XL & XXL Dog Beds

The Great Dane with their back legs on the kitchen tiles. The mastiff whose head hangs off the end. A giant breed on a bed built for something smaller is a compromise you have both got used to. They will never complain about it, which is exactly why it's worth fixing. Most of these extra large dog beds list their size in centimetres, and where one does not, ask us before ordering, because the label alone won't tell you much.

Why an XL dog bed label isn't enough

An XL on one bed is 90 × 70cm. On another, the Extra Large is 140 × 100cm. Both are labelled honestly; they're just different beds. So ignore the letters and compare three numbers: your dog's length lying on their side, nose to base of tail, plus 15 to 20cm; the bed's outside footprint; and how much of that footprint the bolsters take. An open mattress gives you all of it. A four-sided bolster bed gives you noticeably less. If your dog is labrador-sized rather than giant, our large dog beds may be all you need.

The genuinely big ones

• If they lean but find climbing hard: Mardale and Longsleddale, 132 × 104cm and 20cm deep, memory foam over an egg-crate layer, three bolstered sides and an open front.
• If they want walls all round: Burnmoor, 132 × 104cm and 20cm deep, bolstered on all four sides with a lowered front section and a waterproof liner around the foam.
• If they like their back covered and the room in view: Bowfell, 122 × 91cm and 18cm deep, with an L-shaped bolster and two sides left open.
• If they sprawl: Ambleside Extra Large, 140 × 100cm with foam to every edge and no walls at all.
• If they want a sofa of their own: Grasmere XXL, 135 × 100cm, memory foam with three cushioned arms and an open front. More shapes are among our dog sofa beds.

What a heavy dog needs underneath

Weight is what separates XL from merely large. A heavy dog flattens a thin layer and ends up lying on the floor through the fabric. Look for depth (the 20cm XXL beds, or Ennerdale at 24cm), layered foam rather than loose filling, and an entry low enough that they walk on rather than climb. A waterproof liner, where fitted, keeps wet coats and accidents off the core. If your dog has joint problems, a bed is comfort, not treatment, so keep talking to your vet.

Try an XL dog bed for 100 nights

With a bed this size, seeing it in your room matters as much as seeing them on it. Nearly every bed here comes with the 100-night sleep trial: within 100 nights, if it isn't right, we arrange free UK mainland collection and a full refund. One trial per household; damage and other exclusions apply. The exception is the Rydal Personalised bed, made to order with your dog's name, which is excluded from the trial and from change-of-mind returns; your full legal rights still apply if it arrives faulty. Free standard UK delivery on orders over £40.

XL dog bed questions

What size bed for a Great Dane or a Newfoundland?

Measure them lying on their side, add 15 to 20cm, and compare with the usable space. The largest beds here are 132 × 104cm (Mardale, Longsleddale, Burnmoor), 135 × 100cm (Grasmere XXL), 140 × 100cm (Ambleside Extra Large) and 145 × 115cm (Rydal Personalised 3XL). Still unsure? Message us their breed and weight and we will tell you honestly which fits.

Will an XXL bed fit in my room?

Measure the floor as carefully as the dog. On a bolstered bed, the outside size is what sits on your floor, even though they lie inside the bolsters.

Is there an XL bed that's easy to step into?

Yes. Burnmoor has a lowered front section and Easedale XL a lowered entry, Mardale and Longsleddale leave the front open, and Ambleside has no walls at all.

Torn between two big beds? The Bed Finder settles it from how they sleep.