THE JOURNAL

What things are made of, in plain language

Notes from the atelier on materials, certification and safety — written for the questions people actually ask before they spend real money on something their animal will sleep on for a decade.

• MATERIALS · WHAT TO AVOID

  PFAS in pet products: what the stain-resistant finish is really doing

  Almost every dog bed sold as stain-resistant, waterproof or easy-clean owes that property to a fluorinated finish. Here is what that finish is, why it does not wash out, and what to buy instead.

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• CERTIFICATION · PLAIN LANGUAGE

  What OEKO-TEX Standard 100 actually means for your pet

  It is the most quoted textile certification in the world and the least explained. Here is exactly what it tests, what it misses, and why it is the label worth reading on anything your animal sleeps on.

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• MATERIALS · SIDE BY SIDE

  Wool versus plastic filling: what your dog is actually sleeping on

  Fibrefill, memory foam and wool behave completely differently once a warm animal lies on them for eight hours. The differences are not marketing — they are moisture, air and time.

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• SAFETY · TRACKING

  Is an AirTag safe on a dog collar?

  An AirTag is the most useful thing you can add to a collar and the easiest thing to attach badly. The risk is not the tracking. It is the battery, the holder and a false sense of what Find My does.

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