If you’ve read this blog, you may know that one of my dogs has bone and joint issues. Keeping her healthy, happy, and comfortable is a constant challenge because she is a working dog who becomes completely miserable if she can’t play with her toy and run.
For her health and safety, I can’t let her run as much as she wants and have worked hard to find activities that let her fulfill her working drive without hurting herself. On the days where she overdoes it, it’s hard to watch her hobble up stairs or wobble when she’s standing because she played too hard and is in pain. Finding the balance of letting her run enough to be happy and yet finding ways to stop her before she hurts herself is a constant activity.
One thing I’ve found that helps immensely is giving her an orthopedic bed. Now that she has one, she is much less likely to be stiff and sore after a night’s sleep and tends to move much better in the mornings. For injured dogs, older dogs with arthritis, or puppies that are still forming their spines, orthopedic beds are great!
I recently found a manufacturer of orthopedic beds who makes a wide variety of eco friendly beds. They’re made by West Paw Designs – a company that uses recycled materials to make some really wonderful pet supplies.
These beds are just cool! They’re stuffed with recycled soda bottle patented fiber fill that is soft, comfortable and durable. I love them because they come in fun colors and patterns, wear like iron, and keep bottles out of landfills. Some of them have organic cotton covers, while others use a berber and poly-knit backing to reducing shedding and help keep the beds soft. They have travel mats, barrel beds, and all sorts of different styles.
I recommend them!
If you’d like to see the selection, you can go to The Camping Dog website. You can also visit by clicking the picture of the orthopedic bed.
Orthopedic Dog Beds
