[NAGDU] would love any recommendations for a comfy bed for an old doggy
Raul Gallegos
rgallegos at nagdu.org
Sun Oct 25 16:08:55 UTC 2020
thank you for the link, I looked at it and almost purchased it. In the end,
I went with the Amazon basics version of the same kind of bed. I think that
regardless of whether you get the name brand or the Amazon basics brand,
based on the similar reviews, it should be fine. I will know more after
this wednesday.
On October 25, 2020 10:13:04 AM Lynette Kersey via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> I’m attaching the link to the website. I paid $18 and some thing for a
> different color. Here’s the link:
>
> The Original Elevated Pet Bed by Coolaroo
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000P7JKD6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_DtzLFbMHT2C9A
>
> Lynette
> Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.
> C.J. Watts
>
>> On Oct 25, 2020, at 7:50 AM, Dar via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> What did you pay for the bed from amazon!
>> I hope the nails won’t go threw the bed!
>>
>> Dar
>> Every saint has a past,
>> Every sinner has a future
>>
>>
>>> On Oct 25, 2020, at 12:57 AM, Lynette Kersey via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I Purchased a dog bed that’s elevated from Amazon. I will send another
>>> email with the link. I’m getting it tomorrow. I have heard that it is
>>> pretty good as well. I know a few people who have one and they like them.
>>> Apparently they support the dogs body weight evenly. I also have a Frisco
>>> crate mat. I Purchased a waterproof cover to go over The foam. Then I
>>> placed the outer cover over it. She had had a couple of accidents that
>>> wiped out to dog beds. It seems to be doing well. I will probably put it on
>>> top of the elevated dog bed.
>>>
>>> Lynette
>>> Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.
>>> C.J. Watts
>>>
>>>>> On Oct 24, 2020, at 8:25 PM, Heather Bird via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So, I have a love-hate relationship with specialized dog beds. A lot of
>>>> what I use are not technically dog beds. For instance, my dog likes to curl
>>>> up into a doughnut shape, and she and I both like circles, and I found one
>>>> of the most functional and attractive dog beds for her, is to simply buy a
>>>> cushion that is intended to be on a pop is on chair. If anyone here doesn’t
>>>> know what a pop is on chair looks like, it’s kind of like a basket, a large
>>>> wicker thing, a circle, pretty big, maybe about 4 feet in diameter, and
>>>> depressed in the center, to make, like I said a basket, and then that sits
>>>> on top of a base, also wicker, and it doesn’t attach to the base, it’s sort
>>>> of sits in place, so you can have it straight on top of it and sit in the
>>>> chair, with your butt in the middle in your head and feet up on the edges,
>>>> almost like you’re sitting in an innertube, or you can slip the basket so
>>>> that you’re sitting in it more like a regular chair that just happens to be
>>>> around. But the cushions that go in them are medium to thin, large, round,
>>>> and usually come in cool patterns. It also depends on what the bed is
>>>> sitting on, in theory, if you have carpeted floors that have a carpet pad
>>>> and then the actual rug on top of it, you don’t need a super cushions dog
>>>> bed, but if you have a hard linoleum floor, or worse, a cement or concrete
>>>> floor like in a basement or garage, that higher quality padding is
>>>> definitely called for. It is also a sad fact, that often the things made
>>>> for dogs and cats are not as high-quality, as safe, as well-made, as things
>>>> made for human beings. Or, when they are, you often have to pay an arm and
>>>> a leg for them. I have used a crib mattress, a very firm high-quality crib
>>>> mattress that used to be my sons, as a dog bed, and that was so supportive
>>>> that I gave it to a friend with a dog with bad arthritis, and that actually
>>>> worked really well for their dog. They just had to put a cover over it
>>>> because the crib mattress is covered in a waterproof material. A lot of
>>>> times, a human bed, or couch, or armchair, he’s going to be a lot more
>>>> supportive for a dog that has joint issues, but the trade-off is, getting
>>>> onto a high bed or couch, could be difficult for the dog, and also the
>>>> factor of whether or not you decide to allow your guide dog on furniture or
