Yes, if
- They've started taking a moment to get up in the morning.
- They've started choosing the floor over their old bed, or circling and resettling on it.
- You've already paid for a bed that went flat, and you'd rather not do it twice.
Hardknott Automatic Ball Launcher for Small and Medium Dogs
£89.00 GBP
Hardknott Automatic Ball Launcher for Small and Medium Dogs
Edge to edge foam means our dog uses the whole bed. Very good.
Sofia RamosVerified Expert
Independent Product Reviewer · August 24, 2026
Our Dachshund has a history of spinal issues, so stepping over raised edges was a risk. The Ambleside edge-to-edge bed is completely flat. She walks straight on and the memory foam supports her long spine evenly without pressure points.
Fetch that keeps going long after your arm gives up. Hardknott launches the ball for your dog automatically, so once they learn to drop it back in the top, they can play on their own while you put the kettle on.
Why owners love it
- Adjustable distance: short, medium and long settings, from a gentle lob down the hallway to a proper throw across the garden.
- Front safety sensor: launching pauses if someone steps in front of the barrel.
- Rechargeable or plug-in: run it from the mains indoors or charge it up for the garden.
- Balls included: arrives with three mini tennis balls sized for the launcher.
- A gift they will actually use: one of the most popular presents for dogs who live for fetch.
Best for
Small and medium dogs with energy to burn. The balls are 5cm across, so Hardknott is not suitable for large or giant breeds, who could swallow them. Always supervise play.
Details
- Launch range: roughly 3m to 9m across three settings
- Ball size: 5cm mini tennis balls (3 included)
- Power: rechargeable battery or mains adapter
- Use: indoors, or outdoors in dry weather
Processing: Orders are packed within 1-2 business days.
Shipping: Standard delivery arrives in 3-5 business days.
Returns: 30 days to change your mind, unused and in its packaging.
£89.00 GBP
Rated 4.8/5 based on 1800+ Testimonials
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Included with this bed
- Free UK delivery, tracked.
- 100 nights to decide. Sleep on it. If it isn't right, we collect it free and refund every penny.
- Made in Yorkshire. Questions answered by Abbas, in the UK.
Description
Fetch that keeps going long after your arm gives up. Hardknott launches the ball for your dog automatically, so once they learn to drop it back in the top, they can play on their own while you put the kettle on.
Why owners love it
- Adjustable distance: short, medium and long settings, from a gentle lob down the hallway to a proper throw across the garden.
- Front safety sensor: launching pauses if someone steps in front of the barrel.
- Rechargeable or plug-in: run it from the mains indoors or charge it up for the garden.
- Balls included: arrives with three mini tennis balls sized for the launcher.
- A gift they will actually use: one of the most popular presents for dogs who live for fetch.
Best for
Small and medium dogs with energy to burn. The balls are 5cm across, so Hardknott is not suitable for large or giant breeds, who could swallow them. Always supervise play.
Details
- Launch range: roughly 3m to 9m across three settings
- Ball size: 5cm mini tennis balls (3 included)
- Power: rechargeable battery or mains adapter
- Use: indoors, or outdoors in dry weather
Delivery & returns
Delivery. Our own stock is dispatched within 1 to 2 working days. Standard delivery is free on every order and takes 4 to 6 working days after dispatch; Express is £6.99, 2 to 3 working days after dispatch. Tracking comes by email as soon as it's on its way, and the dates above the button are worked out for an order placed today.
A few beds ship from our partner warehouse or are made to order and take longer. Their page says so above the button, so message us for the expected date before you order.
Returns. Every bed except personalised items comes with 100 nights to decide. Tell us any time inside them and we collect it free from the UK mainland, slept on, hair and all, and refund you in full. One trial per household. Full terms: refund policy and shipping policy.
Guarantee
The 5-year foam guarantee covers the memory foam core of every PawLunova memory foam bed. If the core loses its shape under normal domestic use within 5 years, we replace it. Whether this bed is covered is shown in the "Included with this bed" list above.
Covers, zips, liners, waterproof layers, bolsters, fibre filling and non-slip bases are wearing parts and aren't included. Nor is damage from chewing, scratching, tearing or accidents, foam damaged by liquid (including urine) or by washing, softening that recovers when the bed is empty, or commercial use.
Why the Hardknott
What the Hardknott does for them.
- Made in Yorkshire.
Before you add it
Is the Hardknott right for your dog?
Honest answers now beat a return later. Here's who this bed is for, and who it isn't.
Think twice if
- They chew beds. Nothing on this site is chew-proof, and covers sit outside the guarantee.
- You're guessing the size. Don't: measure them lying down against the size cards above, or send us a photo.
- They get up stiff. This is a fibre bed, soft rather than supportive, so a foam bed will do more for them.
