Cooling beds

littledmc17 · 05-27-2010, 11:22 AM

Does anyone have one for their dogs and if so do they work??

BlackPuppy · 05-27-2010, 11:49 AM

Looks like they keep the dog cool, but could spring a leak. I think I'd need to wait for my puppy to grow up. I could just see him attacking it.

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Canine Cooler Bed - Medium: (24" x 36")

**JKlatsky** · 05-27-2010, 11:53 AM

I don't own one, and the ones that I've seen have not been particularly effective. I know also someone I trained with had bought a cooling vest at one point that worked similarly to these type of beds...and it was cooler at first, but then the 1st Law of Thermodynamics took effect and it actually ended up being hotter.

Remo · 05-27-2010, 12:06 PM

I bought one of these years ago when I had a 30% off coupon from Petsmart.

The directions said to place the bed where you wanted it to be since it would be heavy once you filled it up with water. It also said to NOT let you dogs watch as you filled it. I thought that was silly and did not pay attention.

So, I had a one gallon pitcher and the bed required eight gallons of water. I placed it under the dining room table which happens to be one of the favorite bed spots in our house. The dogs were watching me as I trotted back and forth to the kitchen, dumping the water into the bed and then squishing around the bed to distribute the water throughout the gel inside. When I finally finished filling it up, not a single dog in the house would come anywhere near the bed. I think I even dragged poor ole Trooper over to it and tried to make her get on it.

Since no one would use it, we moved it to another location. The dogs very carefully walked around the bed for the next couple of months, but no one actually reclined on it. It ended up getting shredded to bits after a foster dog decided it was an awesome, over-sized chew toy. I came home to gallons of blue gel all over the place.

So, the cooling bed was a total failure at my house!

littledmc17 · 05-27-2010, 02:33 PM

Thanks
just looking for something to keep B cool until my DH gets off his lazy butt and gets A/C in

Elaine · 05-28-2010, 01:46 AM

They aren't the most practical for home usage. I've tried most of them and found the best one that actually cools is one that is like an ice pack: you dump a bag or two of ice cubes in it and it's very cold.

05-27-2010, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
littledmc17 Crowned Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11,306	Cooling beds Does anyone have one for their dogs and if so do they work?? __________________ Dawn GSRNE Volunteer "A dog a day keeps the Doctor away!" proudly owned by: Brady von Barren Berg, CGC GSD 5/4/05 Cooper von Nordosten, GSD 12/27/10 Missy, Chocolate Lab 3/9/03

05-27-2010, 11:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
JKlatsky Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,985	I don't own one, and the ones that I've seen have not been particularly effective. I know also someone I trained with had bought a cooling vest at one point that worked similarly to these type of beds...and it was cooler at first, but then the 1st Law of Thermodynamics took effect and it actually ended up being hotter. __________________ Argos vom Eisernen Loewen VPG1, CGC, TC 3-3-07 Bianka vom Eisernen Loewen BH, CGC, TC 1-3-08 Cade vom Eisernen Loewen CGC 3-25-09 D'Artagnan (Tag) vom Eisernen Loewen 2-2-10 G Aiko von Burkndeiros SchH 3, IPO3, FH, TC, KKL2 9-17-02

05-27-2010, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Remo Knighted Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,396	I bought one of these years ago when I had a 30% off coupon from Petsmart. The directions said to place the bed where you wanted it to be since it would be heavy once you filled it up with water. It also said to NOT let you dogs watch as you filled it. I thought that was silly and did not pay attention. So, I had a one gallon pitcher and the bed required eight gallons of water. I placed it under the dining room table which happens to be one of the favorite bed spots in our house. The dogs were watching me as I trotted back and forth to the kitchen, dumping the water into the bed and then squishing around the bed to distribute the water throughout the gel inside. When I finally finished filling it up, not a single dog in the house would come anywhere near the bed. I think I even dragged poor ole Trooper over to it and tried to make her get on it. Since no one would use it, we moved it to another location. The dogs very carefully walked around the bed for the next couple of months, but no one actually reclined on it. It ended up getting shredded to bits after a foster dog decided it was an awesome, over-sized chew toy. I came home to gallons of blue gel all over the place. So, the cooling bed was a total failure at my house! __________________ Yours in GSDs and rescue, Lea Good Dogs for Good Homes Virginia German Shepherd Rescue www.shepherdrescue.org

05-27-2010, 02:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
littledmc17 Crowned Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11,306	Thanks just looking for something to keep B cool until my DH gets off his lazy butt and gets A/C in __________________ Dawn GSRNE Volunteer "A dog a day keeps the Doctor away!" proudly owned by: Brady von Barren Berg, CGC GSD 5/4/05 Cooper von Nordosten, GSD 12/27/10 Missy, Chocolate Lab 3/9/03

05-28-2010, 01:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Elaine Crowned Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,784	They aren't the most practical for home usage. I've tried most of them and found the best one that actually cools is one that is like an ice pack: you dump a bag or two of ice cubes in it and it's very cold. __________________ Elaine and the herd

05-27-2010, 11:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
BlackPuppy Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,420	Looks like they keep the dog cool, but could spring a leak. I think I'd need to wait for my puppy to grow up. I could just see him attacking it. Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Canine Cooler Bed - Medium: (24" x 36")

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