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Doggy Bed (Off Topic)

Information September 14 2006
 — By Marcus

The wife and I are looking for a new bed for our Cairn Terrior named Maisy. Maisy is a spoiled little thing, and thinks that Anna and I are on this earth to service her and her alone, but I love her anyway. She really is a good dog.

I’m not sure what Anna’s exact wants are in regard to the bed, but here are mine.

Fluffy – Maisy likes fluffy things to lay on. I can take a blanket and just let it fall on the ground and she’ll soon take command of the blanket and go to sleep.

Not too big – Maisy isn’t a big dog by any means. You’ve seen a Cairn Terror before and probably never realized it. Toto from the Wizard of Oz was a Cairn Terror.

Easy to clean – I have to be able to clean it very easily since it rains quite often here in North Carolina. Since Maisy is a smaller dog, her legs and underbelly get wet very easily when she is taken out in wet grass.

Economical – I can’t afford to spend a ton of cash, but I don’t want anything cheap, either. After all, this is for my dog daughter.

Has to match the decor – This is the one thing I know Anna wants. Our house is decorated in red, white, and blue. Anna has a love of Americana decorating for our bedroom, but the theme ended up spilling out into the rest of the apartment.

Does anyone have any ideas? Leave a comment with links if you find them.

(54) Readers Comments

  1. 09/14/2006 at 4:44 pm

    Googling now, sir!

  2. 09/14/2006 at 4:54 pm

    There are some really neat ones at this site, but most are expensive. But fun to look at, LOL! Some really elaborate ones! LOL!

    http://www.petaroo.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1

    More, but also pricey:

    http://www.pet-joy.com/index2.php

    Awwww….now THESE are CUTE!!!!! J

    http://www.all-dog-beds.com/tinedogbed.html

    Dog Furniture?! Good grief….

    http://www.all-dog-beds.com/dogfurniture.html

    OK, now THIS site looks good, seriously:

    http://www.perfectdogbeds.com/Pages/dog-bed-Donut.html
    http://www.perfectdogbeds.com/

    If i find more i’ll let ya know!

  3. Marine Dad

    09/14/2006 at 6:57 pm

    Dude.

  4. 09/14/2006 at 7:00 pm

    I thought you were talking to me at first, Dad. heh Yeah, that is a lot of links. With some crazy beds.

  5. 09/14/2006 at 7:35 pm

    *Bows graciously* I aim to please… or at least, amuse! LOL!

  6. 09/14/2006 at 7:36 pm

    And hey — you ASKED for links, soooo…… ;-)

  7. brat

    09/14/2006 at 8:00 pm

    A recommendation from Lucy Joy the infamous bratdog – and her mum!

    HER bed is a fluffy…flat mattress type thing that I found in a chain here called Petcetera……Bear in mind – Lucy is 110lbs – all bratdog…..colour scheme of mattress? light blue with clouds and stars and moons on it . Really it does…is VERY cute….. and best of all? It goes in the washing machine and washes up great. Poifect for us as we live in the rain forest AND she does come home – a lot – as a muddy dog……:( It is also perfect in size…she can stretch out to her full length and still be on her ‘mattress’….or curl up in her ‘tiny’ ball and is obviously comfortable enuff to chase wabbits in her doggy dreams.:)

    Best of all? It did not cost a bundle. bratmum doesnt HAVE a bundle to spend…..and lucy has had this about 3 years now. and it stands up well to all her rough housing. I’ll leave THAT to your imagination…..let’s just say that 3 years of her dragging it…chewing it…..doing her “I’m trying to get comfortable” circling ad nauseum…..not a mark on it….and the stuffing fluffs up great after EVERY wash……

    All of this and it goes without saying? When my back is turned? Yep – she is on the couch or if she is feeling really cheeky….My bed… Uhuh…….BUT I say “go to bed” and she heads to her mattress…where she is right now.:)

  8. 09/14/2006 at 8:39 pm

    Wow, thanks go out ot Kat and brat! I’ll let y’all know when we get Maisy’s new bed.

  9. 09/14/2006 at 8:47 pm

    Oh man, I just can’t stand it anymore.

    Cpl M!! YOU ARE A MARINE. ONE OF OUR ELITE FIGHTING FORCES. COUNTRIES SHUDDER AT THE THOUGHT OF US MARINES LANDING ON THEIR SOIL.

    And you are asking for a DOGGIE BED?!?!?

    A FLUFFY doggie bed? Do you realize you have 6, count them, SIX qualifiers for this doggie bed?

