dog beds!!? HELP! It's too hot! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

YorTeddy · 07-06-2010, 04:48 PM

I live in Phoenix AZ and the days are long and hot. The AC is always on in the apartment but I can tell the dogs still get too hot sleeping on my bed...because they seek out an area on the hardwood floor and plop down.

Anyone know a certain kind of dog bed that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to keep them cool? I want to avoid fleece material...because when I think fleece, I think burrrrr...it's cold outside. Thanks!!!

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 07-06-2010, 04:53 PM

I do not know of a vendor for "cooler weather" beds.....sorry.

But I bought a silky type material at JoAnns and made bigger blankets that I put in all my beds to keep the pups cooler in the summer.

TurtleDove · 07-06-2010, 05:18 PM

How about a cooling bed or an elevated bed? Petedge has a couple on their website: PetEdge: Dog Beds

2Morkies · 07-06-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleDove

How about a cooling bed or an elevated bed? Petedge has a couple on their website: PetEdge: Dog Beds

I was going to suggest the cool beds too. I think the petstores have them, but the one at Petedge "Cool bed III" is only $35.00. It looks like more than one small dog could lay on it.

YorTeddy · 07-06-2010, 05:48 PM

Ooh, Yeah i like the Cool Bed III and $35 is NOT bad...not like those plug in type that are like $250!!

Thanks guys.

cathys · 07-06-2010, 06:11 PM

G.W. Little sells cooling mats they seem to stay cool for a couple days. My dogs love them.

jmdt · 07-07-2010, 06:40 AM

You could also just put the bed in a king size pillow case so they would be on cotton. This is what I do in the summer. It's so much easier to wash the pillow case also.

If the pillow case is too small then you could just wrap it in a regular sheet or a crib sheet.

maybeiloveyou · 07-09-2010, 11:06 AM

I just use an old pillow (a flattened one from my bed). My dog loves sleeping on pillows so the second I throw one done she hops right on. The material of a pillow seems to not get as hot and she has plenty of room to stretch out.

07-06-2010, 04:48 PM	#1
YorTeddy Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 21	dog beds!!? HELP! It's too hot! I live in Phoenix AZ and the days are long and hot. The AC is always on in the apartment but I can tell the dogs still get too hot sleeping on my bed...because they seek out an area on the hardwood floor and plop down. Anyone know a certain kind of dog bed that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to keep them cool? I want to avoid fleece material...because when I think fleece, I think burrrrr...it's cold outside. Thanks!!!

07-07-2010, 06:40 AM	#7
jmdt YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA Posts: 3,498	You could also just put the bed in a king size pillow case so they would be on cotton. This is what I do in the summer. It's so much easier to wash the pillow case also. If the pillow case is too small then you could just wrap it in a regular sheet or a crib sheet. __________________ Coco, Pebbles, Trixie, and Wally LOVE MY BABIES!!

07-06-2010, 04:53 PM	#2
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	I do not know of a vendor for "cooler weather" beds.....sorry. But I bought a silky type material at JoAnns and made bigger blankets that I put in all my beds to keep the pups cooler in the summer.

07-06-2010, 05:18 PM	#3
TurtleDove Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,510	How about a cooling bed or an elevated bed? Petedge has a couple on their website: PetEdge: Dog Beds

07-06-2010, 05:48 PM	#5
YorTeddy Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 21	Ooh, Yeah i like the Cool Bed III and $35 is NOT bad...not like those plug in type that are like $250!! Thanks guys.

07-06-2010, 06:11 PM	#6
cathys Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: CA,USA Posts: 1,623	G.W. Little sells cooling mats they seem to stay cool for a couple days. My dogs love them.

07-09-2010, 11:06 AM	#8
maybeiloveyou YT Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 257	I just use an old pillow (a flattened one from my bed). My dog loves sleeping on pillows so the second I throw one done she hops right on. The material of a pillow seems to not get as hot and she has plenty of room to stretch out.