Wicker Dog Beds
The choice of beds available to buy for your pet is huge and which type you go for is mainly down to taste and personal preference. Some people are quite happy with the cheap and easy to clean plastic basket style beds which can be found for sale in every pet store and supermarket while others prefer a memory foam dog bed or the style and looks of wicker dog beds. Here we shall discuss the design and relative merits of the latter style of dog bed.
A lot of people think that wicker is a material when actually it is a type of construction. Wicker involves having vertical canes which are then interwoven with more cane. The frame is generally made from a much stronger, stiffer material than the woven parts. Ratten is the most popular type of material but bamboo, reed and even plastic baskets can also be found. One of the great advantages of this type of dog basket is that the holes between the weave allow hair and dirt to fall through allowing them to be easily wiped up from the floor.
Other advantages of wicker dog beds are that they are bio-degradable, made from renewable resources and can be recycled – unless you get a plastic one of course! Rattan is also very hardwearing and sturdy and yet also very light making it an ideal material from which to make dog beds.
Though all of the above mentioned features make these beds very desirable, the main reason that most owners buy one for their dogs is for their classy looks. You don’t need to hide it away when visitors come as it will blend in nicely with your furniture. Often people who own a very large dog kennel, more like a summer house than a dog home, will put a wicker dog bed in it to complete the luxurious look that they are after.
These beds are made to be resistant to chewing but you should always check carefully to make sure that there are no sharp edges or points sticking out which might hurt your pet. Normally oval in shape it is easy to find a cushion or mattress that will fit into the basket making it lovely and comfortable for your dog.
So, if you are interested in designer dog beds that will blend in with the classy look of your house then you could do no better than take a look at different wicker dog beds.