Orthopedic bed recommendations anyone?

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

Since Hunter isnow the big 3, I think I am going to get her an orthopedic bed. Does anyone have any recommendations on a brand, company? Fabric? What has held up the best, most comfortable feeling, machine washable cover? I have looked some at Orvis and Dr.s Foster & Smith but it's hard to decide from a catalog alone.

Hunter thanks you!!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I was looking at that bed for JD, but it's $450 in his size, and if he didn't use it, I'd be really p!$$ed.

Jane is that the large or the extra large?

[F, Calla & Luca]

$450, that's an awful lot Orvis has another bed with memory foam, not Tempurpedic brand name but I don't think a dog would care. http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=1K0L

Also maybe you could just buy memory foam and put it inside another cover, either of a bed you have or one you buy. Memory foam does tend to make things a bit hotter when it's warm weather too. But I love my tempurpedic. Also I just wrote to Orvis earlier today and if you got to a store and they don't have an item you can order with free shipping.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I'm not buying anything so fast, lol. I'd like to buy from LL Bean, because I have an account with them and the shipping is always free.

My first priority is that the cover be washable and not made of anything plushy or fleecy; it has to be denim, cotton duck, canvas, something like that.

I'm sure regular foam without the Tempurpedic brand name would be fine.

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

I REALLY like those!!  Hunter does have a bed very similar to those without the bolsters and not orthopedic.  I got it at Petsmart when she was a puppy and she does sleep on it everyday.  Sometimes at night she will sleep on the couch or the living room floor but she does like her bed so I am not so much worried about her not using it.  I worry about her hips to, not that I have a concrete reason to since she has zero symptoms of a hip problem but I want to keep it that way.  She does like to put her head on a pillow so I am really liking the bolsters...... 

Do you like the firmness?  Do you think it really will be a benefit for their hips?  I am very much of a shopper that likes to "touch" things first and not just order online and we don't have an Orvis store near us at all...