What kind of dog bed could...?

Question

What kind of dog bed could I get that my lab wouldn't chew up? My lab chews up every bed I give him that has stuffing in it, and I want him to have a comfy bed I can like nail down to his dog house floor of something. I know that may sound stupid to nail it down, but I have spent over $100.00 in dog beds tring to find one he won't chew up. Please give me some suggestions. Thanks!

Answer 1

Jenny
That's so much money, youu really love your dog. I have a westie so her bedding is small, I would have a go at tearing old paper up and lay yhat down for him. Means he can play with the paper as well and have some fun. I hope i helped

Answer 2

How old is the dog?
I think I would go to the thrift store and get some old blankets or quilts, sew them together w/big stitches using yarn and then not nail them down. The reason for not nailing them down is maybe it is the whole pulling them up that has the dog doing it. If the dog can drag them out and there is no stuffing in them (other than other blankets) then the dog may stop the tearing them up.
Just a thought, I have had many dogs and they grew out of it.
I would also get this toy that dispenses treats when played with at the pet store (coned shaped) to entertain him while your gone.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Have you just used a towel? Many dogs will not chew the towel. After a while they will get used to not destroying the mat below them and can graduate to another style of bedding.

I am a big fan of sheep skin. I get the best price at IKEA for the real hide (@$20-$25). It's natural, and should he eat any of it, it isn't harmful. I can vaccume the dog hair off it or wash it and leave it in the sun to dry. f you get one with a larger pile it is great for those cold northern nites or for in the car. Then every 4th year or so, I replace it. He has a fabulous one I picked up at a garage sale that would have retailed for over $75, but was ours for the lucky price of $4.

Answer 4

stop getting dog beds then. You dog sounds like it is a puppy and they can chew until they are 3 years old. let him flop on an old blanket and when that one dies go and get another one from a second hand store...etc.
also get him a rawhide bone to help with those teeth. They need to chew just as much as a baby needs to have something to teeth on while it is teething.
Do not give him any old shoes or it will mean that it is ok for him to chew all your good ones.

Answer 5

My lab that i used to have he was about 2 years and Ive spent over $1,000 on buying his beds. And one bed which was his last bed that my family was going to buy for him, he chewed up and took out the stuffing, and my sister sewed it back together (after putting all the stuffing back inside.) So it lasted about a couple of months. But he kept chewing it up...my sister sewed it back together. So you could keep sewing the beds back together, but youll get tired of sewing. But if you were going to keep sewing i would buy a whole bunch of beds and when he chews one up give him the next bed and while hes laying/chewing that one up you could be sewing the other one. And so on. You could do that. But I think a good comfy type of bed is the mat bed. It has like wool on the top and like black matting on the bottom. But it does have stuffing but its kind of hard to chew through. You can also get him one of those beds with walls around them. Like you know those regular types of beds that you see on TV. You could use those..l mean they arent easy to chew through. Also if he keeps tearing it up..just dont give him anymore beds. Thats what I did and he was fine. Oh and also if you dont want him sleeping on the hard ground/floor/crate then give him a blanky. Not a BLANKET... give him a BLANKY. theres a difference between the two. A BLANKY. is a blanket with no stuffing. And a BLANKET has stuffing. I also tried that too and it worked. Good Luck.

Answer 6

Feed stores sell dog beds made of cedar shavings in a burlap sack. It sounds pretty plain and boring... but they're comfy, dry and supposedly help repel fleas. My dog doesn't chew hers. They're only about ten bucks too... so even if he does... well... you've got fresh sawdust. :)

If you want to nail it to the doghouse floor, I'd suggest putting it up on a pallet first. That's a good way to help keep it dry, plus it gets the dog off the cold floor. Most places with pallets (basically ANY store that gets large shipments of anything) will let you take one for free. They just throw 'em out.

Answer 7

WOW! thats kinda a tough one there. what i would do, is just get cheap pillows, that are very fluffy and comfortable spray some bitter apple spray. that spray will make him learn that its not a good thing to chew up everything. the bitter apple tastes very bad to dogs, they dont like the taste of it AT ALL! also what i would suggest is everytime u see him chew something, get a water bottle and spray him while saying NO!! put a VERY durable chew toy on his bed, maybe it should make some noise, like a bell inside of it or something, that may keep his attention, he could be doing this cause his just bored.

Answer 8

At some pet stores you can get a synthetic sheep skin that is square. not too expensive and can be nailed. Will keep him warm and cozy. I have that for my dog, but she's not a chewer and she loves it. I don't nail mine down, but she does take it outside of the dog house when it gets warm out to lay on it outside.

Answer 9

Our dog chews every thing also. We resorted to a clean very old blanket. He chewed it a little once and that was it.

Answer 10

Why not use some old blankets? My dogs LOVE to pull the stuffing out of everything so needless to say they sleep on a thick pad of blankets. Sounds like he thinks this is a plaything that he uses for entertainment purposes. The blankets are easily thrown in the wash. Our dogs on the farm used to get straw for their beds and they always seemed toasty warm even on the coldest Canadian winter day.