    You are killin’ me, hon.

    Seriously.

  10. brat

    09/14/2006 at 9:39 pm

    hahahah……hey doncha know? if the dog’s not happy the soldier is not happy? rofl……but have no fear – the brat is ON the job….will report back….lol (or maybe that should read “lucy the bratdog is on the job”….rofl)

  11. 09/14/2006 at 10:09 pm

    CL, being a Marine makes you appreciate the finer things in life. . .like your bed. If I’m going to insist on a nice comfy bed to sleep in, I will provide the exact same for the rest of my family. Maisy included.

    Besides, the shuddering countries would be in even more trouble if I brought Maisy along. She doesn’t like the heat, nor getting dirty. She would turn into one pissed off puppy.

  12. 09/14/2006 at 10:20 pm

    Uh-huh. And that means you put it out there for EVERYONE to see? Sheesh. Kat googled up 6 links. You couldn’t do this in private? Man-oh-man, I got images of you goin’ to the spa, gettin’ yourself a LOVELY manicure and pedicure, maybe havin’ Maisy sit next to ya whilst you two chat it up.

    hehehehe, oh yeah, you are SO busted.

  13. 09/14/2006 at 10:30 pm

    On a serious note, I’ve looked at the pet store here in town and looked online. I just have no clue what makes a good doggie bed. Thats why I asked.

    Anyway. Now see, that is where you’re completely wrong and have everything twisted. The only reason I go to the spa is to take up a strategic post to listen in on conversations of the Soldiers and Airmen getting their hair cut and legs waxed. Maisy serves as my decoy.

  14. 09/14/2006 at 10:36 pm

    Hrrrmmm, and the vet was no help? Cuz dude, really, look around this place. All hooah and everythang, then you ask for a fluffy doggie bed. Totally blows the image.

    Airmen, yes, I’m sure they are in there gettin’ highlights and the brows plucked for that whole Metrosexual look, but I’ve seen me some hardcore Soldiers. Don’t go there. As for Marines…I’m expecting this NOT this. Regardless of what Ms. Maisy is doin’.

    I’m just sayin’……

  15. 09/14/2006 at 10:42 pm

    And I’m just sayin’ that first pic is me listening in on that dude in the second pic. See that look on my face, that is me asking how in the world can he sit throught that.

    And my posts aren’t hooah. They are OOH-FRIGGIN-RAH! Regardless of topic. KILL!

  16. Marine Dad

    09/14/2006 at 10:51 pm

    Yeah, I was talking to you. Doggie beds? I mean… dude. Stop it.

  17. 09/14/2006 at 10:53 pm

    Do not get me started with Sniffles’ TWO beds in the living room along with her car seat. Not to mention she insists on sleeping under the covers no matter who she is sleeping with.

  18. 09/14/2006 at 10:55 pm

    What kinda Spa do you go to that allows you to be armed and in your battle rattle?!?! I’m pretty sure that second pic is of you. Nope, not “pretty sure,” I’m DARN sure that’s you with the wistful look on your face. Are you listening to Enya in that pic? Did your pores open up and were you refreshed afterwards?

    As for “regardless of topic,” should we get Capt B (aka Major Pain) in here, or perhaps Taco Bell to address the “OOH-FRIGGIN-RAH” factor of asking for a fluffy bed that “has to match the decor?”

  19. brat

    09/15/2006 at 7:17 am

    Good to know America is safe in such fine hands – and paws. Manicured I am sure……rofl…..

  20. 09/15/2006 at 9:53 am

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH! OMG YOU GUYS ARE CRACKING ME UP! Here I sit in my spacious cubicle in a high-class, hoity-toity mega-lawfirm in midtown atlanta… having to wipe coffee off the computer monitor from LAUGHING OUT LOUD rather hysterically in a MOST undignified/unprofessional manner…. thank God nobody is in my immediate area, BUT STILL!!!!!! My “calm, unobtrusive, quiet, professional” image would be SO out the window if anyone was nearby! :)

    ROFLOL!!!!!!!!

  21. SK

    09/15/2006 at 10:03 am

    Awww man. I get out of commission for a few days and miss the “pick on M post”:) Although LL and I have spoken on the phone, and I offered to send over some other Marines! Only to evaluate the OOH-FRIGGIN-RAH associated with said “FLUFFY” doggie bed that MUST match the decor. *snicker* We are soooo bustin’ your chops here. lol Personally, your dad said it best…Dude! PS….so happy to have you back!

