Comments on: Coolaroo Large Steel-Framed Pet Bed, Brunswick Green

By: J. C. Hall

J. C. Hall — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:31:22 +0000

I received this product and was happy with the design and quality. It does take two people to put together, but it was pretty easy and quick. However, my 4 yr. old Lab/Boxer mix is very uneasy and has ignored it. When I first introduced it to her, she tentatively got up on it, but it was as if she were trying to walk on a water bed. I encouraged her, gave her treats, even took her old bed out. She chose the floor. About the third time she attempted to get on it, the rubber padded feet squeaked a bit on our hard-wood floor, and that was it. She is normally not that afraid of things, and when she was smaller, her favorite snoozing spot was an ottoman, so I thought she would love this. Now, because I don’t want to pay shipping to send it back, I’ll give it away or sell it in a garage sale.
Rated 3 / 5

By: Emily Cox

Emily Cox — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:15 +0000

my yellow lab hates it he refuses to lay on it and the fabric stuff is so scratchy dont waste your money
Rated 1 / 5

By: GinSing

GinSing — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:57 +0000

I really wanted a good, cool, comfy indoor/outdoor bed for my med/lg dog who is getting old, has hip problems, and is Nordic – so has lots of fur and needs to keep cool. She always finds the shady spot in the dirt, when we are out in the yard, and I don’t want her to get so dirty, but want her to be cool. Sure, I’d love to have the Kuranda or one of the higher end ones, but why spend the money when the Coolaroo was rated so well??

Well, I put it together today and it was like a scene from “I Love Lucy” – pretty comical! But, not funny. I was so exasperated trying to get that last end to cooperate without twisting. Finally got it together, though not as satisfactorily as I would like, and hoped she would like it. I tried it outdoors, indoors, outdoor shaded area, indoors with her bed on it, and she doesn’t care for it at all.

Ah well..shucks. Money I don’t have to spend, blown.

If it changes, and she suddenly loves it, I’ll redo my review.
Rated 2 / 5

By: Hassan G. Jeffrey

Hassan G. Jeffrey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:42:53 +0000

I purchased this bed for a large dog at an animal shelter I volenteer for. (The dog was nursing a leg injury and i wanted to get him off the cold concrete floor)

The next day I arrived at the shelter and found the bed chewed and uselessly broken. I contacted the company only to find , they do not sell replacements for the hammock part of the bed. ONLY hardware pieces.

Sadly, I had to throw away the bed and the dog no longer had one.

I do not recommend this bed for a shelter situation or a dog that has a chewing tendancy.
Rated 1 / 5

By: K D

K D — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:43:44 +0000

First of all, I broke a sweat trying to put this stupid thing together by myself. A word of advice…Get someone to help you! I don’t know how much it’ll help, but it was extremely FRUSTRATING going it alone. It took me forever because I couldn’t get the thing to stay together. I’d get one end assembled, and then the other end would fall apart!

By the time I finally got it together, I thoroughly HATED this product. And then, to top it all off, my dog won’t go NEAR it! It’s a great concept; I got it to help keep my dog cooler out on our patio. If only she would try it…
Rated 1 / 5