Gromit has a very nice outdoor bed. See the first picture above. It is a welded frame with a hessian sack that is pulled across the frame to form a hammock of sorts. He has had it for the past 10 years. A year or so ago he was having a huge problem with fleas, so I added a vinyl covered foam pad on top to give him a flea resistant place to lay. Although Gromit would sometimes allow Maple to lay with him on his bed outside, the bed is definitely not large enough for 2 dogs adult dogs.
So I started shopping around for a 2nd outdoor dog bed. The welded frame / hessian sack bed retails from around $55.00 for the medium size (same size as Gromit's). There is also what many people call a trampoline bed which is a bed frame with shade sail cloth stretched over it. This retails from around $50.00+ depending on size.
Not happy about paying that much for another dog bed, I decided to wait until I found them on sale or found a 2nd hand one at a garage sale.
About 4 years ago I bought a mini jogging trampoline for the kids from the local op shop for $10.00. I noticed that Maple enjoyed jumping up onto it out in the backyard everytime she was outside. Things that make you go hmmm......
So I dragged the mini trampoline over to the patio and threw Gromit's old kennel blanket on it. Voila, an outside dog bed that both dogs are happy to use that didn't cost me anything. As you can see, both Maple and Gromit like the "new" outdoor dog bed, and it is getting a lot of use.
Mini trampolines are much easier to find at garage sales than old outdoor dog beds, so this could very well be a budget outdoor dog bed idea for anyone else looking to save some $$$.
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