Dogs that destroy beds

[Reidzer]

I used to use chopped cardboard you can buy by the bail

 

[dunwater]

My 3 used to reef anything I gave them until I tried those steel framed suspended beds with a bit of carpet or matting on top. They love them.

 

[Malxwal]

My tuffies survived everything thrown at them

I can assure you, mine did not.

 

[sauer]

My 3 Yr old lab can wreck a muffins no bother
K&M dog box and she chews the polygene clear stips that cover the entrance...replaced with one of their clear acrylic solid hinged panels now she refuses to go in the box !
Honestly makes you wonder @

Paul

 

[CastleStalker]

Now he's older he's not nearly as bad, probably done 25+ beds in his time, he still likes a nibble now and again but its manageable, What he does do is take his bed and blanket and rearranges it to where it looks very uncomfortable but it seems to suit him. He does have a tuffie's nest and only uses it occasionally but incidentally hasn't chewed on it at all.

 

[Malxwal]

Funny beasties, and you have wonder if they don't sometimes rue their own destructive sprees as they try and sleep in Baltic conditions....

 

[CastleStalker]

Funny beasties, and you have wonder if they don't sometimes rue their own destructive sprees as they try and sleep in Baltic conditions....

My lad refuses to come into the house now, probably last 2 years or so, prefers the coolness of garage for some reason, maybe it's just a bit of peace and quiet hes's looking for.

 

[pop1]

This is my stance, but Mrs Malxwal is being a PIA about it, so I will make attempts both to appease Mrs and mutt.

Just had the same conversation!!

 

[pop1]

I used to use chopped cardboard you can buy by the bail

Beddex. It’s good stuff

 

[sh1kar]

My 3 used to reef anything I gave them until I tried those steel framed suspended beds with a bit of carpet or matting on top. They love them.

You mean like this!

 

[dunwater]

No, this one.



I think they rip them trying to get comfortable, doesn’t seem to be an issue with this design.
I can see how reducing your bed to sawdust might have improved comfort just a tad…

 

[TungaDunga]

Tuffies unchewable bed has lasted longer than anything for mine and has a replaceable mid section for when they fail eventually but could be 2 years or so. Buy Unchewable Dog Beds UK Online | Indestructible & Chew Proof Dog Beds | Tuffies

 

[sakoson]

Tried loads of different beds without much success but have settled on removal blankets that can be washed and are inexpensive [10 for £24 ], dogs seem to like making a nest out of them in their kennel

 

[Deutsch - Drahthaar]

All mine are in a pen with a ply dog kennel raised off the floor and sheltered from the wind to sleep in. I don't use any bedding as they shred anything within minutes, they just sleep on the ply floor and grow a thicker coat in the winter as and when required, Its surprising just how quickly the coat thickens up once we have had a few cold days at the start of autumn.

In my experience, if you keep a working dog in the house where its constantly warm their coat hair length doesn't grow long enough for long days out in the cold in remote areas of Scotland. There is nothing worse than a wimpy dog shivering in the snow and not wanting to work - Dogs kept outside in a kennel and fed on deer carcasses are much keener and hardier IMO.

 

[SikaSeeker]

All mine are in a pen with a ply dog kennel raised off the floor and sheltered from the wind to sleep in. I don't use any bedding as they shred anything within minutes, they just sleep on the ply floor and grow a thicker coat in the winter as and when required, Its surprising just how quickly the coat thickens up once we have had a few cold days at the start of autumn.

In my experience, if you keep a working dog in the house where its constantly warm their coat hair length doesn't grow long enough for long days out in the cold in remote areas of Scotland. There is nothing worse than a wimpy dog shivering in the snow and not wanting to work - Dogs kept outside in a kennel and fed on deer carcasses are much keener and hardier IMO.

First off, winter coat growth is stimulated by hours of light per day, not temperature changes.
Secondly, I’ve seen working dogs kept inside that totally change their mind set when at work, including terriers and lurchers.
Thirdly, deer carcasses on its own as a diet, doesn’t have the nutritional values needed for a working dog to keep them in top shape.

 

[Cootmeurer]

Enjoying the read. Reassuring to see that others have the same problem. We have a couple well behaved labs, and an Australian shepherd that well adjusted except when he is undergoing a physchotic episode- usually involving his bed.

Our solution is using burlap bags (son has a coffee roastery so these are free) stuffed with the remnants of his previous event, and a bit of new stuffing. We just plan on regular replacement

 

[Malxwal]

Happy to report the straw still in the kennel, a wee top up/change for any condensation etc. They're all appreciating the back of the truck with a straw bed too, don't slip about , comfier to lie on etc. Best £5 I've spent in a while.

 

[nath_]

My dogs (2 labs and an idiot cocker) are kennelled and until he was two the cocker was intent on just ruining everything (my sanity mainly).

He used to drag beds and bedding out the kennel into the run, tear them, chew them, **** on the them… the full 9yards really.

Moved over to shredded t bag paper and when it’s available (can be quite hard to get) shredded waxed paper is amazing. He would still mess around with it a little bit but he’s now calmed down as much as I assume he ever will and the idiocy around this has completely stopped.


But the shredded paper made life a lot easier.

 

[CountrysideMax]

Elevated dog bed with a cut to size stable matt ontop works for me

 

[kalibrgun]

Mine are carpeted floor in the kennel with a lip of about 6" at the doorway with loads of carpet underlay. One of them will shred anything that I've put in but she just snuggles into it like a nest now