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  1. 10th January 2015, 09:49 AM #1
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    Default A bed meant for a dog...

    So, since my dog likes to spend so much time on our front terrace I thought it only humane to build him a comfy bed to rest his weary head on rather than leave him on the hard cement.
    I had an old trellis that used to be a section of a balcony balustrade and figured it would be a good base to let the cushion breathe and prevent mould etc. From there I simply attached four feet, biscuited some plywood around it and installed some extra support in the center since the slats are quite thin.
    I played around with a few angles and settled on taking a gentle continuous slope from one fifth in each side at the rear around to the front opening.
    The dog unfortunately doesn't always get dibs on it's use however...

    By the way it is the same dog, he just had a shave in between shots
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  3. 10th January 2015, 09:59 AM #2
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    You better make another bed for that cat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by orraloon View Post
    You better make another bed for that cat.
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    Ensure that it is the same size so either can be used.
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  5. 10th January 2015, 11:12 AM #4
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    I like it but the pressure is on.
    SWMBO has seen it and wants one!.

    However I reckon our dogs would probably lay in the dirt instead of the bed.

    Our smaller dog reckons "she's a dog meant for our bed"
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  6. 10th January 2015, 12:16 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by orraloon View Post
    You better make another bed for that cat.
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    Well, wouldn't you know but I have just seen them sharing for the first time and managed to get a photo too!
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  7. 10th January 2015, 08:25 PM #6
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    Nice Work.

    You have a smart cat.
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  8. 10th January 2015, 08:53 PM #7
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    Dogs have masters, cats have staff
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnnz View Post
    Well, wouldn't you know but I have just seen them sharing for the first time and managed to get a photo too!

    http://www.chonday.com/Videos/pacatfghy3
    The person who never made a mistake never made anything

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  10. 10th January 2015, 09:50 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by rwbuild View Post
    Dogs have masters, cats have staff
    Some time ago I read that Sir Winston Churchill said something like: "Dogs look up to man and cats look down on man but the pig is the only animal that can look man in the eye and see his equal.".
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  11. 10th January 2015, 10:29 PM #10
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    Cats are cool, man


    One of our dogs is as big as the cats (we have 4) and they keep him in line. They even keep the 2 big dogs in line
    Just do it!

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    Default the best bed for cats

    I need to fix two beds for the boys, rotti's they eat things. as for cat beds would this work

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