DIY Dog Bed!

 
 Meet Bentley!

These photo's were taken the day we picked up our little rat terrier/pug, and brought him home.  That was two years and one month ago-exactly one week before Christmas! 




Even though hubby had his heart set on a Husky-he couldn't help but fall in love with this little guy!  At 8 weeks old,  Bentley barely fit in the palm of his hand!

I will admit- Mr. Bentley has been quite a handful. Just like any other puppy, he missed his mommy and we had plenty of sleepless nights.  He also was a slow learner on the potty training.  But that wasn't the worst part.  The worst was his food allergies.

After much research, and even more trial and error, we finally found a kibble that didn't cause poor Bentley to break out in a full body rash!

Bentley is all grown up now, and the only issue he didn't outgrow, was his constant chewing up of his bed.  After going through three of those soft, plush beds from the pet store, I finally decided enough was enough! It was time for a dog bed that was indestructible!

 Two weeks ago- I found this drawer down in the basement.
 It wasn't very pretty prior to this pic-but it was in good shape.  Hubby sanded it down to get rid of all the chipped paint, and gave it a good coat of oil-based.

After the paint dried, hubby added a handle! (He said it would make it easier for traveling to Mel's.)  I think it was because hubby didn't want his dog's bed to be so plain.

 The next step was to raise it up off the floor. Our first choice was some wooden dowels.  After hubby screwed them in- we needed to check for sturdiness, so we called Bentley over.  He made one attempt to get in,(he moved backwards so fast that the pic I took was blurry) and then cowered at my feet. "Hmm," hubby said.  "Maybe it's too high."  Indeed!


Never fear!  Hubby-determined to get the project done perfectly, found some old drawer pulls with flat bottoms.  We tried the sturdiness/like test again.  This time Bentley jumped right in and even laid down!

Even so-Puppy doesn't look too impressed does he?  What could it be? His new bed looks comfy enough, and he's got his favorite Gopher blanket.  But...there's got to be something missing!


Wait....mummy knows!

                                      Now that's better!  A bed for a Prince!

I know- it's cheesy (I can see Mel's eyes rolling right now) But all it took was my stencils, some red paint,(I already had on hand)and ten minutes of my time.  And look how much happier he is now that his bed is personalized!

Okay- It's time for Bentley's nap, and for me to go back to work.  But, if you have a spoiled pet like I do-I'd love to hear why!