Buying Beds For Dogs

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There are countless types of dog beds available for your four-legged best friend. How do you choose which features, brands or types to buy? Use our tips below to learn about buying a bed for your dog and make your pooch feel like royalty.

How to Buy Beds For Dogs

How to Buy a Dog Bed

Dog beds that are comfortable and provide a nice fit are available in several different types. You can find them at pet stores, flea markets, farm supply stores, catalogs and online. The designs include flat, curved, rolled, bean bags, wicker baskets, couches and imitations of human furniture filled with polyfill, craft beads, cedar chips or cotton batting. Some are washable or waterproof. Others are easily disposable. Most sit directly on the floor or can be raised like a cot.

Specialized dog beds have built-in heating and cooling units, while others are designed for puppies, large breeds and older dogs with health problems such as an orthopedic bed.

Which One Is Right For Fido?

Observation is your key. If your dog prefers sleeping curled up in a tight ball, nest beds, balls, bean bags and others with a backside will best fit the bill. If your dog stretches out while sleeping, a flat design or pillow type that offers a lot of room will do.

No matter what type of dog bed you provide, make sure your dog has enough room to walk around the bed and nest. You’ve seen this nesting instinct several times when your dog walks in a circle several times, sighs, then lies down and falls asleep.

Why buy a dog bed?

Why should you buy your dog a bed, while other dogs sleeep outside? It's your dog’s personal space where he will feel safe, protected, warm and pampered. Floors are hard and cold.

Many dog people allow their dogs on their couches and beds. This is great for the animals because of their group nature. Dogs always want to be near their pack -- you and your family.

Placement

Place the bed away from drafts and hot spots nor directly upon heating vents and out of high traffic areas but in locatisn where your pooch can still observe other pack-people members. Placing several dog beds throughout your home is a good idea so your dog has several choices where to camp out. Usually you will see where these spots are from observing your dog’s behavior.


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