Is It TIME For A NEW Pet Bed?

Have you looked at your pet’s bed lately? I mean, have you REALLY looked at it? If it looks disturbingly brown, flattened, and capable of crawling away on its own, it’s probably time for a new one.

While you may think it’s time for a new bed, your pet may not be so enthusiastic about the idea. Sometimes a new bed is not well received. But, with great intentions, you head to your favorite pet store and begin the search. You take time to pick it out, bring it into the house, and YOU think it’s perfect! Proudly, you present the new bed to your pet. To your dismay, after several cautious and suspicious sniffs, he gives you a dismal, dirty look, and walks away. Now what?

The rejection of your new pet bed is usually because it smells “funny”. It may smell wonderfully fresh and new to you, but all your pet smells is new fabric, new foam, and funky pet store odors. It doesn’t have his scent on it, or yours, and therefore it is not worthy of sleeping in. There is an easy solution to this problem.

First, take the new bed outside and let it air out in the sunshine for a couple of hours. (This will help the fabric, foam, and pet store odors dissipate.) Then, take the old bed and gently rub it around on the new one – transferring your pet’s scent to the new bed. Next, take one of your t-shirts (worn a few times) and rub it all over the new bed. If he STILL doesn’t like it, try lining the inside of the bed with the same t-shirt - carefully tucking it in around the edges. Now your pet’s bed will smell like two of his favorite “people”….you and him. What could be better?!