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When we were at Peterborough we had a good shuftie at the dog bed 'igloos' that were for sale but they were a bit on the big side for our camper, both for when in use, but for storing during the day, especially as we'd need 2 of them for our smallest doggies ... hopefully to encourage them to stay there rather than want to be on the bed with us!
Anyway, it got me thinking about if I could make a more 'streamlined' type of igloo as, after all, only the base needs to be actually padded, not the sides, so I had a play with a pop-up laundry hamper and an existing dog bed which I could probably adapt to do what I want, however when I was looking at dog beds on Ebay the other day I came across these which would be easier to adapt:
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I know they haven't got much of a base but that's not a problem as I can easily make some nice padded bed cushions for them, and also black-out covers for the sides to go over the netting/wire to give the igloo effect and which could be removed to still allow them to be squished during the day and packed away.
What do ya think? Worth a try?
Anyway, it got me thinking about if I could make a more 'streamlined' type of igloo as, after all, only the base needs to be actually padded, not the sides, so I had a play with a pop-up laundry hamper and an existing dog bed which I could probably adapt to do what I want, however when I was looking at dog beds on Ebay the other day I came across these which would be easier to adapt:
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I know they haven't got much of a base but that's not a problem as I can easily make some nice padded bed cushions for them, and also black-out covers for the sides to go over the netting/wire to give the igloo effect and which could be removed to still allow them to be squished during the day and packed away.
What do ya think? Worth a try?