Hi
Does anyone have any good/bad/indifferent opinions on orthopeadic/memory foam or magnetic dog beds please?
Thanks in anticipation

Have tried many dog beds/mattresses over the years & eventually made our own out of a thick memory foam mattress topper & they have turned out to be the best. Covered with water proof fabric, then a cotton case & topped with a towel, at times they choose them in preference to the sofa! Have been recommended a magnetic bed but to be honest the cost has put me off.

My elderly Bearded Collie really needs to rest her old bones and I wanted something that had a decent thickness. 

I was impressed by the depth of the "Tuffies" on their stand at Cruft's this year, and bit the bullet, buying the largest they had.  I think it cost just over £100.  Foolishly I bought their heavy weight cover, which wasn't cheap, but I just can't get it in my washing machine, even though I have the largest drum that I could get without buying an industrial model.

So, bit of a waste on that.  I did try washing it in the shower, treading the soap powder in as if I was treading grapes!  Unfortunately I am not strong enough to lift the cover when it is wet (it's very thick), and I live alone, so have learned my lesson.  I am using extra large cotton duvet covers.

My bitch loves it, she looks so comfortable now, as she is well supported.  I know I didn't need the biggest, but I knew that she would end up with a gang of Chihuahuas joining her.  :-)

I have to say that the heavy weight waterproof cover is so easy peasy to wash off, and dries quickly.  I find memory foam so sweaty, and can't sleep on it myself, so wouldn't consider it for my dogs.

> I find memory foam so sweaty, and can't sleep on it myself, so wouldn't consider it for my dogs.

Yes you're right they can be sweaty (I can't stand them) but once covered in a waterproof fabric, cotton slip & then a towel they support the dog without heating up & so easy to keep clean.

My dog has a memory foam bed - I chopped about 18" of the end of a memory foam matress from a single bed. I have a (deflated) air-bed as a water-proof cover on top, a fuax-fur trow on top of that as a 'sheet' and a thin, foam, dog-bed on top of that.

He has arthritis in both elbows, since his bed was 'upgraded' to the matress he is rarely stiff in the elbows from sleeping in his bed and due to the size of it if he's carefull he can manage to sprawl out on it without too many body-parts hanging off - unlike the purchased dog beds we've had in the past - he does enjoy his large comfy bed.

I must say, his bed is very comfy and if he's not in it, one of my (teenage) boys will lay on it to watch TV (or squeeze in with him! :) )

ETA - or I can sit it in with him and give him a 'pedicure' while he's snoozing :)

Thank you

> I was impressed by the depth of the "Tuffies" on their stand at Cruft's this year, and bit the bullet, buying the largest they had.  I think it cost just over £100.  Foolishly I bought their heavy weight cover, which wasn't cheap, but I just can't get it in my washing machine, even though I have the largest drum that I could get without buying an industrial model.

I thought you were just supposed to hose down the Tuffies rather than putting them in a machine? Depending on which one you've got could you not just sponge it?

Tuffies convert here too - I have two mattresses and am thinking of getting one of the "nest" types soon as my 3 Goldens sleep together in a corner. The cheaper sponge bed has been a waste of money as my youngest spends all her time dragging it around, having a little chew every now and again! I scrubbed and hosed the Tuffies last week and are now smelling sweet again. Mine are topped with cosy vetbed which is easily washed and much cheaper than the covers the company sells (although I'm sure they're good).

Have had the Tuffies for almost 2 years and must say they haven't lost any of their loft. Tbh they are as good as new! Not cheap but imo worth every penny.

>I thought you were just supposed to hose down the Tuffies

Yes, you can.  But I won't use them without a cover, and the cover was very, very expensive.  A big waste of mony, and I am using the cotton covers that I already have at home.  I stock up every year at Cruft's on the dogs bed covers.  My dogs would never sit on a noisy Tuffie without a cover.

Another vote for Tuffies here - we have 2.  The only problem we have is one of ours has taken a liking to chewing Tuffies covers, so we're unable to have any covers on the beds.  We do put vet bed on them (which for some reason she doesn't chew), but this frequently slips off and the dogs don't like to sleep on them with no furry vet bed, so then sleep on the hard floor with vet bed instead (!).