Comments on: help! i need an indestructible dog bed

By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » i may have found an indestructible dog bed

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:33:30 +0000

[...] raining or cold. Tracked-in dirt (or wiping their feet at the door). But what made me crazy was the dog bed saga. We bought ‘em; Dilly just kept destroying them. For the past few months, we’ve been [...]

By: anni

anni — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:28:18 +0000

My husband and I have three dogs- two big Akitas and a half coyote/half demondog. They will chew up everything. Except kongs (because if the point is to chew on something they won’t do it). I recently found a triangular shaped toy at walmart made from used firemans hoses with a squeeker inside and they LOVE it and haven’t been able to tear it up. There’s a company that makes clothing-pants and jackets- out of old firehoses as well (duluth trading i think). I wouldn’t buy a pair of their pants or a jacket just to use the fabric for a dog bed, but if the stuff was on clearance? Definately. Anyway, that’s a direction to look towards as well.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:35:47 +0000

Well idk if anyone is still checking this, but we had a doberman years ago that just tore everything up, dad got a big square of carpet and used a couple old couch cushions(that the dog and ripped up), and made a raised frame and a platform and just used a staple gun and stapled the carpet over the cushions and that thing was around after the dog died (dad used it is his shop as seating, after his legs started to go {was his excuse} he just couldn’t let it go) The dog couldn’t chew through the carpet and it was all reused stuff in the project (knowing my father, he hasn’t bought any of his project stuff in years)

By: shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week

shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:46:18 +0000

[...] well so far. Itâ€™s easy to take out the comforter and clean everything. And it was CHEAP.” Click to see lots more ideas for dog beds that won’t make us go broke — thanks, [...]

By: PlantingOaks

PlantingOaks — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:52:18 +0000

Honestly, I would talk to your vet and/or get a referral to a behaviorist on this.

I don’t think there is a material on earth that would not yield to a determined mastiff, and I don’t like the idea of treating the beds as ‘disposable’ either, since you could wind up with a very bad day if she decides to eat the filling as well as rip it out.

If it were my dog, I would weigh intestinal blockages worse than joint problems, and not leave her unsupervised with a soft bed until she could be trusted. In the meantime I would work with a vet/trainer/behaviorist on a more long-term solution.

Of course, my dog will seek out the two square feet of hard floor in a carpeted house to lie on, so beds aren’t much of a concern for us. Of course, her coat is practically a mobile bed, and it’s been summer. I do wonder whether she will be more interested in soft surfaces once it gets colder.

By: gwendolyn

gwendolyn — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:11:59 +0000

I have the solution. I have a lab AND 2 small terriers. Previous dog beds became a contest between them on who could destroy it faster.

So when I had my couch reupholstered (lab puppy incident) I searched for a sturdy fabric. That fabric is CRYPTON. Its pricey. So look around on the www for deals. I found a discontinued line for $10 a yard!!! It went well with my 60s era couch. I bought extra for the future dog beds. The lady who reupholstered the couch easily made the dog bed. I just had to fill it with foam. She brilliantly avoided zippers in her wisdom. Its sewn like a decorator pillow. Where its a flap in the underside where you can slide in the foam. Im sure there is a fancy sewing term.

Not even a thread loose on this dogbed which is attached daily and used all day long. It has been 6 months. I wouldve gone through about 6 dog beds by now. AND the fabric wipes clean!!! Its perfect for the couch. Everyone is happy.

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:37:33 +0000

Our Lab never met a dog bed he wouldn’t make “friends” with. After that, he’d chew it to bits. Only thing that he ever left alone was the thick, waffle rug pads and a braided rug. We’d do the rug pad double thick, then put the braided rug on top of it. It kept it in place and once he couldn’t move it around, he didn’t chew it either.

By: AMM

AMM — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:18:47 +0000

Another fan of LL Bean beds here.

The thing about LL Bean is that, no matter what you’ve done to an item that they sold you, “if it didn’t meet your expectations” in terms of longevity, they’ll take it back and replace it. (This was what the customer rep told my mom when I, as a teenager, had a backpack of theirs fall apart after many years of abuse.)

By: Megan

Megan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:20:12 +0000

Our pup chewed his pad up last month and we haven’t replaced it yet (a dog trainer we know said to wait until he’s at least a year so he’ll be less likely to chew it – but I guess that age is just arbitrary!) but when we do I’m going to look into the Molly Mutt duvet covers. I really like the idea of putting old clothes and towels and such into a bag and then covering it with a cute cover – dunno how durable it is though. (Does anyone else know?)

http://mollymutt.com/

By: raegan

raegan — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:00:54 +0000

I have two english mastiffs titus (160 lbs) and chester (240 lbs) and the only beds that worked out for us are crib mattresses. they cost 40 bucks each and have lasted two years and counting. if it’s good enough for a baby, it’s good enough for a dog, eh?