>>>> not. I have noticed a lot of dogs like to curl up in an old armchair. They
>>>> even prefer it over a human bed, I’ve noticed, that they use the back and
>>>> arms of the chair to support their back, hips, shoulders, in different
>>>> positions. I have never seen a dog bed that has bolsters, reinforced with
>>>> either metal or wood, that replicate what an arm chair does. If you really
>>>> don’t want your guide dog on your furniture, maybe dedicating just one arm
>>>> chair for them, or even sign the legs off of an old arm chair to make it
>>>> lower to the ground, and therefore, less like human furniture, could be an
>>>> option. Or, please in a dog bed in a corner, or in a hard sided wire or
>>>> airline crate, might give them some support with options to lean against
>>>> the wall or the sides of the crate. I’ve also had a lot of luck picking out
>>>> cushions that are intended for a couch, or a Shays lounge, because they’re
>>>> bigger, and often, because they’re intended for people, they are thicker,
>>>> higher quality, and have a lot more firm support to them. I have bought so
>>>> many dog beds over the years, and I’ve never found one that I really and
>>>> truly liked or that my dog really and truly liked. Also, I let my dog sleep
>>>> in my bed, so a dog bed isn’t as important, although in traveling, or, if I
>>>> had an office I had to go to where the floor was very hard, it would
>>>> probably be more important. I have bought beds that cost $15, and I have
>>>> bought beds that cost $200, I have bought beds that were really cute, that
>>>> my dog did not care to use, and I have bought crate beds, which get the job
>>>> done but aren’t terribly supportive, I have bought big fluffy cushy beds,
>>>> that are virtually worthless because if your dog is old and has an accident
>>>> on it, or your child spilled a cup of milk on it, or life happens to it,
>>>> while the cover unzips is washable, the inner bag of fluffy material really
>>>> isn’t, I had to save my poor washing machine from committing suicide trying
>>>> to wash a very large, and when wet, very heavy, bed. I wish I had found
>>>> beds where there are multiple bolsters that can be removed and washed, I
>>>> have found ones where it looks like that, but once you unzip the cover, you
>>>> discover a big long snake of doom, basically it’s the same fluffy crap that
>>>> is inside the big bag of fluffy crap, except this is a long serpentine mess
>>>> that goes in circles, like a cinnamon roll, an evil, fluffy, demonic
>>>> cinnamon roll that wants to kill your washing machine. I have the outer
>>>> zipper cases of several dog beds that had the large internal pillow of
>>>> fluff, and I simply buy inexpensive pillows from Walmart, bed pillows, and
>>>> I place them inside the case, if something happens to them and they get
>>>> nasty, they only cost a dollar or two apiece, and I throw them out. I’ve
>>>> seen some of the memory foam beds, but I just can’t stomach spending that
>>>> much on a bed that is likely to get drool, urine, feces, milk, coffee,
>>>> insert name of bodily or food substance that will somehow wind up on it in
>>>> my household, onto the foam, which could discolor, stain, break down, or
>>>> make the foam itself very nasty smelling, even after Spot cleaning. One of
>>>> my Guide Dogs really loved a beanbag of mine, obviously, if your dog is a
>>>> chore, that have been bag is not a good plan, because you will likely make
>>>> a trip to the vet, or the very least have a massive mess of foam pellets
>>>> all over your house. But if your dog isn’t a chore, a beanbag isn’t a bad
>>>> idea. If your dog likes it and will use it. Another one of my guys like to
>>>> get into a Hamic swing in the backyard, she literally managed to lay in a
>>>> Hamic, without getting stuck in it. We also had an outdoor glider swing
>>>> that was upholstered that every single dog was encountered it, feels the
>>>> need to get onto, lay down, and take a nap. It’s very cute. So, I guess I
>>>> have recommendations, but they’re not for a particular brand of a
>>>> particular style of bed. I’m always open to suggestions, because I still
>>>> have not found a commercial dog bed that I and my dog both like. And
>>>> collectively, having had Guide Dogs since age 16, and pet dog since age 7,
>>>> I have probably bought or had gifted to me about $2000 worth of dog beds.
