Soooo . . . dog beds

[CrazyCatLady]

Is there anything that we can do to keep the dogs/puppy from shredding them when left alone? I hate to take their beds away but I also hate to keep buying them.

I can sew, not well but it gets the job done. Would a denim cover (with zipper) be more resilient and worth the effort? The only fabric-like toy that lasts at all is the ones made from fire hose material but that wouldn't make a good bed even if I could find it.

 

[JudyN]

Could you give the dogs hard plastic beds and fill them with old blankets etc. from charity shops?

Alternatively... if money is no object, Orvis does 'Toughchew' beds with a 100% guarantee: 'If your dog can chew through one of our tough dog beds, we’ll give you a full refund, no questions asked.' I'd want to check the smallprint though, in case they quibble over the definition of 'chew through' or something though. (I confess I have three Orvis beds - not the tough chew ones - and they give all appearances of lasting forever, so I can vouch for their quality.)

 

[CrazyCatLady]

I think plastic hard beds are a UK thing and the shipping costs 5x the price of the dog bed. I may just look at plastic storage containers or such.

The Orvis beds look wonderful but the price (especially with 3 dogs) is way too high for us.

 

[JudyN]

The Orvis beds look wonderful but the price (especially with 3 dogs) is way too high for us.

Yeah, I know - we're not rich, but if anyone wants to comment along the lines of 'more money than sense' I'm not going to argue