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The bed is very well made. The fabric is resistant to liquids and very durable. It's very easy to puff up the bed. Despite all of that my dog hates it. I bought it for my Great Dane/Lab mix who weighs about 125 lbs. When he first sat on it, his front paws slid off the bed. That was it. He was done with it. For large breed dogs, they will slide. The surface is slippery under a lot of weight. I put an old blanket over it and my Australian Shepherd slept on it. He thought it was great but the bed makes a lot of noise. We can't keep it in the bedroom. The stuffing is noisy. All in all is a well made bed with limited use. Fatboy Doggielounge, Large, Orange

i bought the doggie lounge mainly because it is one of the better looking dog beds. however, it has seen little use from my chocolate lab for a multitude of reasons. i'm sure fatboy makes some great people furniture, but dogs really require a different design approach.

first off, the material used for the bed is great. it's durable and washable and pretty much bomb-proof. however, it's also extremely slippery for a dog's feet. this bed is filled with an inner casing stuffed with millions of tine polyethylene beans--basically styrofoam balls. again, this is great for a bean bag that you might want to configure and reconfigure for seating, however, for a dog this presents a big problem. first of all, the bed will arrive extremely over stuffed. when the dog plants his or her paw on the bed, the nature of the filling combined with the fabric will allow the dog's paw to slide into the bed, pushing all of the beans out of the way. it's unsteady footing for the dog. the more they move around--or try to--the more they move the beans out of the way. this causes the filling to bunch and lump exactly where your dog is not, creating an even more cumbersome situation as the bed basically bunches up in areas. this could have been solved with some internal baffles or quilting to keep the beans from bunching.

as your dog tries to smooth the bed out, the sound of their paws on the fabric will remind you of early 80's rap with heavy record-scratching samples. it is very loud. as i said, the beans are not really conducive to a bed, as you--and your dog--want a mostly flat and quiet resting spot. putting your ear to the bed shows you just why the dog won't like it. it's very loud as the beans settle. and if it is loud to you, then imagine what your dog hears while trying to sleep. a better choice of filling would have been a resilient foam, or even old clothing or towels. laughably, this is probably the use of with this bed. removing the bean filling and replacing it with either old towels or clothes, or even cheap mattress material has been the only way to salvage this sizable investment in a dog bed. my dog likes it a lot more. it's a shame that fatboy won't sell a cover only option as it's a real waste of money and resources to buy one only to discard the innards. do yourself a favor and buy a cheaper bed for your dog and you will both rest easy.

I concur with D. Harris. We ordered this dog bed. Our dog hated it. Too noisy, too slippery. He would rather lay on the hard floor. To add insult to injury it would cost $60 to send it back. It now is in our garage taking up space. Do yourself a favor get a $30 dog bed at[...]. This bed by Fatboy is defective a clear case of form over function

I gave it one star for style, but if your dog is a chewer DO NOT buy this. The styrofoam pellet filling is a nightmare to clean up, and the inner lining is really flimsy. If you dog chews thru the outside, which ours did pretty easily, then you will have a huge hassle on your hands. This bed's replacement will be a $20 model from [...].

I bought this "doggie lounge" for my Yellow Lab in October (RED and Large). I saw it in some boutique pet stores near my home and thought the idea looked great (easily cleaned, bright colors, neat looking) well boy was I wrong. The bed is either way to hard for the dog (when it is pretty well stuffed) or it is way too soft (when it is under stuffed). When the bed does not have enough filling inside it sinks in weird places and undoubtedly one side sits lower than the other making it extremely hard for dogs to get up and off of it. When the bed is to full it's like a BRICK and I would not even want to lay on it. The bed is easily wiped cleaned (not washed - washing did not clean it well) because of the material, but if your dog likes something soft to lie down on then this is not a good choice. The material is slick and not very soft for their bodies. To add insult to injury on this bed we have had the bed for 3 months and our dog's nails have ripped a small hole in the bed. Three months and this bed already has a hole! I buy beds for $30 from Costco and Sam's club that I have for years before I toss them for a new one, and not once have those ever gotten a rip from my dog's nails. This bed costs $130-$150 and it gets a hole in three months! To make matters worse when I contacted FATBOY they said that they don't see any signs of manufacture defect so they can offer me a replacement cover for $60 bucks. NO THANKS! Spend more money on this horrible bed, no chance! Stick to the CHEAP beds at Costco and Sam's Club they hold up much better then these, they might not look as nice but let's face it for the quality they are leaps and bounds above FATBOY.

I really liked the simplicity and design of this item and was excited to find it on Amazon. When I received it though I was surprised at how "plastickey" the outer fabric is. It is VERY loud when the dog gets on and off of it. Part of that is due to the outer shell and part is due to the noise that the stuffing makes. Speaking of the stuffing, it is not at all like a memory foam product, so I have to constantly re-fluff it so the dog will get back into it. Otherwise, it gets a big divot in it and the dog is basically laying on the floor. I'm trying to figure out a solution to the design flaw. Might have to change out the stuffing for something better.

The outside of this bed is really sturdy. This is our 2nd one, was only replaced to due a random incident. Its a bit too stuffed when you first get it but it breaks in.

I bought my 7 week old labrador puppy a Fatboy Doggie Louunge and it looked great when i took it out of the box. After three hours it didn't look so good with polystyrene balls all over the floor, the puppy had ripped through both the outer shell and the mattress!

The warranty says sharp objects may rip it in a 'Zorro' way, not sure a cuddly 7 week old puppy has anything sharp about it!

As a fashion accessory they look great. As a practical hard wearing dog bed they're a waste of money and totally rubbish!

By the way i have just noticed the Fatboy Hammock I bought in the summer is starting to fade and teh frame is going rusty - not great products at all really!!