Dog Bed Frame

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Your favorite pooch's bed doesn't have to be on the floor. Get them a frame, just for their sleeping and lounging area. It keeps the bed elevated so bugs can't climb into bed with your dog, and allows your pooch to get into and out of bed without having to get up off the floor, which is great if they have hip or leg issues. See collection for more.

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Updated 03/11/2022

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Dual Purpose Table with Dog Bed Frame

This 27” tall x 30” W x 22” D dog bed frame in two colors - espresso and gray - has a plush cushion for large dogs up to 70 pounds on the bottom. Above, there is a 4.13” tall shelf and an open upper table.

Designer Advice:

These styles of dog bed frames are the perfect home project to attempt a DIY dog bed frame if you don’t want to purchase a store-bought model. A dog bed positioned under a two-shelf table is an excellent solution for small spaces that don’t have room for extra furniture. In addition, it makes a functional yet stylish choice for bedrooms, with a classic yet neutral design that blends into any space.

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Sleek Mid Century Modern Wood Dog Bed

This chic low-resting dog bed with frame in Acacia wood comes in medium (31” W x 18” D x 9.5” H) or large (44” W x 27” D x 9” H). The gray polyester cushion offers a neutral look.

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Rustic Natural Pine Log Dog Bed

This rustic elevated northern white cedar byproduct wooden dog bed frame comes in small (24” W x 20” H x 16” D) or large (48” W x 20” H x 34” D). Horizontal rails offer weight support up to 70 pounds.

Designer Advice:

This style is another DIY wooden dog bed you can create with minimal cost, tools, or experience. You can get wood timbers at any hardware store. But buying your pooch bed already assembled and treated with sealant to protect the wood and allow for easier cleaning is safer and faster. And because this design doesn’t come with a mattress, you can use your pet’s favorite bed. Or, you can pick a custom mattress to meet your dog’s orthopedic needs.

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Raised Rich Wood Bed with High Sides

This wood dog bed frame comes in two veneer finishes and medium, large, and jumbo to accommodate up to giant breed dogs. The bed can have three raised wood sides or be sideless for the largest model on flared metal legs.

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Portable Outdoor Canopy Topped Dog Cart

This lightweight foldable 36” L x 30” D steel-framed dog bed stand elevates your pet off the floor for better airflow of the breathable polyester mesh bed. A domed canopy assembles for 36” H shade for dogs up to 70 pounds.

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All dog parents should consider dog bed ideas indoors and outside. Your pooch will need shelter from the sun, just like you. This bed makes the perfect solution for a long day spent outdoors or for taking along to the park. You can put it into a bag for easy transporting and storage, and it assembles in minutes with a high canopy and breezy flat cot to keep your pet cool.

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Dog Bed Frame

Buying Guide

Get ready to choose the dog bedding that’s just right for your pet. There’s no need to settle for bedding that comes with a dog bed. Instead, get a dog bed frame and then customize a mattress according to your dog’s needs. Bed frames come in a variety of finishes and materials. Some you can even build yourself using Items like a castoff drawer, pallet or old piece of furniture.

What's the importance of a dog bed frame?

Measure your animal from nose to tail while it is resting. Also, note whether your companion likes to rest stretched out or curled up. Then go shopping. Dogs should have their own bed so that they:

Can have a place of their own
Are able to stay off furniture to minimize the risk of damaging it
Can leave more of their coat in their bed, sparing some areas of your house
Are cleaner because they spend less time on the floor

What styles of dog bed frames are there?

A dog bed frame in light-colored, grainy wood looks like a bed a human would sleep on. It’s glammed up with two turned posts at the headboard and a footboard. This piece is large enough for two dogs. A more open and airy look is featured in a black metal bed with a wrought-iron look. It has scrollwork on the headboard and ornamented sides. It exudes elegance.
Another possibility is a white bed with a frame that looks like a picket fence. It’s appropriate for an area where you want a clean and easy-going vibe. Let your dog sleep like a princess in a pink, four-poster bed. Perfect for relaxing with your pooch in your yard or on the deck of your apartment in summer is a collapsible bed frame. It’s sleeping surface and canopy are In a green fabric with pattern.
For dogs that like to stretch out and let their legs and face hang over the frame, there is a simple platform bed on short, stubby turquoise feet. Another choice for a larger dog is a bed of wood in light-colored oak. It comes with a memory foam mattress and a choice of one of four mattress covers. For a piece that will add a high-fashion note to where your dog sleeps, try a cozy off-white sofa complete with a matching throw pillow.

What mattress should you choose to complement a dog bed frame?

Once you have chosen a dog bed frame, select the mattress your pet needs. Orthopedic ones help older dogs and ones with hip dysphasia feel more comfortable, and some mattresses use cedar chips or other products to control odor. Get your pet used to its new sleeping quarters by putting some of its favorite toys on the bed.

Just as manufacturers offer you mattresses in choices of firmness, look and purpose, when you select a dog bed frame you can add perfectly to its functionality by choosing a mattress later.