Elevated Dog Bed with Breathable Cooling Mesh

It's an August afternoon and he's panting on the kitchen tiles, moving every ten minutes to find a cooler patch. A dog on a rug is lying on trapped heat.

This elevated dog bed lifts him eight inches clear on a taut mesh, so air moves under him from every side instead of building up against his chest. That gap underneath is the whole idea.

Air on all sides, not foam:

• Air on all sides: the mesh breathes and the gap underneath does the rest
• Water permeable surface: rain and a wet dog both drain through instead of soaking in
• Nothing to flatten: no foam to compress, so it feels the same in year two
• Hoses down: mud rinses straight off the fabric and it dries in minutes
• Goes outside: yard, patio, campsite, back of the car

The surface is Teslin, a woven fabric that breathes and lets water through while standing up to claws. It's stretched over powder-coated steel tubing, so the whole thing stays taut rather than sagging in the middle.

Together in minutes, no tools. The tubes push together and the fabric sleeves slide over them. Skid-resistant feet keep it still on tile and laminate, which is where a light frame usually starts sliding.

Four colors, three sizes. Black, green, gray or navy blue, in sizes that take a Corgi through to a large breed. Pick the length by how your dog actually lies down: sprawled, not curled.

It breaks down for the car. The tubes pull apart the way they went together, so the whole bed flattens to a frame and a folded sheet of mesh.

That's what makes it the bed that comes to the campsite rather than the one that stays in the kitchen.

Getting the size right

Three sizes in four colors, all 8 in / 20 cm off the floor:

• M: 35.5 x 25.6 in, holds up to 66 lb
• L: 43.3 x 31.9 in, holds up to 90 lb
• XL: 48.8 x 35.8 in, holds up to 120 lb

Measure your dog stretched out on his side, nose to base of tail, and add a few inches.

A dog who sprawls needs the next size up from the one his weight suggests, because the weight limit and the comfortable length run out at different points.

Specifications

• Sizes: M 35.5 x 25.6 in, L 43.3 x 31.9 in, XL 48.8 x 35.8 in
• Height: 8 in / 20 cm
• Weight limit: 66 lb (M), 90 lb (L), 120 lb (XL)
• Frame: powder-coated steel with skid-resistant feet
• Surface: breathable Teslin mesh, water permeable
• Colors: Black, Green, Gray, Navy Blue

Safety note: Check that every tube is pushed fully home before use and stay inside the weight limit for the size. A dog who chews fabric shouldn't be left alone on it, since a hole in a stretched mesh spreads quickly.

Measure him stretched out on his side, pick the length that fits, and get him off the hot floor. Eight inches of air is the difference between panting and sleeping.