If you’ve ever dried your dog with a normal 'human' bath towel (lets be honest, we have all done this), you’ll know the problem; the lingering wet dog smell that just won’t go away, even after the towel has been washed. But why does this happen? There is a reason, and it can be solved... Standard “human” towels are made with long, soft cotton fibres designed to be soft on our skin. While they feel great for us, they act like a magnet for dog hair. Visual comparison of normal

When I first started researching materials for our Bark and Beau Dog Drying Kit , I wasn’t keen on the idea of microfibre—and for good reason. The only microfibre I’d ever come across felt thin and, honestly, a bit cheap. I assumed all microfibre was the same, and I couldn’t see how it would work for a high-quality dog drying towel. As it turns out, I was completely wrong. What I didn’t realise at the time is that microfibre comes in different densities (measured in GSM—grams