Indestructible dog bed!!

[Jonboy_t]

My ‘little darling’ has a penchant for destroying bed mats. Brand new ones! He’s 5 months old, so we’ve had him 3 months, and we’re on the 6th bed mat in that time.

The below was new TODAY. He was in his crate long enough for me to shut the room door, turn the oven on and get something out of the freezer - maybe 90 seconds - so he’s now on the bare metal base of his crate.

Any ideas for dhead proof bed mats?!

[mikees]

Don’t think they exist. My lab is 6 and destroys beds. And wood. And bits of slate. Anything

[Jonboy_t]

It’s doing my head in! £60+ so far on fking chew toys essentially. I reckon he’s just give have to get used to a metal bed.

[juice]

Tuffies

[PushedDover]

Your pain.

I feel it.


Dogs locked in the crate in the kitchen.
I come down in the morning and find her :




a month later another bed - being left for 10 mins on an evening :





tts

[Muppet007]

juice said:

Tuffies

Agreed.
Had one for 12 years and a total of 5 dogs (not all at once) and not one of them has managed to kill it.. including a lab and a collie that have destroyed most things.

[moorx]

mikees said:

Don’t think they exist. My lab is 6 and destroys beds. And wood. And bits of slate. Anything

This.

Cheap single duvets and covers (I buy second hand) are more budget friendly.

[Jonboy_t]

juice said:

Tuffies

Holy crap - £205 for the large!! Although, it’ll pay for itself in a few weeks at this rate!

Just seen, he’s 5 months and is almost too big for the big one already

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

+2 for Tuffies

[PushedDover]

I’d want a guaranteed can’t fk it warranty on Tuffies at £200….

Happy to offer photos of tuffies toys destroyed

[andyb28]

Jonboy_t said:

Any ideas for dhead proof bed mats?!

Fix the problem, don't try to work around it.
You need to catch the dog in the act and tell it off.

[Jonboy_t]

andyb28 said:

Fix the problem, don't try to work around it.
You need to catch the dog in the act and tell it off.

we’re trying to work on it, we really are! He doesn’t really chew anything, other than his bed, that’s the frustration at the moment. He’ll settle in his crate fine, lay down and give the sigh and then BANG, the beds a goner the second the door’s shut!

[moorx]

Jonboy_t said:

andyb28 said:

Fix the problem, don't try to work around it.
You need to catch the dog in the act and tell it off.

we’re trying to work on it, we really are! He doesn’t really chew anything, other than his bed, that’s the frustration at the moment. He’ll settle in his crate fine, lay down and give the sigh and then BANG, the beds a goner the second the door’s shut!

Have you tried giving him anything to keep him occupied in his crate (like a stuffed Kong)? Sorry if I'm teaching grandma, etc....

[Jonboy_t]

moorx said:

Jonboy_t said:

andyb28 said:

Fix the problem, don't try to work around it.
You need to catch the dog in the act and tell it off.

we’re trying to work on it, we really are! He doesn’t really chew anything, other than his bed, that’s the frustration at the moment. He’ll settle in his crate fine, lay down and give the sigh and then BANG, the beds a goner the second the door’s shut!

Have you tried giving him anything to keep him occupied in his crate (like a stuffed Kong)? Sorry if I'm teaching grandma, etc....

We have, usually use a small Kong with Primula in it or frozen fruit and a big Kong for during the day when I’m on calls etc. Saying that, we don’t do it at night very often as we find he gets the zoomies after he’s has it, so you might be on to something there.

He’s got an antler and a few chew toys in there, but they get ignored!

[Boosted LS1]

Does he need a mat? For the time being maybe a pallet would be more suitable.

[PushedDover]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

+2 for Tuffies

hmmm, if tuffies are so tuff.
Why do they need replacement bits?

https://www.tuffies.co.uk/browse/c-Chewproof-dog-b...

[riosyd]

I bought Tuffies beds and my dogs weren’t keen on them - expensive mistake.

My younger dogs love these beds

https://dogrunpanels.co.uk/product/kuranda-alumini...

[Bujinkhal]

For my favourite ^*&%head he loved eating stuffed beds and the final solution was

https://www.petlifeonline.co.uk/product/small_anim...

Plus

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Petface-Plastic-Dog-Bed-B...

Really like it because when it gets remotely smelly you can just chuck it in the washing machine.



Unlike him unfortunately

[Mr.Chips]

We had exactly the same issues with our dog. Whatever type of dog bed we would buy him, he would destroy it, either in minutes (2 was his record) or gradually, over a period of weeks. We were getting to the stage of thinking that, after he destroyed the current bed, we would not replace it. However, a couple of months ago, we went to the local Makers Market and a lady there was selling very high quality dog beds and other bits & pieces. Ultimately, we bought a bed plus cover and a crate bed for him. They are still very much intact. In fact he hasn’t been able to even slightly damage any of them.
If you Google, “Stitches by Frieda,” you should find her. She is based in Matlock, Derbyshire.
Hope that helps.

[Turn7]

juice said:

Tuffies

Absolutely ....

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