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Sleeping style · The side sleeper

Beds for dogs who sleep on their side

Flat on one side, legs stretched out. Needs room for their legs, with no bolster in the way.

A side sleeper lies flat on one side with their legs stretched out. Plenty of dogs sleep this way once they’re relaxed and settled in, and it takes more room than any other position.

What a side sleeper needs is room: a bed long and wide enough for their legs, with nothing in the way. A bolster all the way round leaves their legs hanging over the edge.

What to look for

  • A flat surface right to the edges: a rectangle, a mattress or a rug bed, with no wall where their legs go.
  • Enough length and width for them stretched out, legs and all.
  • Even support under the whole body: thick foam, or memory foam for an older dog, so hips and shoulders don’t sink to the floor.

Getting the size right

Measure your dog asleep on their side, from the nose to the base of the tail for the length, and from their back to the tips of their paws for the width. Pick a bed at least that big, and between sizes, size up. Each bed’s sizes are on its page and in the size guide.

Also see: orthopedic dog beds · memory foam dog beds

22 beds for side sleepers

See them all in the shop
LoungerBowsers

Urban Lounger

Bowsers’ clean-lined lounger: raised bolsters on every side round an orthopedic foam base, in one piece, in nearly 30 fabrics.

29 colors
From $122.99Choose size
Outdoor loungerBowsers

Outdoor Urban Lounger

The Urban Lounger in Sunbrella® outdoor fabrics, made to stand up to sun, damp and everyday wear on the patio.

3 colors
From $164.99Choose size
Open frontBowsers

Crescent Reversible Bed

An open-front bed with an oval backrest bolster and an overstuffed tufted cushion, reversible, with contrast trim.

6 colors
From $119.99Choose size
Low loungerBowsers

Sterling Lounge Bed

A low, roomy lounger with a sewn-in cushion and a pinched-edge trim, easy to step on and off.

8 colors
From $119.99Choose size
FutonBowsers

Hugo Futon

A low, open bed for dogs of any size: an orthopedic foam base topped with fiber, with soft bolsters round it.

9 colors
From $139.99Choose size
Rug bedBowsers

Maverick RugBed

A bed shaped like a hide rug, in ultra-plush, high-pile faux fur over a supportive foam insert.

3 colors
From $159.99Choose size
Pillow bedBowsers

The Avenue

A classic rectangular pillow bed in natural washed cotton-linen, with a soft tufted cushion inside and a carry handle.

3 colors
From $159.99Choose size

See all 22 beds for side sleepers

Other ways dogs sleep

Keely the beagle, fast asleep with her chin on the carpet
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