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The Dog Bed Company luxury raised dog bed

History of The Dog Bed Company by Louie Roberston founder of the Dog Bed Company

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Sharing my home with all number of dogs from Danes to Dachsunds over four decades I had tried and tested a whole range of dog beds from the simple to the luxurious from near disposable to the most durable but always felt they were missing something fundamental.

Why do most of us insist on a frame for our own beds I asked myself, but our dogs are not afforded such comfort? We often invest huge amounts in our mattresses, arguing that we spend 30% of our lives in bed. We may choose the simplest of wooden frames to support these but we wouldn’t dream of laying the mattress on the floor.

A relaxed, regularly exercised dog spends as much as 80% of his life chilling out on his bed so why make him lie on the floor?

Mattresses on a cold floor will build up condensation leaving the poor dog lying on a damp bed all night. With or without a damp coat moisture is easily absorbed into a floor cushion and will remain there until it is eventually aired. Likewise hair and dust particles build up very quickly and even without a little moisture can form an unpleasant crust under the bed. Can you imagine what our mattresses would be like if we left them permanently on the floor?

The ultimate dog bed had to be a raised one and one that looked elegant to us and inviting to our dogs in any room in the house; one that we would like to sleep on as well as our dogs. There was no such dog bed on the market when we created the first raised wooden dog bed in the UK and registered the design in 2005 and that original design came from my father's childhood bed.

When I first left home as a student amongst the bundle of worldly goods my parents sent me off with was my father’s childhood wooden-framed bed. It was 2ft 6in wide, 6ft long and had pretty turned legs. It has moved house with me a dozen times over the years and eventually became relegated to the shed. In a spring cleaning moment of creativity the bed came out into the light again, had a 3ft 6” section cut from it’s middle and was reborn as dog bed, still with it’s lovely Queen Anne Legs. The dog bed took pride of place in the kitchen and my dogs just loved it. Whilst it was very amusing to watch four labs and two spaniels vying for a space on it (and they did all succeed on numerous side-splitting occasions!) it was clearly time to make another one, from scratch… 
Most dogs, given the choice, would really rather like to lie on the sofa or even on our beds! Other than obvious comfort, could that choice also be because the elevation affords him a feeling of security?

Just like our own beds, the Dog Bed Company bed offers complete support for your dog promoting proper relaxation whilst allowing air to circulate freely keeping him warm, dry, dust and draught free; his own place of comfort and security.


"Thank you so much for a great service and wonderful beds and covers!"

"Bed arrived today - looks great, well worth the money. "

"The bed arrived yesterday; it was fantastic she jumped straight on and was snoring in less than a minute.  A beautifully made bed and we are so pleased with it.  Thank you."


The bed  is wonderful and Loki absolutely adores it. The only problem is getting him up in the morning now as he’s a bit reluctant to leave it! Thank you so much for your emails during the order process, not only is the bed beautiful and fantastic quality, we’ve had excellent customer service from you and it really makes a difference. I shall be recommending you to all my friends with dogs. 


"Dog bed arrived safe and sound Friday afternoon, very impressed with the quality and prompt friendly service. Our rescue lurcher Merlin loves it and he looks very regal, he thinks he's died and gone to heaven!
I will definitely recommend your dog beds to everyone I know."

​“These dog beds are wonderful for easy cleaning as you can hoover under them!"
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