I finally made my own.... NEW PICS ADDED

Dog beds! I got 2 done Sat. but for some reason the pics of the other bed didn't get saved on my camera. weird. Anyways here's the bed I made for Kaige's work crate. The other bed I made for his home crate, which is the same but bigger & fluffier! lol

I didn't do any zippers on these like I wanted to. I'm not that good of a sewer yet. lol

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1075.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1074.jpg


Edited to add:
Scroll down to see pics of the other bed

They are great! Good job!

Those look great! I love the material you used with the bones on it :) If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it? A friend of ours is going to make Tango a bed but I can't find any nice doggy sort of material.....

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Originally Posted by Orangutango

Those look great! I love the material you used with the bones on it :) If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it? A friend of ours is going to make Tango a bed but I can't find any nice doggy sort of material.....

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Jo Ann fabrics. It was a fabric that they really advertised a few months ago, I got this in the clearance section. :p But they have a lot of doggy materials there, walmart does sometimes but their selection isn't as big, but then again their store has everything as where Jo Anns is mainly all fabrics w/ some crafts. I would say any store that specializes in fabric would have a large selection.

They had SO many nice fleece desings too but I am too picky & didn't like the colors. lol

Those are great. I am going to have to sew back up Grant's bed, he ripped it all up and pulled out the stuffing. :(

Very nice! Kaige leaves his bedding alone? Ebony eats hers. I'm really trying to break her of that habit. I'm not having much luck though. ;)

Great work. Looks like the new beds are very much appreciated.

oh wow.... those are great lookin beds.

Great job! Kaige is the perfect model too.

Orangutango: There are alot of websites that sell great doggie prints too :D

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Originally Posted by Jadapit

Very nice! Kaige leaves his bedding alone? Ebony eats hers. I'm really trying to break her of that habit. I'm not having much luck though. ;)

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Actually I have been really lucky with him, he LOVES to tear apart stuffed animals & the like but leaves the beds alone. Thank god. lol (knocks on wood)

Ok here are some pics of the other bed I made. This one is much nicer as I actually measured the crate first. lol

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1101.jpg

Kaige was wondering why I was takling pics of his crate without him in it, so of course he had to be the center of attention.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1102.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1103.jpg

And of course Tiki has to go everywhere that Kaige goes:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1104.jpg
And decides that he's not a crate type of guy
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...k/100_1105.jpg

The blankets are tucked around the outside of the crate because a lot of Kaige's toys slip out through the bottom opening. This way the toys stay in the crate. lol

I really like them! :)

Great beds Sue. You have inspired me. I'll have to get with my Mom and see what we can come up with. I need super strong fabric as Grant likes to eat his bed. Wonder what would be the best stuff to make it last a wee bit longer.

Great bed! You did a fantastic job:D

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Originally Posted by gemini9961

Great beds Sue. You have inspired me. I'll have to get with my Mom and see what we can come up with. I need super strong fabric as Grant likes to eat his bed. Wonder what would be the best stuff to make it last a wee bit longer.

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Maybe an outdorr canvas type material? Thats what I use for dog toys and it seems more durable than most fabrics. You can feel the difference between the types, some are thicker than others.

If you have a heavy duty sewing machine they have thick leathers, suedes, vinyl and the like too.
I don't know if the dog would associate the leather with rawhide at all though. My sewing maching does not care for really thick fabrics though.

Good luck & let me know how it goes!