It washes and machine dried beautifully. My dog loves to move it around to the best spot. Oreo is a young cat who thinks everything and all his catmates are after him. It has become my cat’s favorite blanket.

It is no longer useful for anything other than dusting furniture. The backing material sides are touching, and that makes it very slippery, so the blanket does not stay in place. What a bummer.

Vinegar helps soften and cut lint amount. Doesn't seem to be a problem with dogs, if the nails are groomed.

The weave of the blanket is tight like a waffle blanket should be. The weight is sufficient to make me feel secure but light and breathable. It will likely stay on my bed under a down comforter for the winter as well.

The picture online appears lavender. I have several cotton blankets that are much softer than this one including the ones i purchased at walmart's at a much cheaper price! It's warm but very scratchy.

I'm not sure how long this blanket will last at this rate of disintegration. Followed instruction for washing and still it got discolored and fuzzed out.