Description
Charcoal is the version you buy when the bed has to live in the middle of the house. It sits in a hallway, beside the couch or under a kitchen bench without shouting, and dark grey cotton canvas hides paw marks and shed hair far better than a pale fabric does between washes. Underneath the colour it is Snooza's Organic Pet Futon: a flat, quilted wool mattress with no walls, no bolster and no shaped nest.
Size guide
| Size | Dimensions | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Original (medium) | 83cm x 53cm | Small dogs such as a Jack Russell, Cavalier or Pug, and medium dogs such as a Beagle, Whippet or Terrier. Also listed as an option for large dogs. |
| Mighty (large) | 98cm x 68cm | Large dogs such as a Boxer, Retriever or Dalmatian, and giant breeds such as a Mastiff, Great Dane or Rottweiler. |
To translate the names before you pick: Original is Snooza's medium and measures 83cm by 53cm. Mighty is Snooza's large and measures 98cm by 68cm. The dimensions come from Snooza's own size chart and are identical to the Blue colourway, since colour changes nothing about the cut.
How to choose your size
Get the dog lying on their side, fully stretched, and run the tape from the nose to where the tail begins. Add 15 to 20cm to that figure and read it against the two rows above. There is no bolster wall stealing space on a futon, so the outer dimension is the real sleeping area, which makes this an easy comparison. Between the two sizes, go up rather than down, especially for a dog who shifts around at night or shares the bed with a second animal.
The reason it is flat is worth understanding. A dog who stretches out wants uninterrupted surface, and a wool batt gives that surface a layer of insulation between their body and a cold tiled or timber floor without heating them up in February. Wool breathes, so it does not build a warm damp pocket the way solid foam under polyester can. Being flat and foldable also makes it the bed that travels: it goes in the car, into a crate, on a verandah or straight on top of a raised trampoline bed as a mattress layer.
- Charcoal organic cotton canvas outer, easier to keep looking clean
- Australian wool blend batt, quilted so it does not bunch into a corner
- Cover unzips and machine washes on a cold gentle cycle, inner washes on a wool cycle
- Two sizes only, Original 83 x 53cm and Mighty 98 x 68cm
- Folds flat for the car, a crate or travel
- Australian made by Snooza, who have been building these since 1989
Being straight with you: an anxious dog who presses into a rim for security gets more out of a cuddler or donut, and a dedicated shredder will beat cotton canvas eventually. Do not bleach it, tumble dry cool only, and keep the iron off the printed logo. Use the guide to compare bed styles if a flat mattress is not what your dog settles on.