Fleece Dog beds - Dogs Love Fleece Beds
October 15th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed
Dogs love to snooze and a fleece dog bed gives your pooch the ideal snuggle-spot!
From your dog’s viewpoint, there are few things more relaxing than a soft, comfy fleece dog bed to sleep in, whether at night-time or for little naps during the day. Many dogs like a fleece bed to lounge on during the day even when they’re wide awake!
The ideal dog bed is
1. tough and resilient
2. comfy and cozy
3. easily cleaned!!
Your dog’s fleece bed will not only meet all those requirements, it’s also light, durable, ideal for travel - and amazingly cheap!
Best Discount Dog Beds have reviewed fleece dog beds from many suppliers and you will be happy to hear that prices can start at under $5!
Chew Resistant Fleece Dog Beds
The lowest cost fleece dog beds aren’t very chew resistant. That might not be a problem for you because many dogs don’t chew their beds, even when they seem to chew almost everything else. But if your dog is a bed chewer, then you have a few options
1. Buy the cheapest fleece dog beds. They are easy to wash, and easy to replace when worn out.
2. Buy the more expensive but more chew-proof fleeces, such as sheepskin
3. Train your dog not to chew bedding.
Choosing Your Dog’s Fleece Bed Design
The ideal design will allow plenty of air to flow around your sleeping dog, but won’t be drafty. Fleece dog beds are perfect for this.
If you live in a cold climate, you can also pick up a safe dog bed warmer very cheaply, to be slipped under the washable fleece and keep your dog toasty warm on cold nights. If you live in a hot place, then as long as there’s plenty of airflow – a raised dog bed is best for this – then a fleece dog bed will still be the most practical and comfortable choice for many dogs.
Fleece dog beds, especially the natural kind, such as sheepskin, keep your dog warm during the cold months, but are cool during summer months.
Getting Your Dog to Sleep in His Fleece Dog Bed
It is relatively easy to persuade a dog to sleep in a fleece dog bed.
Introduce your pooch to snuggling on the fleece at an early hour of the day, and make sure the dog bed is positioned in a quiet comfortable corner. More dog bed training tips
Ergonomic Dog Beds
The top end of the fleece dog bed range, such as good quality sheepskin dog beds, a variety of ergonomic designs can be sourced. You may say - Why does a dog need an ergonomically designed bed? But dogs get arthritis and other joint diseases, just like people, and you may find that buying the right dog bed helps you to save on vet bills.
Your dog beds can have a customized fleece bed, in fact you can even get unique fleece dog beds!
If you have an older dog, and want to buy a therapeutic dog bed or an orthopedic dog bed, many come with washable fleece covers. Right here on the pages of our BestDiscountDogBeds.com site you’ll find articles that tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of these specialist kinds of fleece dog beds.
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Outdoor Dog Beds – With or Without Dog Houses?
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Many dogs would rather spend their time outdoors than inside the house, particularly German Shepards.
Sometimes, it can be really hard to persuade your pet to come indoors at night.
Or perhaps you have a dog who likes to lie out on the patio during the day.
Either way, you’ll want your dog to have a comfy outdoor sleeping mat, dog bed or dog house.
Whether you feel the need to get a good dog house for your best friend will depend on a huge variety of things, and we cover some of the pros and cons of deciding on a dog house in another article.
In this article we’re just looking at comfy dry places for your dog to snooze, either by day or at night. Whether you want to get a weatherproof dog bed, or a sleeping mat for inside a dog house, or just a the doggie equivalent of a patio lounger, you’ll find several options discussed in the BestDiscountDogBeds.com Reviews of Outdoor Dog Beds.
Weatherproof Materials in Outdoor Dog Beds
Ideally, of course, you will place your dog’s outdoor dog bed in a dry, sheltered and quiet spot. But you may not have a choice. And your dog may not give you a choice. Mine positively enjoys lying on wet paving stones, and I have the devil’s own job keeping him free of rheumatics!
For these reasons, it’s sensible to pick an outdoor dog bed which is made with weatherproof materials. Many are available in a variety of durable materials, like PVC.
But there’s a downside to this too. You don’t want your dog lying on PVC, it’s too uncomfortable and may interfere with natural sweating – and it’s very important not to mess up your dog’s sweat pattern, because dogs dehydrate much faster than people.
So it’s best to choose an outdoor dog bed or sleeping mat made from a mixture of materials, sprinkled with a little common sense in choosing where you put the bed.
Heated Outdoor Dog Beds
Again, you have to look at both sides of the equation. You want your dog to be comfy and warm, but you don’t want poochie to be too hot! Ideal materials are the kind that your dog can ‘nest in’ – the doggie equivalent of a beanbag.
Some outdoor dog beds come with a self heating feature, either built in and thermo controlled, or else warmed by a separate warmer, which is usually a kind of heating pad that you put into a slot inside or under the dog bed mattress. Another kind of pad is also available which you pre-heat and then it holds the heat for a long time.
Heat-retaining pre-warmed pads obviously cut down the potential for fire risk, and so you may prefer that option. On the other hand, if you get a self-heating bed which is designed to be used outdoors and are careful to comply with the manufacturer’s instructions, then it ought to be pretty safe.
Another thing to watch for with outdoor dog beds is to make sure that you put them in a spot where your dog has plenty of space to move off the dog bed if he gets too warm.
Taking the time to get these things right in the beginning will mean that you and your dog will enjoy a restful night’s sleep, you in your cosy bedroom, and your dog in a cosy outdoor dog bed.
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