>>>> One really awesome dog bed I saw at a friends house, was a fold out couch,
>>>> this one had no internal structure, so if you are a person of size, it’s
>>>> probably going to get flat very quickly, it was an expensive, I think it
>>>> cost about $80, when it’s folded up you can sit on it like a regular couch,
>>>> maybe about the size of a loveseat, then you simply unfold on rolling the
>>>> seat portion and it rolls out into a flat fairly firm cushion that is
>>>> perhaps 6 inches thick, maybe as many as eight, the way they would use it,
>>>> was to fold it up during the day, they do not allow their dogs on the
>>>> furniture, and then at night, when they didn’t want their three dogs, two
>>>> Guide Dogs and one retired guy dog on the bed, they were just unfold the
>>>> couch, and Leah blanket over it and all the dogs would lay together on a
>>>> space about the size of a twin size bed. During the day, they would simply
>>>> fold up the couch, which took all of about a minute house, so that it
>>>> didn’t take up a lot of space in their bedroom. If we did not allow our
>>>> dogs on the bed, I would totally invest in a couch like this. Especially
>>>> since we had to service dogs would like to sleep together.
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 16, 2020, at 11:43 PM, Donna St. John via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I bought this dog bed at Amazon. I love that the outer covers are
>>>>> washable, they give you two and it has an inner, water prof cover that zips
>>>>> on as well. Comes in various sizes. I feel it was well worth what I spent
>>>>> on mene.
>>>>> Donna and IndyDogbed4less Premium Memory Foam Dog Bed, Pressure-Relief
>>>>> Orthopedic | Waterproof Case, Washable Durable Denim Cover and Bonus 2nd
>>>>> External Cover, 7 Sizes, Blue
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> |
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>>>>> Dogbed4less Premium Memory Foam Dog Bed, Pressure-Relief Orthopedic | Wa...
>>>>>
>>>>> 47" Length X 29" Width X 4" Thick is ideal for medium to large breed dogs
>>>>> and also fit into 48"X30" XL dog crate...
>>>>> |
>>>>>
>>>>> |
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, October 16, 2020, 03:48:38 PM CDT, Sherrill O'Brien via NAGDU
>>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My old girl Fallon will be turning 13 next Wednesday.where did the years go?
>>>>>
>>>>> She is in need of a new bed.her old one had to go for reasons you can
>>>>> probably imagine.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking of purchasing one of the "orthopedic" ones, though it's perhaps
>>>>> hard to judge which ones are really superior. If possible, I'd like one
>>>>> that's completely washable, not just the zippered cover.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone had experience with a line called Frisco? They're sold
>>>>> exclusively through Chewy. An orthopedic pillow type has good ratings, but
>>>>> I'm hoping to get some suggestions from folks I can rely on.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone used the igloo or cave type beds? Even though we're in Florida,
>>>>> my girl really likes to be cozy, and gets chilly in the winter. I'm hesitant
>>>>> to get one for fear she might not like it. I'm mean and don't allow her to
>>>>> snuggle up on our bed!
>>>>>
>>>>> She's a petite fifty pounds.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance for any recommendations. Feel free to email me offline at
>>>>>
>>>>> Sherrill.obrien at verizon.net
>>>>>
>>>>> Though probably others could benefit, too.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't you think she'd appreciate a cushy new bed for her birthday?
>>>>>
>>>>> She'd probably prefer a filet mignon, but that's in her dreams!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a great weekend, even if it's at your house.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sherrill and almost teenager Fallon!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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