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Raised Dog Bed

moose

Well-Known Member
Does anyone have any experience with the raised dog beds from kuranda or rover company or something similar?
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
We use them at the shelter and the dogs seem to like them well enough. Another forum I'm in has a bunch of people who swear by perla beds (several brands, same concept) and that's what I'll be buying when I finally get around to it. One of the girls bought an XL and it was big enough for both her 200lb mastiff and 80 lb berner.
 

ruthcatrin

Well-Known Member
We've a Kakandu bed, Apollo's breeder swears by them, he was using one (as a 10 week old puppy) at her place, at our place he prefers to sleep on my coffee table (no, thats no a joke, I have pictures). That said our little guy likes the giant raised bed to sleep on so maybe I won't throw it out after all.
 

moose

Well-Known Member
lol on the coffee table, Got to see those pics! There pricy so I want to make sure I do my research first, I will be using them outside in my kennels so I want them to be durable.
 

dpenning

Well-Known Member
Our raise dog bed came from the room store. We call it a couch, the dogs call it a raised bed. :)
 

ruthcatrin

Well-Known Member
Apollo on his "bed".


Picture taken back in Oct, I need to take a new one, he doesn't fit very well any more.....
 

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ruthcatrin

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I have to add that I've seen lots of people swear by the Kuranda's, indoors and out. I've not tried the Kakadu outside, but its supposed to be ok in weather (I'd worry about wind picking it up though), the dogs have chewed the binding off the edges of the cover, but otherwise its held up well to general abuse.
 

ruthcatrin

Well-Known Member
When I showed that picture to his breeder she informed me I had a spoiled puppy, I told her there were some arguments not worth fighting and I'd decided that was one of them. It gets worse though, he does a really good gargoyle impression on my end tables.....guess its a good thing I like sturdy furniture!
 

NeoBull

Well-Known Member
What's with all the Mastiffs and coffee tables? Doesn't seem comfortable to me! Branka's brother does it to I guess.
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bullyBug

Well-Known Member
I had a kuranda bed for my GSD and he loved it. He did somehow manage to crack the corners (which is weird because he wasn't usually destructive) so I definitely recommend getting the aluminum version. I'll be ordering one for Mason eventually.

For now he has a coolaroo

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The coolaroo is fine for now, but it's nowhere near as sturdy, durable, or comfy looking as the K.
 

ruthcatrin

Well-Known Member
What's with all the Mastiffs and coffee tables? Doesn't seem comfortable to me! Branka's brother does it to I guess.

I have no idea, but he loves it. His current thing is to curl up into an impossibly small ball to curl up on to the end table thats squeezed between the couch and a huge display case. I have no idea how it could be comfortable (much less possible...)
 

NeoBull

Well-Known Member
I have no idea, but he loves it. His current thing is to curl up into an impossibly small ball to curl up on to the end table thats squeezed between the couch and a huge display case. I have no idea how it could be comfortable (much less possible...)

PLEASE get a picture of that! lol
 

ruthcatrin

Well-Known Member
Well you're in luck cause no sooner do I read this than I turn around and there he is again. However I refuse to distract the thread any further so go so the Random Apollo pictures thread in the pictures topic.