  22. 09/15/2006 at 12:20 pm

    “What kinda Spa do you go to that allows you to be armed and in your battle rattle?!?! ”

    Its called cover and concelment. Nifty little trick to help avoid getting spotted.

    “I’m pretty sure that second pic is of you. Nope, not “pretty sure,â€? I’m DARN sure that’s you with the wistful look on your face. Are you listening to Enya in that pic? Did your pores open up and were you refreshed afterwards?”

    No clue what the Airman was listening to. I didn’t have in my superdooper hearing aids. And I forgot the boom mic.

    ‘As for “regardless of topic,â€? should we get Capt B (aka Major Pain) in here, or perhaps Taco Bell to address the “OOH-FRIGGIN-RAHâ€? factor of asking for a fluffy bed that “has to match the decor?â€? ‘

    Go ahead. I ain’t scurd of them. Besdies, the decor thing was from Anna, not me. I’m color blind and could care less if things don’t match. So there.

  23. 09/15/2006 at 1:42 pm

    Its called cover and concelment. Nifty little trick to help avoid getting spotted.

    There ain’t NO way you would NOT get spotted at a spa like this, or this, or this dressed the way that Marine was. Don’t try to snow me! I’ve BEEN to a spa for a massage (by a lovely Scottish gentleman, I might add), and you would stick out like a Code Pinker at a Dining In if you showed up like that! I’m tellin’ ya, I KNOW that was YOU with the green goop on your face. I’m soooooooo tellin’ on you to The Boys. They’ll straighten you out!!

  24. 09/15/2006 at 2:30 pm

    ROFLOL — oh boy, a comment war! >:) hehehe!

    *pops popcorn*

    *settles in to watch the fun*

  25. CL

    09/15/2006 at 3:09 pm

    Mine is hung up in comment moderation. I’m waiting for someone to un-stick it.

  26. 09/15/2006 at 5:59 pm

    It’s unstuck. The number of links you’re including is what is throwing it off. I’ll adjust that settings since we have really good spam filters in place. Now back to the fun.

    Oh yes I could easily get in and hide. I use different colors of “goop” on my face. And hands. And neck. You adapt your cover and concelment to your surroundings.

    And tell the boys! I don’t care!

  27. 09/15/2006 at 6:13 pm

    You are slowly devolving into a 3 year old, you know that, right? Your comment endings went from “KILL” to “so there” to “And tell the boys! I don’t care!”

    What’s next? Crossing your arms and pouting? Admit it, I SPANKED you in here!!!

    *snickers*

  28. 09/15/2006 at 6:18 pm

    *throws himself down on the floor and starts screaming*

    MOMMY! MAKE HER STOP! SHE CALLED ME A POOPOO HEAD!

    There, I just became a two year old.

  29. 09/15/2006 at 6:20 pm

    Haaaaahahahaha!! I bet you make your mom and the Corps proud.

    I’m with your pops here….

    DUDE!

  30. 09/15/2006 at 6:26 pm

    Yeah, that was fun. I usually claim victory when I get that one word response.

  31. 09/15/2006 at 6:51 pm

    Keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night.

    We all know who REALLY won.

  32. 09/15/2006 at 11:11 pm

    ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!

    Oh boy…. just can’t WAIT to hear about THIS YEAR’s Milblog convention.. (there is gonna be one, right)?

    “CL” & “Cpl M” face off…. winner gets…. .A SUPER DELUXE, EXTRA FLUFFY DOGGY BED! ;)

  33. 09/16/2006 at 9:44 pm

    I missed the action, are we talking about a bed for the Doggie’s that wear green and those nice little french hats or the flea bitten, dig through the trash and almost bite my A** off kind in Iraq???
    S/F
    Taco

  34. 09/16/2006 at 9:48 pm

    I was beginning to think that CL wasn’t going to be able to make good on her threat to bring Taco and Maj Pain over. Welcome back, Taco, sir.

    We’re talking about my dog here in the States. No french hats for her, though. Closest she gets to wearing “clothes” is her ladybug Halloween costume.

    [Fixed typo. . .thanks, SK!]

  35. 09/16/2006 at 9:58 pm

    O
    M
    G

    DID YOU SAY LADYBUG COSTUME?!?!

  36. 09/16/2006 at 10:01 pm

    Yeah, the wife got it for her last year to wear for Halloween. I never claimed Maisy was a blood thirsty killer dog hence why I’m wanting a decent bed for her.

