One of my Zebra skins has been down 3 years and seems to look as good as ever. I also use one as a bed cover and its folded often and it's good also. Interesting thing about dogs. I shot a leopard many years ago and they draped it over my shoulders as they do for pictures. I was wearing a green sweat shirt. For months after even after many washings my son's Queensland Blue Heeler would growl and back up when I wore that sweatshirt. Somehow she still smelled the Leopard I suppose. Never growled at anything else I wore but would NOT come around me with the green sweatshirt on.