New "King Size" bed

Dozer-Digger · 02-10-2008, 09:05 PM

It's official, the hounds rule the house. I now have no seating for people.
After slowly watching my couch being destroyed, I ditched the couch and made a new bed for the hounds. I bought two large dog pillows, and made a PVC raised frame. It's 6 feet by 3 feet, a lot larger than my old couch, so now I need to re-arrange the furniture.

Lukes · 02-10-2008, 10:43 PM

That is awesome. I can see me and the wife are probably going to have some heated discussions about new furniture coming up...

Kat · 02-11-2008, 02:53 AM

One word.. OWNED

jasperspet · 02-11-2008, 08:03 AM

Hello,

Love it, absolutely love it and am thinking of making one.

jasperspet aka colleen

Yogi's Mom · 02-11-2008, 09:19 AM

Dozer and Digger sure look comfy! How long does it take to make a bed like that? Any danger of the bed tipping when the hounds get up there?

Dozer-Digger · 02-11-2008, 11:34 AM

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Dozer and Digger sure look comfy! How long does it take to make a bed like that? Any danger of the bed tipping when the hounds get up there?[/b]

It took longer to go get supplies than it took to build it. (I live 40 miles from Home Depot) I spent $109 all together, $50 for pipe & fittings, $59 for the pillows, but I had the plywood on hand that I used for the base.
It doesn't move at all when they jump on or off. In fact, it held me when I sat on it, and I even laid down on it. (They even joined me

) I'm not stating my weight combined with thier's, so lets just say it will support at least 5-6 hounds.

I do need to make a design change on the front. The front rail is too high to clear. I will post more detailed pictures when I finish.

shakerag · 02-11-2008, 11:54 AM

I am surprized I never met one driving a car down the highway!
don

BubbaLeroy · 02-11-2008, 02:25 PM

What a neat idea!! It does look like the "kings rule" in your home. Such lucky hounds to have such a creative Mom.

Hmmmmm! I'll have to bring up the outside pipe bed from the basement winter storage and throw his bed on it! He may love his "elevated" status.

Naturally Bogie doesn't reign in our home!!

Dean · 02-11-2008, 04:17 PM

Bassets dont need special beds -----My motorhome caught fire in Death Vally on the way to the BHCA Nationals in San Diego--had to turn 5 bassets loose on the desert till help arrived -- ended up driving back cross-country with 5 bassets and the contents of the motorhome, in a Chevy Lumina mini-van --- stopped at a Best Western motel, parked around the corner, walked in, asked if they had a problem with pets. They said no, so 5 bassets slept with me on the king size bed. Should have seen the face in the morning when I opened the door and 5 bassets on lead walked out the door.

Dozer-Digger · 02-12-2008, 12:47 AM

I lowered the front rail of the bed, because it looked like they might catch a paw between the rail and plywood.
Here are some updated pictures with the change.

02-10-2008, 09:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dozer-Digger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 511	It's official, the hounds rule the house. I now have no seating for people. After slowly watching my couch being destroyed, I ditched the couch and made a new bed for the hounds. I bought two large dog pillows, and made a PVC raised frame. It's 6 feet by 3 feet, a lot larger than my old couch, so now I need to re-arrange the furniture. __________________ Darrell and the Boys. Dozer, Digger, & Dudley.

02-11-2008, 11:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
shakerag Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ozark Mountains, Ar Posts: 245	I am surprized I never met one driving a car down the highway! don __________________ If it's not a Basset, it's just a dog

02-11-2008, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
BubbaLeroy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,288	What a neat idea!! It does look like the "kings rule" in your home. Such lucky hounds to have such a creative Mom. Hmmmmm! I'll have to bring up the outside pipe bed from the basement winter storage and throw his bed on it! He may love his "elevated" status. Naturally Bogie doesn't reign in our home!! __________________ You don't own a Basset, a Basset owns you!! Aroooooos from Bogie !! - Trumbull's Who's Teasin Bogart CGC- Born April 21, 2005 ATB: Bubba - (Trumbull's Surley It's Stormin Norman) Sept. 8, 1998 - Dec. 20, 2005

02-12-2008, 12:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dozer-Digger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 511	I lowered the front rail of the bed, because it looked like they might catch a paw between the rail and plywood. Here are some updated pictures with the change. __________________ Darrell and the Boys. Dozer, Digger, & Dudley.

02-10-2008, 10:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lukes Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 30	That is awesome. I can see me and the wife are probably going to have some heated discussions about new furniture coming up...

02-11-2008, 02:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kat Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Melbourne Aust Posts: 45	One word.. OWNED

02-11-2008, 08:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
jasperspet Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 62	Hello, Love it, absolutely love it and am thinking of making one. jasperspet aka colleen

02-11-2008, 09:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
Yogi's Mom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,109	Dozer and Digger sure look comfy! How long does it take to make a bed like that? Any danger of the bed tipping when the hounds get up there?

02-11-2008, 04:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dean Senior Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Glen Moore, Pa. U.S.A. Posts: 797	Bassets dont need special beds -----My motorhome caught fire in Death Vally on the way to the BHCA Nationals in San Diego--had to turn 5 bassets loose on the desert till help arrived -- ended up driving back cross-country with 5 bassets and the contents of the motorhome, in a Chevy Lumina mini-van --- stopped at a Best Western motel, parked around the corner, walked in, asked if they had a problem with pets. They said no, so 5 bassets slept with me on the king size bed. Should have seen the face in the morning when I opened the door and 5 bassets on lead walked out the door.

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