  37. SK

    09/16/2006 at 10:04 pm

    Oh M, that was BAD!! You made me snort my wine and not only was it painful, it was wasteful! And M, you called him Tack. *ahem* Seriously, we need your dad on here as the voice of reason. lol CL, he really did say Ladybug costume. *snerk*

  38. 09/16/2006 at 10:14 pm

    I’m feelin’ faint. I gotta put my head between my knees or breathe into a paper bag or something, cuz I just can’t believe you said that.

    SK, we are soooooo gonna have to school this baby. No admitting this stuff in public! Babies, yes, ladybug costumes are appropriate and I look forward to maybe getting pics in email with the young’un all dolled up, but DANG, not the pooch!

  39. 09/16/2006 at 10:17 pm

    The pooch isn’t a guard dog! And she wasn’t dressed up like that by me. I need to see if I have any pictures of it. . .

  40. 09/16/2006 at 10:36 pm

    Pictures?!?

    Feel woozy.

    Can’t see straight…

    *thud*

  41. 09/16/2006 at 10:41 pm

    Eh, you can wake up. There aren’t any digital pictures on the computer. Wifey took them with a 35mm film camera last year.

  42. Marine Dad

    09/17/2006 at 12:01 am

    That’s probably a good thing, considering how much fire you’re taking already.

    If I had pictures of the pug attired, I’d probably post them too… just not on a milblog. There’s forums for things like that.

    Dude… you didn’t call.

  43. 09/17/2006 at 12:05 am

    Yeah, I know. Anna and I started watching a movie, then I fell asleep (learned that one from the best), and then I figured it was too late to call. Sorry, Dad. Tell Papaw I’ll give him a call tomorrow. I also showed Anna the email. She thought it was really sweet.

  44. Miriam

    09/17/2006 at 2:19 am

    At least you’re keeping us all entertained. (Ahem.) :O

  45. SK

    09/17/2006 at 9:26 am

    Ah, the troops have rallied in the form of Marine Dad! Hi there! We really are uh,….harmless:) BTW is Marine Dad also a Marine?

  46. 09/17/2006 at 11:25 am

    Marine Dad is my dad, SK. He hasn’t served in the military.

  47. 09/17/2006 at 11:26 am

    Awight, youse guys need to stop pickin’ on me bud, CplM, awelse ammo come down dere and shows why dey calls us TERRIERS.

  48. 09/17/2006 at 11:33 am

    CPLM, have you looked into LL Bean? A little pricey, but they have quality stuff.
    http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=dog-beds&categoryId=7425&cat4=1170&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=ssdpa1170
    Thats a long URL but it’ll take ya straight to the doggie beds.

  49. 09/17/2006 at 11:43 am

    Yes Kat, there WILL be a MilBlog conference this year. I saw Andi at the Freedom Walk last Sunday, and she confirmed the 5 May date, and the same location.
    Hopefully, we’ll have coffee this time, although that is still in discussion at this point.
    Also finally met her “better half”, (her words). Great guy, in spite of the fact he’s Army. ;)

  50. SK

    09/17/2006 at 1:54 pm

    Cpl M, thanks…I knew he was your dad, just not if he was a Marine too.

    And CB…too funny! You not only defend him, but you know where to get a premium bed?:) I actually met you, briefly, last year at the Conference. CL and I were also outside WR with GunnNutt and crew on Friday night before we went to Fran’s:)

  51. Marine Dad

    09/18/2006 at 1:27 pm

    Dude, I just thought of something.

    Have you looked at Target? They carry some rather upscale Woolrich pet stuff (toys, beds, etc). Dunno if they have a R/W/B motiff, but they do have some nice stuff.

    Oh crap… did I just recommend a place to look for doggy beds after giving you such a hard time? DUDE! I’ll never hear the end of this.

  52. 09/18/2006 at 4:03 pm

    Tree…acorn.

    Acorn…tree.

    hahahahahahaha!!

  53. SK

    09/18/2006 at 4:14 pm

    Well MD, you kinda get a pass since you’re not telling the world that our ROUGH and TOUGH MARINES have their doggy sleeping like a little Princess.:) CplM, you are giving out bad visuals in regards to how are MARINES behave behind…. well, I guess the doors here aren’t really closed are they? hmmmmm I might need to find another Major or even a LtCol to opine about this:)

  54. 09/18/2006 at 4:40 pm

    Okay, the fun in this has dried up. I’m done. Y’all win.