Category: Pets

Well, the company’s current efforts in fashion aren’t anything to shout about these days, so it’s no surprise to see Ben Sherman doing a spot of diversifying. Although this Dog Father dog bed seems a bit of a strange route to take.

I’m guessing this is being pitched as a mod-themed dog bed, with a play on the Paul Weller mod father nickname and the Union Jack logo on the cushion inside. On a more practical note, it is foam-filled, with a soft fleece lining and is machine washable.

Sized for small to medium dogs, it retails for £19.99. Bulldog not included.

Find out more at the Argos website

There have been other pet beds featured here in the past, but they have tended to be high-end stuff, pet-sized reproductions of classic furniture. This one is somewhat different.

The Psychedelic Snuggle Dog Bed isn’t going to win any design awards and it is someway off being a classic, but it looks pretty comfortable, which most dogs will appreciate more than style. It comes in four different sizes and a choice of two colour schemes; blue patterned with green lining or pink patterned with pink lining – the pattern being a fabulous flower print. A matching bone-shaped cushion is provided.

Prices start at £35 for the smallest size, up to £45 for the largest on the Plush Petz website.

Bored of your plastic pet bed? You can give your cat or dog a bit of Victorian-style luxury with this Ikea Bastis Krona pet chaise longue.

Unlike your average Ikea product, this one would sit effortlessly in your period home, allowing your pet to sit high and proud, surveying all around them. As you’d expect from a pet bed, it has a removable and washable cover, but you probably don’t expect the chaise longue-style arm rest, which is ideal if your pet is going through an Oscar Wilde phase. Can you get smoking jackets for dogs? If you know of any, let us know.

Available now, you can pick one up for £34.90

Find out more at the Ikea website

It’s not easy finding dog accessories that fit effortlessly into your retro home – and that cheap plastic bed can really ruin your look. But if you look hard enough, you can find some cool kit – like this Wowo Dog Pod by Vurv Design.

It’s designed with one eye on those mid-century classics, with that curved wood finish ideal for matching up with your Eames furnishings and design pieces. This bent ply dog recliner is finished with a choice if veneers and with solid wood legs, along with a removable washable pad.

Made to order, it retails for $629.95 (around £315).

Find out more at the Modern Tails website