mixer. Add up to 1/2 cup of water until the batter reaches a cake like consistency to pour into your cake pan. 

If you do use a bundt pan, once the batter is poured in, take a spoon and stir the batter in circles in the bundt pan to make sure it is mixed well. This will help it bake better.

Cook for 20 minutes or until a toothpick is clean after inserting into the cake. Then turn the cake upside down on a cooling rack to cool.

My Dog Mom Amazon Prime Favorites

Amazon Prime day is July 15-16 and I am sharing some of my favorite items I have ordered form Amazon, but then also some things that are on my wish list!

First of all, be sure to shop SMILE.AMAZON.COM and choose a charity and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to that charity!

Wish List Item

I haven't bought one of these because I'm afraid that Molly will pick it up and throw it across the room once she realizes the treats are inside! That still doesn't stop me from wanting one and Prime Day is the perfect time!

Shop it here!

A House With Dogs- 1 Year of Home Ownership

I cannot believe I am coming up on owning my home for a year! Time flies, that is just so crazy to me!

When I started thinking about owning a home and how I would decorate and live my life, I wanted to be intentional about what I purchased and where I put things because of the dogs. I will always have dogs in my life, and this is their house like it is mine, so I want to make sure my house is equipped for that.

To me that meant only buying things that I knew could handle the wear and tear of dogs. As much as those throw pillows with the tassels are ADORABLE, to my dogs, the tassels are just begging to be eaten, so why even buy it?


I have two rules/guidelines that I brought with me into owning a home:
#1 Buy Everything Washable
#2 Clean Lines = Easy Cleaning

Checked throw: Pottery Barn, Wooden Sign: Smallwood Home, Floor Lamp: Ikea, LOVE Pillow: Pottery Barn, Aztec Pillows: Ikea,  Fiddle Leaf: Amazon, Rug: Ruggable, Dog Beds: Orvis)

Lamps, vases, flowers, baskets, and pillow from Target

#1 Buy Everything Washable.
Almost everything in my home can be washed. Even my living room rug (see my favorite items below!) My kitchen rugs, bathroom rugs, blankets, throws, pillow covers, dog beds,......almost everything can be thrown in the wash if needed (and it's ALWAYS needed)

#2 Clean Lines = Easy Cleaning
I want my house to be as easy to clean as humanly possible. To me, that meant keeping the clutter down. My mom will tell you that I hate "trinkets" and things lying around, so this wasn't a hard thing for me to do, but still when I want to buy a picture frame, or another succulent to sit around I remember this. The more I have, the more things will get dirty and need cleaning. I love being able to dust by just taking a rag and going down a straight line on my table and not having to first clear it of everything that was sitting on it, then dust the table, then dust all the individual things that were sitting on the table.

World Map: Pinterest, Rug & Chairs: Hobby Lobby

Here are some of my favorite items from owning a home over the last year!

• Ruggable (as seen in the first picture): The machine washable rug. It's life changing. I wash it probably once a month. Still looks brand new and it feels SO good to wash all the dirt, dog hair and everything else that it collects! 
• Magnetic Screen Door: This has changed everything. Especially with house training a puppy, being able to leave the door open so she can go when needed, while still keeping the flies out is life changing. 
• Orvis Dog Beds: Well worth the investment, these are the best dog beds I have ever owned (and I've owned them all!) They have a water resistant liner, and are SO easy to cover and uncover for washing. I've owned them for years and they haven't once disappointed me. I bought one for Molly when her hips didn't allow her on my bed anymore, I was sad, she was not. She truly loves the memory foam.

• Mrs. Meyers Cleaners:  I clean EVERYTHING with this. My favorite scent is Honeysuckle but their seasonal scents are the bomb too! It does a great job cleaning my grimy services and smells fantastic!
• Bissell Spot Cleaner: How could I have lived without my little spot cleaner. Guys, I have put this little booger to the test. 4 foster puppies and 4 adult dogs and this thing keeps up! 
• Dog Friendly Weed Killer: I don't know about you, but my dogs eat my grass and weeds. So to kill them, I need something that won't kill my dogs, but will kill my weeds!! I searched and found that strong vinegar will do the trick. I buy it here, from Amazon. Normal cooking vinegar is not as strong as this stuff. I put it in a water bottle and spray all my weeds. Once the sun hits it, they are scorched!