Description
Replacement cover only. No frame comes with it. This is the camo colourway of Superior Pet's canvas twill sling, and it stretches over a raised hammock bed frame you already own. Choose the size that matches that frame rather than the size of your dog. Measure the outside length of the steel frame and read off the frame column below.
Size guide
| Size | Cover dimensions | Fits frame | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini | Cover (sleeping area) 70cm L x 54cm W | 82 x 54 x 18cm | Dogs up to 20kg |
| Medium | Cover (sleeping area) 94cm L x 54cm W | 106 x 54 x 22cm | Dogs up to 30kg |
| Large | Cover (sleeping area) 100cm L x 69cm W | 112 x 69 x 22cm | Dogs up to 70kg |
| Jumbo | Cover (sleeping area) 110cm L x 78cm W | 118 x 78 x 24cm | Dogs up to 80kg |
Camo shares the manufacturer's single size chart with the black and mid grey canvas twill covers, so if you have fitted one of those before, the same size applies here.
How to choose your size
Match the frame, not the animal. The cover dimension is the fabric span between the end rails, which always reads shorter than the frame it sits on, so a 70cm Mini cover belongs on an 82cm Mini frame. Find your frame length in the third column and buy that row. The weight figures are the frame limits for each size and are useful as a double check: a 50kg dog should be on a Large frame, so a Medium cover would mean the whole setup is undersized. If you are buying a raised bed from scratch, measure your dog nose to base of tail lying stretched out, add 15 to 20cm, and buy the frame and cover that clear that number. A dog who sprawls sideways wants the full flat area; a tight curler needs less length. Caught between two sizes, always take the bigger one.
Why an elevated bed
A hammock bed works because of what is not under your dog. Sitting 18 to 24cm off the ground means no contact with baking concrete in January or freezing, damp pavers in July, and air moving under the fabric carries heat away instead of letting it pool in bedding. It also keeps a dog out of the wet and off hard surfaces that bear down on elbows and hips.
About the fabric
Underneath the camo pattern this is the same tightly woven twilled canvas with PVC backing as the standard canvas cover. That means water resistant and wind resistant, so light rain beads rather than soaks and the cover does not lift in a breeze; UV treated for Australian sun; flea resistant; and rated by the manufacturer for heavy scratchers. It is the right fabric for a working dog or a yard dog who digs at the bed before settling.
- Camo colourway of the canvas twill cover, same construction and sizing
- Water and wind resistant twill with PVC backing
- UV treated and flea resistant
- Suited to heavy scratchers
- Velcro tabs, so fitting takes a minute and no tools
- Machine wash at 40C with mild detergent, line dry only, no bleach, iron or dry cleaning
Who it is not for
Solid canvas does not breathe like an open weave, so in shadeless heat the original flea-free shade cloth keeps a hot dog cooler. Serious chewers should be on the heavy duty flea-free Textilene cover, which is heavier again and heat-welded at the seams. And if a natural, compostable fibre is what you are after, the hessian cover is the alternative, though it makes no water, UV or flea claim.
Want to see the other colourways and fabrics? Shop all pet beds here.