So I have a very long (over 4ftincludingtail) lurcher who is 4ish, a curly coated retriever who is 5, and has a bionic leg! And a 1 year old chihuahua x. The two big lads weigh in around 78kg between them.
I am looking at getting them a decent bed finally, they currently have a 6.6 horse rug sewn up and stuffed with duvets, topped with blankets, fleeces and cushions. I want to get rid of this now as it is old and tatty. So my questions do I splash out on an orvis is bed for the pair of them? The thing is, historically when they have been left they have, although not for a very long time, played tug of war with thebed and pulled out all the stuffing. Would they be able to do this with a or is bed? The curly had a gun dog cushion (that he still uses overnight) and that was great, so I got a truffies bed for downstairs but neither of them usedit, ever. They like soft and squidy.
If not an or is bed, can anybody recommend another one to look into please.
Sometimes they curl up together, other times independent. They have stolen the beanbag from the play room and really love this. The space that the horserug goes is where the new bed will go, and it is between the end of the sofa and an internal wall, so enclosed on three sides,they like to been enclosed.
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The doghouse
Dog beds, if you don't mind please! Orvis or something else?
morethanyoubargainfor · 01/01/2013 14:01
My concern not just with Orvis but with the padded beds is how do you stop them smelling of dog. I know you can wash the covers but in my experience the mattress or stuffing always has a slight wiff of dog about it.
This may be my hygiene problem and not one others may have 
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I have bought the padded beds kept them for a season washed the covers then had to throw away the beds as they are so smelly - at Orvis prices that would bankrupt me!
I am a vet bed addict - hot wash them and they are sweet smelling for years and years.
I see your point but to be honest my house just wouldn't be right with the eau de Chein! 
At the moment the horse rug doesn't get washed at all so having a removal cover would be a bonus! Their upstairs beds don't really smell that bad, they are washed reguarly and hung out on the line on really windy days.
They have never really had a proper bed, I have always looked for cheaper alternatives like the horse rug, because of their habit of tug of wars games when left, but seeing as they having done this for several months now I don't think this will be a problem, finally they are growing up!
We have this one and had the same for previous dog.
Springer only goes on it at night, preferring the sofa 
or floor wherever we are during the day, and if he comes home very muddy he gets a bath. He's curled up on me post bath as we speak :)
So his bed doesn't really get very dirty. Previous dog didn't get muddy very often at all so his wasn't a problem.
Cover is washable anyway.
Sizes are given on the link. We've got a small I think. Quite heavy but I can move it about easily.
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