The Best Dog Drying Towels (Review) in 2020

If you have ever wiped down your freshly washed car with a shammy cloth, then you will get the gist of the Super Shammy from Soggy Doggy. Apply the principle to a dog towel and you get a super absorbent towel that slurps up the excess water in your pet’s coat in no time.

Made from microfiber chenille with ‘noodle’ loops to mop up moisture, the Super Shammy absorbs five times more than regular cotton cloths. And it is a thirsty beast too – holding around seven times its own weight in water. What we also like about this well-made dog towel is the design, with end hand pockets for greater grip and maneuverability to make drying off every bit of your dog a breeze.

For a fantastically absorbent pet towel at an excellent price, then add this microfiber dog towel from Bone Dry to your pooch’s bath time box. At a versatile 44 x 27.5 inches in size, this towel can work for your tiny pooch or your oversized canine to quickly get them on the dry side.

The microfiber material is extremely cozy and soft, perfect for wrapping around your wet pet and gently buffing him dry. Use dry and it can also double up as a sofa protector for your pet’s post bath cuddle on the couch. And despite its soft exterior, the Bone Dry is also a hardwearing dog towel that can take a lot of dirt and use. Just pop it into the washing machine, air dry and you are good to go again! Comes in a nice choice of colors too.

If your four-legged friend has a long, dense coat or is prone to regular shedding, then the Mugzy’s Mutt Towel could well be the dog drying towel for you.

The dense weave of this simple and smart looking pet towel means it won’t trap fur in its fabric, like some other towels can. Made by sport and yoga company YogaRat, the Mutt Towel uses a quality microfiber that would be as equally at home in the gym or studio as it is at your pooch’s bath time! In fact, it is an adaptation of their human sport towel, resized to fit most pets. The Mutt Towel is a generous size – it can easily accommodate a large, bulky dog – but when it comes to packing away, it rolls up into a nice, compact size. What also impresses about this dog bath towel is its super absorbing qualities as well as how fast it dries once you have mopped down your canine. And it can be machine washed and dried too.

This two-towel pack from Zwipes is a great idea if you have a particularly mucky or water-loving pet as you should always have a clean dog towel to hand.

The two-pack means it offers great value too as each towel is aa generous 30 inches x 36 inches in size. Zwipes are experts in the microfiber world and the fabric used in their pet towel is certainly thirsty – slurping up to eight times its own weight in water. That means you get some fast-drying action – perfect for when your wet pooch is on a crazy post-bath gallop around the yard! The snuggly microfiber is also cozy to wrap your pet in should a cuddle on the sofa be on the cards. Washing machine safe, these dog towels from Zwipes are durable too.

The Snuggly Dog Easy Wear is a versatile dog drying towel that wears like a warm plush dog towel coat. Made from quality 400gsm microfiber it is also super absorbent, drinking up the moisture from your pet’s coat for a fast-drying result.  This is a great product if you need to keep your pet warm, pop it on after a cold, winter walk, and he’ll stay cozy as the microfiber gets to work. The dog towel robe stays in place thanks to an adjustable neck toggle and elastic loop around the tail. Plus, there is an additional soft wrap microfiber belt to keep everything tucked in and your dog’s tum nice and warm.

OK, the Snuggly Dog is on the expensive side compared to other products in this review, but it probably has the most absorbent and quick-drying material. Plus, the makers are so confident in the Snuggly Dog’s performance, that they will give you your money back if you’re not 100% satisfied. And if you take care of the Snuggly Dog – gentle machine wash, no machine drying or fabric softener – and it will be taking care of your precious wet dog for quite some time.

Don’t be put off by the size of this shammy-style dog towel, it is small but pretty much perfectly formed when it comes to mopping up excess moisture from your pet.

The Dirty Dog Shammy quite literally sucks up water – in fact its quality microfiber drinks up to 20 times more water and muck than many other shammy-type pet towels. Now that is impressive. And the smaller size means it is a dog drying towel you can take on the go, meaning it can always be on hand when needed. And it works with your hands too, thanks to the two nice-sized end pockets for greater grip and all-round quick and effective wet dog drying and blotting! This is a well-priced and high-performing pet towel, and with one size set to fit all sizes of dogs, great value too. It is easy to wash and keep clean and its durable fabric means you will get plenty of wear out of it. Just make sure you air it well to dry after each use.

On first glance, the shape of this chenille dog bath towel from My Doggy Place looks a wee bit unconventional, with its triangular ends and chunky mid-section. But when we tried it out, we could see just how well this pet towel will work. The shape means you can pop in your hands into the end pockets and use the bulk of the towel to mop up nice and large sections of your dog’s fur.

It can also drink up the moisture and can hold up to seven times its weight in water so a great go-to after a dog bath or a wet weather walk. And with the Shammy-style dog towel easily mopping up a larger dog, it can really save on the number of towels you use…and wash. Plus, the soft fabric and smaller towel size means it can also be the perfect puppy towel.  An affordable, easy to use and effective dog bath towel that is also machine washable so if looked after, should last a good while.

If the shammy-style dog bath towel is your preference and you have a dog that’s on the larger size, then check out this large dog bath towel from Tuff Pupper.

Large enough to wrap around the wet torso of a very big dog and with nice deep hand pockets on either end, this is a really effective shammy towel that will mop up all the surplus wet. It is also a plush-looking pet towel, with one-inch thick fabric made from tightly woven microfiber chenille that won’t trap excess pet hair. There’s also super soft fabric ‘noodles’ on the outer to give your pooch a bit of a soothing massage as you rub him dry. The absorbency levels are also impressive, with the Tuff Pupper hanging on to seven times its own weight in mopped up muck and water.  Hand or machine wash, no fabric softener and air dry only and you’ll keep it in top condition after every use.

Perhaps more suited to your puppy, the Aitey microfiber wraparound dog towel comes with a super-cute hood to totally up the bath time aww-factor.

This isn’t the largest of pet towels in our review, so best for pups or smaller dogs but it is nicely absorbent and will mop up moisture to help your pet to quick-dry. Plus, the ever so soft fabric will be lux against a puppy’s wet fur, giving them a comfort ‘hug’ as you gently dry them. Or simply wrap them up in the Aitey’s velvet-soft fabric, and you will be ready for a sofa cuddle. A good pet towel to have on hand as an extra at bath time, ready to keep your newly washed pup or small pooch cozy and warm.

The Furinator bring the latest fabric tech to your pooch’s bath time to offer superior absorption and fast-drying. Made from synthetic PVA material rather than the more traditional microfiber, the Furinator pet towel actually ups its game when wet, meaning you can repeatedly wring out and use this towel in one sitting until your pooch is nice and dry. For drying larger dogs this can eliminate the need for multiple dog towels to complete the job. Neat. We also like the antibacterial properties of the Furinator, as the synthetic PVA effectively keeps whiffy wet dog odors and bacteria nasties at bay. When it is time to wash, simply clean with soap and water before air drying and you’ll be ready to go again.

The towel also has eco-credentials: it is super safe to use on pets or humans it is bio-degradable. Once it comes to the end of its wet dog-mopping life, simply cut up the Furinator cut up and bury it in your backyard garden to provide a better way to retain water for plants. This is one of the best dog towels that just keeps on giving!