Luxury Dog Beds

Most dog beds have a short life in the living room. They arrive, they clash with everything, and by the time people come round for Sunday lunch they've been pushed behind a chair or out to the utility room. The dog follows the bed, or ends up on your sofa. A luxury dog bed earns its place by looking like it belongs, so it stays where the family is, and so do they.

What makes a luxury dog bed

Not gold zips. Fabric you'd pick for your own furniture, and practical details underneath so you can live with it.

• Bouclé: Blea Tarn in cream, with a cover that zips off for a 30°C wash. Elterwater, with deep walls, a lift-out crumb memory foam cushion and a waterproof layer under the cover.
• Corduroy: Kendal, in Beige, Grey or Green, over a memory foam core.
• Velvet: Harewood, a nest with a cushioned rim.
• Tartan and houndstooth: Eskdale, with an internal waterproof layer and leather carry handles, and Kentmere, soft fibre-filled in four sizes.
• Pattern: Tetbury, a songbird print on teal.

Choose by how they sleep, then by how it looks

A beautiful bed they won't lie in is an expensive cushion. So start with the dog:

• If they curl, choose walls: Harewood, Blea Tarn, Elterwater, or Crummock in herringbone.
• If they lean, choose bolsters: Eskdale, Kentmere, Tetbury or Harrogate.
• If they need firmer support, choose foam: Kendal's memory foam core, or Nocturne, with profiled egg-crate foam and an open-sided bolster for a dog who curls first and stretches out later.
• If they want a seat beside yours, look at our dog sofa beds.

Several are soft-filled by design rather than foam; Kentmere and Blea Tarn say so on their pages, while Harrogate, Tetbury and Eskdale do not state their filling, so ask us if it matters.

Practical under the fabric

Pale bouclé and a muddy spaniel can share a house. Look for a cover that comes off, a stated 30°C wash (Blea Tarn, Harewood, Tetbury and Kendal), and a waterproof layer if they come in wet (Eskdale, Elterwater, Nocturne). Always follow the sewn-in care label.

For the garden, too

Two woven day beds, Henley and Torver, take the same idea outside: a canopy, an included cushion and a look closer to garden furniture than pet kit. They're for supervised lounging in suitable weather, not shelter. See all outdoor dog houses and day beds.

Live with it for 100 nights

How a bed looks in your room is hard to judge from a photo, so judge it at home. The indoor beds here come 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. Henley and Torver are outdoor day beds, so instead they have a 30-day change-of-mind window, with return at your cost, not the 100-night sleep trial. Your statutory rights are unaffected. Free standard UK delivery on orders over £40.

Luxury dog bed questions

Is a luxury dog bed worth it?

If a bed stays in the room your dog wants to be in, it gets used. That's the honest case. The trial means you can find out at home rather than guess.

Will a cream bouclé dog bed stay clean?

Blea Tarn's cover zips off and washes at 30°C, which makes cream a practical choice rather than a brave one. Elterwater's covers come off and its cushion lifts out. Follow the care labels.

Which luxury bed suits an older dog?

Kendal, with its memory foam core, or Nocturne, with egg-crate foam and a waterproof membrane. For more choice, see our beds for older dogs. A bed is for comfort, not treatment, so if they are stiff or in pain, keep talking to your vet.

Fallen for a fabric but not sure of the shape? The Bed Finder works out the shape from how they sleep.