K&H Cool Bed 3 Cover Bolster Sheet, Small, Sage

Love the bed itself; however, this bolster shrinks even when using cold water and hanging to dry. Mine will not fit the bed at all now. Additionally, the zipper broke right off when I tried to replace the pillow into the shrunken pocket. Save your money.

I have an older Shepherd with a fair amount of arthritis. At night he used to get into the shower cubicle to keep cool - but I was concerned that the floor was too hard for him. So I purchased the K&H Cool Bed 3 Large Cool Cover Bolster Sheet, Cappuccinoand he loves it! He also seemed to be less stiff in the morning. The bolster is a little flimsy and one of better quality would improve the product a great deal.

My dog has an autoimmune disease which causes sore joints. She was on high-dose prednisone for awhile, which caused her to pant heavily and seek cool areas of the house. So I purchased this bed -- with the bolster pillow -- in order to provide a comfortable, cool spot for her.

It took a bit of time to entice her to use it, since the water motion freaked her initially. But by occasionally putting her treats on the bed, eventually she got used to it. Now she sleeps there often.

I keep the bed in an enclosed, unheated porch, and in our northern climate, the bed is consistently cool. We haven't yet got into hot summer temperatures, but I expect when that happens the bed won't be quite as cool. It needs to be kept out of direct sunlight, of course.

I've heard from other dog-owners that their dogs wouldn't use cooling beds like this, which made me hesitant to purchase one. Maybe they bought other brands, I don't know. But I highly recommend...Read more