 towel dry them, and just let them air dry. You want to use a good degreasing pet shampoo. We're going to wash our pet really good. Now, what this is going to do, it's going to separate everything, so nothing's going to bind. So when that coat dries, you're going to have a lot of loose coat that's all ready to come out. The mistake a lot of people make is they don't use a good cleaning shampoo, so if there's any dirt and oil left behind, it's still going to hold that loose coat back, and eventually it's just going to fall off onto your floor.