While young puppies may be kind to their bed, many older puppies – not so much, and you may find the insides of the bed in a million pieces spread out in your house. If you don’t care to use old blankets, you can get a bed cover, and insteqd of stuffing it with foam…

If you have a “cedar sack” dog bed (or any bed with an inner and outer cover), insert the inner cover in a heavy-duty contracter-type garbage bag and tape securely in place with masking tape. Make sure the plastic overlaps. This will accomplish two things: it will make putting the cover on easier after washing…