About Tunnel Beds
What is a Tunnel Dog Bed or ‘Tunnel Bed’?
A Tunnel Dog Bed is a really cosy dog bed designed specially for dogs that love to sleep tucked up under blankets. Tunnel Dog Beds usually have a mattress in the bottom for your dog to lie on and an outer cover with a stitched-in blanket top to create a cosy little pocket for your dog to snuggle into.
Tunnel Beds are also known as Snuggle Beds, Terrier Tunnels, Dachsie Dives and Burrow Beds to name a few!
How does a dog get into a Tunnel Bed?
It’s very simple – dogs just simply poke their nose under the blanket top and then tuck themselves in! A lot of terrier, hound and sighthound breeds have a natural instinct to burrow and love to snuggle up under blankets - just like Theo the Italian Greyhound in the video.
What breeds like sleeping in Tunnel Beds?
Some breeds of dogs have natural instinct to burrow and most dogs that try to get under a blankets or under your duvet are highly likely to enjoy a Tunnel Dog Bed! Here’s jsut a few breeds that love to burrow …
Terriers: Boston Terriers, Jack Russell Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, etc.
Hounds: Beagles, Dachshunds, Hungarian Vizlas, Ibizan Hounds, Pharaoh Hounds, etc.
Sighthounds: Italian Greyhounds, Whippets, Lurchers, etc.
Short-coated Toy Breeds: Chihuahuas, Chinese Crested Dogs, English Toy Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, Pugs, etc.
What makes a good Tunnel Dog Bed?
Just like any dog bed, a good dog bed starts with the mattress. So if you’re looking at buying a Tunnel Dog Bed do some research on the mattress that is supplied with the bed. A good mattress will be:
Well filled so that it is soft but supportive and so you have the choice of placing the bed directly on the floor for your dog;
Constructed so that the filling will not separate or clump (or even worse, both) even after washing in your machine;
Fully machine washable – washing is the only way to keep your dog’s bed hygienically clean in the long term;
Waterproof Mattress Liners are a huge bonus to help keep a mattress cleaner for longer.
and when looking at which Tunnel Bed to buy, there are some key practical points to consider that will help you invest your money wisely:
Outer covers should be fully removable and machine washable;
Spare Covers should be available too so that you don’t have to rush a wash through,;
The lining fabric to the sleeping pocket should soft, warm, breathable and moisture-wicking (takes moisture away);
The outer fabrics should be good quality (e.g. upholstery grade fabrics) to withstand scrabbling - dogs that love to burrow often love to dig too.