Dog beds

[punter]

Need suggestions for dog bed for 28 kg 2 year lab who likes to s t r e t c h out and sleep. Want to reclaim the sofa. Have looked at Orvis beds - the prices make my eyes water! Are they worth it or have you any other recommendations dog people?
He is not a chewer btw (any more). Thanks for reading.

[EveDallasRetd]

Ahh, I'll be no help. I love the Orvis beds. I am waiting till the end of the month and buying MuttDog a 'Deep Dish' that looks like a bloody sofa!

They are great beds though. My friends have them and swear by them, especially the friend with the dog recovering from Hip replacement surgery - she's slept on them with her dogs and said she got the best nights sleep ever!

But yeah, at £180, I am probably crazy.

[CastilianHhhhidalgo]

Tuffies are really good. I've got three (two woven nests and a woven mattress with a fleece cover) and the dogs love them. I've got three whippets, so definite comfort lovers, and they will sometimes voluntarily choose one of the beds over the sofa. They were also much loved by my old arthritic chap.

I'm desperate to treat my lot to one of these but it won't be happening until the youngest has decided to stop nibbling on the furniture

[SpicyBear]

They're not cheap either but have you looked at Tuffies?

What sort of style are you after? Functional or interior design conscious?

[SpicyBear]

Ooops x post.

And Castilian, we have that Charley Chau bed in the sitting room. Worth every penny!

[punter]

Functional really, want something with a bolster/pillow edge so he can rest his head. Sort of horseshoe shape. I will look at Tuffies thanks

[NCISaddict]

I would love to get some of these beds but they would be a waste of money. Ddog has a very comfy bed but elects to sleep under the kitchen or dining tables on the hard cold floor. Weird beast.

[moosemama]

Came on to make suggestions but, given enough cash Orvis and Tuffies would be my choice.

NCIS Oldgirl was exactly the same. She was half BC, half Belgian Terv and preferred to lie on the quarry tiles than in/on a bed. Mind you, her real preference was to lie in the middle of the lawn, come rain, sleet or snow. She actually lay out there and almost disappeared under the snow as it fell on several occasions, but no amount of persuasion could get her to come inside the nice warm, comfy house.

[Excitedforxmas]

Costco do dog beds

[NCISaddict]

It must be a Border Collie thing, my first one was the same, she made a brilliant draught excluder.

[mrslaughan]

just looked at the orvis ones - wow......

[TheCunnyFunt]

My dog is lucky enough to have an Orvis bed, my MIL was clearing out a deceased lady's house and there was a big Orvis bed so I gave a donation and it's now in our front room. My dog loves it. He had a folded duvet before and used to dig at it a lot, he hasn't dug this bed at all. It is incredibly comfy, my 3yo daughter is always sneaking into it whenever the dog leaves the room! I looked it up on the website, this bed cost almost £300!! The cover easily comes off to wash and the mattress has a water resistant cover too.

[wildfig]

Which of those two options - Orvis or Tuffies - is least smelly? I've got two sofa-hogging 30kg hounds, and although i've restricted them to a sofa with washable throws, there is a definite doggy whiff about it. Can you wash the Orvis beds, or is that wipeclean no-smell-can-linger-here Tuffies fabric the way to go?

[SpicyBear]

I don't have an Orvis to compare it too but I have a Tuffies in the car boot and it does not smell at all even after several months of use by two dirty dogs. It has a fleece cover on that is easy to wash.

[wildfig]

[IfUSeekAmy]

My lab loves to rest his head too. I bought him this bed from Zooplus. Hygienic dog bed it's called, this is large (100x80cm). He can stretch right out in it when the standard poodle isn't in it with him

[TheCunnyFunt]

You can wash the Orvis bed covers (they wash really well, my boy threw up pure fluorescent yellow bile on his and there was no trace of it when it came out the machine) ours has a memory foam mattress and a separate 'sausage' cushion that makes up the back and sides, the mattress has a water resistant cover that's wipeable but the sausage doesn't so I guess if you got a bed like ours then the sausage could get whiffy.

[FestiveRoad]

My dog loves this. The cover is washable.
www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Disturb-Mattress-Chocolate/dp/B009APHWXY/ref=sr_1_2_m?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1408727021&sr=1-2&keywords=Sharples&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[FestiveRoad]

Not got a bolster edge, but my dog loves this. The cover is washable.
www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Disturb-Mattress-Chocolate/dp/B009APHWXY/ref=sr_1_2_m?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1408727021&sr=1-2&keywords=Sharples&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
Once my lab has made a dog shaped dent in it, he can rest his head quite happily.

[TooOldForGlitter]

If money was no object what bed would you buy for a big greyhound?

[SpicyBear]

Double size Tempur bed

[TheCunnyFunt]

Orvis bed, if money was no object and we didn't already have one, an Orvis bed definitely.

[punter]

Just a quick update, went for an Orvis bed in the end as they have such great after sales service and were very helpful re sizing etc. Dog seems to like it but looks a bit bemused as to where the crate has gone!

[SpicyBear]

Awww! Thanks for the photo update. He looks very comfy.

[SteveBrucesNose]

That looks great ! May consider that for GirlDog. She's just spent 2 days in hospital after consuming her fatboy dog bed she was farting bean bag beads for days so could do with a new one, once my bank account has recovered from the vet fees associated with eating the last one!!

[gentlehoney]

It might be worth mentioning for people with small dogs/cats that some of the "egg" shaped thick plastic domed beds are air-tight if they are flipped over so that the entrance is flat against the floor.