My two great heffalumps currently travel together in an enormous crate that fills the estate area of our car. There's plenty of room for them to stand, turn and lie down etc, we have a road refresher water bowl so they've always got a drink and they both travel well and are happy enough in there.
The problem we're having is that one or other - and I think I know who it is (Yes Lurcherboy, I'm looking at you!) scrabbles the bedding up into a heap to sleep on, this leaves one or other of them lying on the plastic base. (Ironically it's often the scrabbler that ends up without a bed, as the pup keeps trying to snuggle up to him until he gets fed up and moves. 
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The only solution I can think of is to sew some sort of thick ribbon/bias binding/canvas type stuff onto each corners of the crate mat and tie them to the corners of the crate.
Not being what you'd call 'a natural' with a needle and thread, before I go ahead and attempt this, does anyone know if there's already something like this on the market I can just buy OR does anyone have a better idea?
TIA
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moosemama · 19/07/2014 23:06
I've actually got one going spare from the boot of the estate I sold but you're probably nowhere near me 
Thank you so much for the thought, but I'm never near anyone on MN. 
Do you have the mattress or the pad? The mattress doesn't seem to get very good reviews, specifically for dogs that like to scuff their beds up to get comfy. One reviewer says it's only the new ones though, as they've had them before and the older ones lasted well.
Oh, don't fret. It's worth a try and if it doesn't work I will just have to get my sewing box out!
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