Bedding in Lintran box

[Miff]

I looked but coudnt find anything about shredded paper as bedding in box. I thought I might use it as it would be absorbant for wet and muddy dogs (it wont be long before we are up to our ears in muddy fields again) Can anyone recommend a good and safe product to use?

[Rookie]

A piece of vetbed? Less messy than paper and doesn't even need to be machine washed that regularly. A wash in a bucket does the job most of the time and just hang it over the fence.

[heckler]

As said vet bed or duvet style bed with waterproof cover;

http://www.muddypaws.co.uk/dog-beds/spa ... oC2zHw_wcB

[Stihl 090]

We only use the rubber horse matt cut to size. Just hoze off and if need be hoze out the box.

[Craigius]

I use some cheap artificial grass to line the bottom of the box for them , its easy to clean off with the hose pipe when it gets muddy

[Judy]

Wont paper get soggy and stick to them? Shredded cardboard would be better, not that I would use either because it gets, and remains, wet whereas vet bed drains through as its nonabsorbent and you can always put a dry piece on top for the trip home.

Mine live in the lap of luxury, I put an old closed-cell foam mattress in the bottom - cut from an old camping mattress, the Lintran rubber mat on top then vet bed. One of them prefers to lie on the rubber mat directly anyway and this way there's a bit of 'give' for her old bones. I experimented with a padded numnah / saddle pad too, nice and comfy but has to be washed properly rather than just hosed off like the vet bed.

Am intending to buy three fleece coats for them this season, was going to do it last but the whole winter was warm enough without so I never got around to it. I have Equifleece type ones but by the time I have got all three into them I'm exhausted and lunchtime's nearly over so they will be sold and strap on ones bought.

[Tungulria]

No bedding in the boxes for me, just a good towel off and then into their coats to catch any other water / mud.

[Miesque]

I use a piece of memory foam in a waterproof cover, hoses off and they seem comfy.

Am intending to buy three fleece coats for them this season, was going to do it last but the whole winter was warm enough without so I never got around to it. I have Equifleece type ones but by the time I have got all three into them I'm exhausted and lunchtime's nearly over so they will be sold and strap on ones bought.

I use thermatex rugs, never found anything better to dry them off. If you're selling the equafleece types let me know - our old spaniel has to wear one full time in winter as she never seems warm enough. Ive got one but it gets rather grotty and she's miserable when it's being washed! A spare would be helpful.

[AlandJake]

Am intending to buy three fleece coats for them this season, was going to do it last but the whole winter was warm enough without so I never got around to it. I have Equifleece type ones but by the time I have got all three into them I'm exhausted and lunchtime's nearly over so they will be sold and strap on ones bought.

I have one of these for Jake: http://www.lansdowncountry.co.uk/collec ... undog-coat

He is big chested and his coat holds a lot of water, even running through dewy or rain soaked grass, not just swimming. I like that it doesn't have fiddly sleeves to pop limbs through. It dries him out nicely and saves countless soggy towels in the back of the car.

[Alice]

Wont paper get soggy and stick to them? Shredded cardboard would be better, not that I would use either because it gets, and remains, wet whereas vet bed drains through as its nonabsorbent and you can always put a dry piece on top for the trip home.

Mine live in the lap of luxury, I put an old closed-cell foam mattress in the bottom - cut from an old camping mattress, the Lintran rubber mat on top then vet bed. One of them prefers to lie on the rubber mat directly anyway and this way there's a bit of 'give' for her old bones. I experimented with a padded numnah / saddle pad too, nice and comfy but has to be washed properly rather than just hosed off like the vet bed.

Am intending to buy three fleece coats for them this season, was going to do it last but the whole winter was warm enough without so I never got around to it. I have Equifleece type ones but by the time I have got all three into them I'm exhausted and lunchtime's nearly over so they will be sold and strap on ones bought.

I'll swap you a couple of towling 'dressing gown' ones for equifleece ones if you like Judy? I prefer them, and the dressing gowns were bought when Lucy was a pup and I had no idea what sort of size she'd be?