Dog bedding dilemma.

elsien

I've always bought old blankets from charity shops - they generally last a few months before she chews them full of so many holes that there's more holes than blanket. (It's obviously easiser to eat your way throught to a toy than rummage around for it!)

I'm now finding that as most folks only have duvets the only blankets the charity shops are getting are the cellular ones which are not good as she gets her claws caught in them.
I've tried buying proper dog bed type things, but if there's foam in them she shreds them instantly, and any other sort (including old duvets) she scrunches up and humps them for hours on end. I left her to it once thinking she'd get bored after a while, and she kept going until she'd taken all the skin off her pads and was bleeding all over the place.

I'm running out of ideas - I don't see the point in paying out for something that's going to last a matter of weeks, but can't think what else I can try, other than letting the ungrateful so-and-so sleep in a bare box.

supermezzo

Have you tried old towels? Also a lot easier to wash and dry than blankets and a lot of ours came from freecycle/relatives hvaing a clear out etc...

IsoChick

We have 1 dog who eats soft bedding and another that chews hard beds... what a pain!! Now we use vet bed onto the floor and assorted fleece blankets.

The fleece is bought by the metre at discount fabric shops. You can get the size/colour you need, and it washes fine.

We also use rubber backed vet bed to put on the floor. This kind of stuff http://www.agilitywarehouse.com/product_detail.cfm?id=1461

Although the rubber backed stuff can be washed, it can't be tumble dried. but you can hoover it, and beat it like a rug as well.

I've got several sets of fleece and vet bed so I can wash and dry stuff and always have a set spare.

elsien

I've tried the smaller towels, but that wasn't much good as she spent hours scratting round trying to get comfy. Might be worth another go if I can get hold of some bath sheet size ones.
IsoChick - what do the vet beds look like - are they a bit like rubber backed rugs? If I could be sure she wouldn't start trying to shag them, they might be worth a go. Do you need the fleece as well - i think she'd probably shred that fairly quickly.
Thanks both.

IsoChick

Yup, a bit like rubber backed rugs...


This is one of the pieces in front of the fire. It's a thin rubber backing, like a rug, with about 1inch of fleece-type bed stuff on it,

elsien

What can I say - doggie heaven!

lostinrates

Some of our vet beds we've had.oh, a good 25 years! They wash excellently and dry quickly. Getting it cut to length off a roll means it can be fitted to awkward spaces, like under the stairs!

Raksha

Another vote for vet bed here too - my bits must be getting on for 20 years old.

zebidee1

I use a children's cot mattress from Ikea for Harley. The foam is fairly hard and has a strong zipped cotton cover over it so pooch might be hard pressed to get at it to shred?

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/childrens_ikea/10423/


I also use the kids cheapo fitted sheets to cover the mattress (you can also get waterproof ones if needed in this weather) and they whip off and wash in minutes.

Some of the dog beds I've seen are twice or three times the price of an Ikea kids mattress and they dont look as if they are any better tbh.

I also put a piece of vet bed on top just to make it cosy. (Which Harley does tend to hump along with an Ikea stuffed hippo. He's had this for at least 8 months and it gets chewed every day, the ears and tail get sucked and chewed and it's still going strong. The pet shop toys last a day usually :rolleyes: .)

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50109724

We'd gone through several doggy beds before buying this one day, pretty much on the spur of the moment and it's lasted for over a year now with no sign of any damage/tears/rips etc.

hethmar

Vet beds are brilliant. Vet bed gold is the thicker version. I noticed in our pet shop locally they have some really trendy new designs in swirly browns and creams

But what Id want to know is why this girl is humping everything? Have you spoken to the vet about this - could be a hormonal imbalance that could be treated.

hethmar

http://www.bronteglen.co.uk/bronteglenDetail.asp?cat=2&subCat=1&prod=97&name=NEW!!%20Squirl%20Design%20Vet%20Bedding%20-%20Dog%20Bed

http://www.bronteglen.co.uk/bronteglenList.asp?cat=2&subcat=28&name=Vet%20Bed%20Traditional%20Dog%20Bedding