I just lay mine out, take a stiff brush to the inside and outside, lint roll the inside a bit to get some of the hair off, then mix Equss Micro Tek blanket wash in a bucket of warm water, use a sponge and sponge the blanket all over. Rinse. Then leave it in the sun to dry. I do that every spring. Then in the winter before he wears it I get waterproofing aerosol spray and spray the outside down really well. It has worked for me pretty well.