Sofa Dog Bed

8 Responses to “Dog crate bedding?”

1. Gr8danelady says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   Terriers are natural born chewers and diggers. Sounds like you need a Kuranda bed. They are chewproof, and can be just hosed down to clean them. No affiliation and all that stuff – yada, yada. They are somewhat like a hammock on a stand, so very comfy. We are purchasing them for our new shelter, so our dogs won’t have to sleep on the floor, and we won’t have to clean bedding.

   Google "Kuranda", they cost a bit more but are well worth it.
2. michelle says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   try a rubber mat that goes in the bathtub, easy to clean and will make her more comfortable when she sleeps. As well as hard to tear up.
3. partynml01 says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   Take her on a walk before you put her in the crate and ahe will be too tired to tear up the bedding. My pup is 9 months old and this seems to work for him.
4. sillybuttmunky says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   The dog is fine w/o the blanket. If it was a necessity she wouldn’t chew it, she’d lay on it.

   My friend has a dog who has a 10′x10′ enclosure in his basement. A really nice doggie bed in one corner of the enclosure and the rest is concrete. The dog plays w/ his bed and sleeps on the concrete LOL.

   Dogs aren’t like use. Don’t feel bad if she choses something you wouldn’t choose. She’ll be fine!!

   Good Luck
5. TP says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   You know, I was looking at a catalog of my husbands and I am almost 100% positive there was a dog bed in there that is "chew-resistant". I believe the name of the catalog was "Duluth"
6. mercymarie3 says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   there’s two things you can try. I would suggest that first, your dog gets a walk or some outside fetch time with you before going into the crate, for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Second, there is a spray called bitter apple, you can buy this at most local petstores such as petco or petsmart, there are knock off brands, but they smell bad as well, the bitter apple spray is bad tasting to animals, but not vey smelly and works the best for our terrier. During the day, instead of having a blanket for sleeping, have a rubber bottomed bath mat, spray the edges of it with the bitter apple spray, it will not get chewed…lol. I also used the bitter apple spray to train my baby ferrets not to nip my hands, it’s VERY effective for training almost any furry critter not to chew or bite things. Good luck.
7. Marcella S says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   there’s no problem with the dog sleeping on hard plastic. Both of our dogs seem to prefer sleeping on a cold, hard floor (or driveway). Just take the pillow and blanket out of the crate. Your dog will be fine. You’ll enjoy your dog more if you don’t worry about stuff like this.
8. eurobichons says:

   November 18, 2010 at 3:05 pm

   use vet bed it stops all problems with elbow soreness etc.