What dog bed do you use?

[bocron]

We have at least 6-7 dog beds scattered throughout the house. We have gotten rid of all the cheapo beds over time and replaced all of them with either the Molly Mutts beds (link in Chicagocanine's post above)or Big Shrimpys. The Molly Mutts beds work for me as I'm pretty picky about the public areas of the house and I love the variety of cool, modern patterns at Molly Mutts. I also love that I can stuff the beds with whatever I want and can then wash all the contents, or replace as needed.

The other HUGE favorite around here are the Big Shrimpy brand beds. Currently we only have 2 of these in the house but there is always a dog on them and sometimes one laying on the floor "in line". I have the original bed, and each of our Big Shrimpy beds has an extra cover that we got to change out while one gets washed.

Original | Big Shrimpy®


Uma on the Big Shrimpy!

[BowWowMeow]

There are 7 dog beds in the house.

1 is a crib mattress that I got off of the curb

2 is a really nice single futon I bought at a thrift store

3-5 are fleece covers stuffed with old comforters or comforters I've picked up at yard sales

6 is a bagel shaped bed with a washable cover. That goes on top of the futon

7 is memory foam. That has lasted many years.

If I look around I could probably find more but the point is that I mostly have beds I have either found, bought cheaply or put together myself.

[cassadee7]

Those Big Shrimpy beds look pretty nice. What size do you have for a GSD? Large or extra large? I don't see prices on the site but I may go look at some locally since there is a seller here.

I went to Costco and they only had the round ones. I think a rectangle would fit in our space better. I also checked some pet stores and department stores, no luck yet!

[Verivus]

I bought the kong beds. Kaiser loves them. Pookie I dont even bother buying beds for. The little snot thinks shes a princess and prefers my bed or the new couch.

[ILGHAUS]

Baby crib mattress with bottom sheet and 2 or 3 soft toys for Karl (GSD) but more often then not he prefers either the tile floor or area rug, pink round washable soft bed and soft toys for Star (poodle) which was a cheapy from CVS but she loves it, and Chase (GSD) sleeps on bare floor no toys.

It is strange how some like hard floors and some like soft bedding.

[doggiedad]

in the livingroom there's 2 thin rugs on top
of each other. in our bedroom there's a dog bed.
my dog also uses the sofa and our bed as dog beds.

[gsdmi]

We are another vote for the crib mattresses -- ours came from Walmart for about $35 each. We had always used the dog beds from Costco -- the round size.

It took the dogs a couple of weeks to get used to the crib mattresses, they have the coils in them, so are a bit different, as they do have some air trapped so when the dogs stepped on them, it was sort of a "rocking" feeling for them. At first they didn't know what to do, but after a couple of weeks they plop right down on them.

Some of the best features are they are covered with a light vinyl so can be wiped down -- we put a blanket on top. And the best -- the dogs can stretch out pretty much their full body length to sleep, with just a leg or tail hanging off. Definitely recommend those.

Forgot to mention too, our 15 year old cat with some health issues had taken to pee'ing on the dogs beds, and with that foam, you could never get it out of there,no matter how many washings. With the crib mattresses we have found that cat sleeping on the bed -- he approves too. We kept all of the covers (we had about 6 of those beds) and can just lie them on the mattress, it is the sheep-wool type.

[bocron]

The Big Shrimpy beds we have are larges. Occasionally 2 dogs will be together on one bed, so they are a good size. The extra large just seemed like it would be in the way, I'm completely happy with the large. One of the Big Shrimpy beds is about 3 years old, the other we've had about a year. No sign of wearing out in the least. I buy the Costco beds for our dog daycare and they seem to last about 6 months before the filling gets all messed up, and the covers tend to wear out and tear. So while the Big Shrimpy is pricey going in, they have definitely paid for themselves in durability. Plus they are made from 85% recycled goods, which my husband likes.
Oh, if you go look at or get a Big Shrimpy, just letting you know that they start out pretty poofy (is that a word?). After a day or two, the air gets pushed out and they settle, but after that they don't flatten out with time like some of the other beds we've tried. The bed we've had for 3 years is still just as full as when we first got it.

Annette