Description
Pile length is the quiet decision people make without realising it. A long shaggy fur looks spectacular in a photograph and then spends its life full of hair, grass seed and flattened patches. The Luxe Fur Cuddler goes the other way: a short pile faux fur that stays smooth, brushes off in seconds and keeps the bed looking deliberate in a room where it is on show. Leaf is the muted green of the three colourways, a soft olive tone that sits well against timber, linen and plants, and is far kinder to everyday marks than a cream or a pale grey.
The shape underneath is Snooza's long running cuddler, and it works because of the wall. A padded ring runs right around a soft base, so a dog who curls has something to push their spine into and a raised edge to drop their chin over. That combination of a supported head and a protected back is what gets a fidgety dog to actually commit to sleep instead of resettling every twenty minutes.
Size guide
| Size | Overall size | Inner sleeping area | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium / Leaf | 70cm x 70cm x 18cm | 45cm | Toy dogs (Chihuahua, Papillon, Maltese), Small dogs (Jack Russell, Cavalier, Pug) and Medium dogs (Beagle, Whippet, Terrier) |
| Large / Leaf | 90cm x 90cm x 20cm | 60cm | Medium dogs (Beagle, Whippet, Terrier) and Large dogs (Boxer, Retriever, Dalmatian) |
| Extra Large / Leaf | 110cm x 110cm x 26cm | 70cm | Large dogs (Boxer, Retriever, Dalmatian) and Giant dogs (Mastiff, Great Dane, Rottweiler) |
Leaf in each variant name is the colourway, not a size. Snooza's inner sleeping area figures for these cuddler sizes are 45cm, 60cm and 70cm respectively, and the breed guidance comes from the Cuddler row of its general size guide rather than from this product page.
How to choose your size
Buy on the inner sleeping area. The bed is round, and the padded ring takes roughly 12 to 20cm off every side, so a 110cm Extra Large gives a dog a 70cm circle to lie in. To work out which circle you need, have your dog lie on the floor, measure from the nose to the base of the tail, and add 15 to 20cm. Dogs who sleep curled nose to tail can go with the size where that total is close to the inner figure, because they use the wall as part of the bed. Dogs who half sprawl, with a leg or a head hanging over, want the next size up. Sitting on the boundary between two sizes is the classic case for sizing up, and it is also the safer buy for a dog still growing into their frame.
- Short pile polyester faux fur, smoother and lower maintenance than a long pile
- Removable machine washable cover
- Washable fill that can also be replaced rather than replacing the bed
- Non slip base
- Warm machine wash with the cover off, line dry or tumble dry on low heat
- Do not iron, dry clean or bleach, and air the bed and insert in the sun between washes
Where it is not the answer: if your dog stretches out flat rather than curling, the ring is wasted space and a flat mattress of the same width gives them more usable room for the money. If your dog needs joint support, this is a soft fill bed rather than an orthopaedic one, so look at a foam base instead. And no faux fur bed is a match for a committed chewer.
Compare the pile lengths and shapes across the rest of the bed range before you settle on one.