Straight answers
- A bed is for comfort, not a treatment. If they're in pain, your vet comes first, and we'll never tell you otherwise.
- Every size is in centimetres. Where a measurement is the outside rather than the sleeping area, the page says so.
- 100 nights to decide, slept on. If it isn't right, tell us and it comes back, collected free from the UK mainland, refunded in full.
Still not sure?
Message Abbas with their breed and weightStraight answer
Soft, not firm.
The Hardknott is a fibre bed: soft to sink into rather than supportive underneath, and it isn't under the foam guarantee. For a dog who gets up stiff, a foam bed will do more for them. For a dog who wants somewhere soft, this is it. The 100-night trial applies either way.
Inside the Hardknott, top to bottom
- Cover
Follow the care label sewn into it.
- Core
Soft filling. Not under the foam guarantee; the 100-night trial still applies.
Wet coats, accidents and washing
The bit nobody mentions until February.
A bed that can't be washed is a bed you'll throw away. Here's how the Hardknott stays a bed you'd let in the living room.
Washing it
Follow the care label sewn into the cover. Foam is never machine washed. Care guide.
Accidents and wet dogs
The Hardknott is not listed with a waterproof liner, so treat it as having none. If accidents are likely, keep a second cover ready and ask us before you order.
One on the bed, one in the wash
Ask us about a spare cover before you order. A second cover means the bed is never out of action on wash day.
If it arrives rolled or vacuum-packed, unroll it somewhere ventilated and give it a few hours to come back to full depth before they try it.
The 100-night trial
100 nights to be sure. At our risk, not yours.
Nobody expects a trial on a dog bed. We think it's the only honest way to sell one, because a bed only proves itself at 2am.
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Night 1
It arrives
Put it where they already sleep, with a blanket that smells of home on top.
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Night 50
Give them time
Plenty of dogs claim a new bed the first evening. Some take a fortnight. Both are normal, and you've got 100.
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Night 100
Not right? Tell us
Any time inside the 100 nights. We collect it free from the UK mainland and refund every penny.
It doesn't need to be unused. Send it back slept on, hair and all.
A few products aren't part of the trial. Where that's the case, the product page says so before you buy.
Straight talk
Here's what we can promise.
Every size on the site is in centimetres, and where a measurement is the outside rather than the sleeping area, the page says so.
A bed is for comfort, not a treatment. If your dog is in pain, your vet comes first and we'll never tell you otherwise.
The delivery dates above the button are worked out for an order placed today. Where a bed ships from a partner warehouse rather than our own stock, the page says so before you order.
I'm Abbas. I answer every message myself, usually the same day. If a bed isn't right, you tell me, and it comes back.
Before you add it
Questions about this bed, in your words.
How do I know which size to get?
Measure nose to base of tail while they're lying down, then add about 20cm. Between two sizes? Go up. The size cards above list the sleeping area where we've measured it. Still unsure? Send us their breed and weight.
What size for a Labrador?
Most adult Labradors need the Large or the XL, and a sprawler needs the bigger of the two. Measure them lying stretched out, nose to base of tail, add about 20cm, and compare with the sleeping area on the size cards. If that lands between two sizes, go up: a bed that's slightly too big is never the problem, one that's too small always is.
Will it actually be memory foam, or that egg-crate stuff?
The "What's inside" card above says exactly what's in this bed: the core type and, where we've measured it, the depth and the density. If it's memory foam over egg-crate foam, it says so. If it's fibre, it says so. We'd rather you knew now than in month three.
What if my dog just won't use it?
Then it comes back. Put it where they already sleep, with a blanket that smells of home on top. If after a fortnight it still isn't right, tell us any time inside the 100 nights and we collect it free from the UK mainland and refund every penny.
He's not a 'bed dog'. He'd rather have the floor.
A dog who picks the kitchen floor over his bed has usually done the comparison: the floor is flatter and firmer than a bed that has bottomed out. Put the new one where he already sleeps, old blanket on top, and give him a fortnight. If he still won't, it comes back inside the 100 nights and you're refunded in full.
She's started having the odd accident. Is it waterproof?
Where this bed has a waterproof inner liner, it's listed under "Why the bed" above, and the liner sits between cover and foam so an accident stops before the core. Where it doesn't, the cover comes off and washes and the care guide shows how to protect the foam. Either way, a second cover means one is always on the bed.
Can I wash it?
Where the cover comes off, it washes following the care label sewn into it. Coated covers wipe clean. Foam is never machine washed. See the care guide.
Can I really send something this big back?
Yes. Inside the 100 nights, tell us and we arrange collection free from the UK mainland, slept on, hair and all, and refund every penny. You don't need to find a box that fits.
When will it arrive?
The dates for an order placed today are above the button. Own stock is dispatched in 1 to 2 working days and delivered 1 to 2 working days later. Free UK delivery.
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