BIG dog bed!!

• 10-02-2009 5:49 PM

  akyramoto82 Joined on 05-06-2008 Posts 927 Points 520

  BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact  ok so with all of our dogs we have been through quite a few doggie beds!! None that have really lasted!! Its either Bella tears them to shreds or someone pees on it & it can't really be washed well.  Sheba is on Kennel rest & unfortunatly she's on blankets on the kitchen floor because of her incontinence issues, I felt so bad! I knew she needed something more comfy but all the dog beds are toast & got tossed!! some of them were pretty pricey too!!  I went & bought her a crib mattress!! its even waterproof!! so it wipes clean!! its about 52" long, and 32" wide, and 4" high, PERFECT!! it even fits in her ex pen perfectly!! with room to spare for her water bowl!  threw here blankets on it & helped her back in.  I feel SO much better knowing she has something to really support all 80lbs of her!!  so if you need something uber cushy, super easy to clean & hopefully longer lasting than typical beds, get a crib mattress!! I wish i would've thought of this sooner!!

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• 10-02-2009 6:22 PM

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  kle1986 Joined on 10-22-2007 KY Posts 3,488 Points 915	Re: BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact  Great idea! I just washed all the dogs bedding today and was wondering why in the world was it so hard to put Joker's cover back on his bed if it's meant to be washed. Now Im gonna hit some yard sales and see if I can get a couple crib mattress for my guys. If not I will go get some at Wally world. Kimberly
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• 10-02-2009 7:28 PM

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  Myra Joined on 03-24-2007 North Carolina Posts 510 Points 0	Re: BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact My dogs have had a crib mattress for about five years now.  It's still in perfect shape, and all I have to do to "wash" it is slip the sheet off and put another one on.  Best dog bed ever. Myra
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• 10-02-2009 8:02 PM

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  huskymom Joined on 09-10-2007 Thunder Bay ON Posts 7,534 Points 630	Re: BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact  Hmm...in a couple of years I'll have 2....lol Candace
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• 10-03-2009 4:14 PM

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  fuzzy_dogs_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Davis, CA Posts 8,315 Points 325	Re: BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact Great idea!  Most thrift store have a good stash of mattresses of various sizes, so I'm sure they'd have crib mattresses too. Joyce
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• 10-03-2009 9:46 PM

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  losinsusan Joined on 09-10-2007 Posts 430 Points 175

  Re: BIG dog bed!! Reply Contact I have been looking for someone to get even a used crib mattress from.  I had the same problem when Dublin was a puppy tearing up his beds.  So I think I had put in google "Indestructable dog bed" and I found this lady from Kentucky who makes dog bed covers out of duck canvas.  She even stenciled his name on it.  I got the big great dane sized one.  So they suggested using at least six bed pillows or a crib mattress to put it on.  He had been unable to ruin this one and I had the pillows in it but wasn't happy with the way they moved about.  So I am searching again for a crib mattress but they are about $75.00 here so I hope to find a used one in good shape.  Our state doesn't allow resale stores to sell them.

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