subject: Making Your Own Heated Dog Beds [print this page] Heated dog beds will enable your dog to sleep in comfort and warmth. This is not only important for any dog, but it can also be very important if your animal suffers from arthritis or a similar condition. If you live somewhere very cold then one of these beds might well be suitable for your pet.
When looking for some suitable options you can either choose to purchase your own bed or you could create one yourself. Often it is the case that making your own one will be a lot more affordable and therefore these simple tips should light your way.
The first thing you need to do, of course, is to make sure that you have a suitable bed to use. You can either use the bed that your dog currently uses or you can go out and purchase a new one to convert into a heated dog bed.
Ideally you will have two choices of the type of bed that you can use as a conversion. Either you will get a simple cushion bed or you could find a bed with short back and sides that has a mattress like cushion installed into it. Either way, you simply need to convert these by adding in the heating pad either under the cushion or inside it if it has a zipper.
It is going to be important for you to fully test out the temperature of the bed before you actually put it to use for your pet. Try out a few different temperature is so that you find something that appears to be optimal for your pet. Anything that feels to warm to you will most likely have the same effect on your pet.
Make sure that the heating pad is only switched on when the dog is using the bed. Turn it on before you go to sleep and make sure it is off in the morning.
