Dog Breed Bed Size

Buying the right size dog bed is key to your dogs comfort. Here’s a dog breed bed size list that will get you started. Of course you still need to know your dogs height, length, weight, and sleeping style but this list will help you get started in the dog bed buying process.

The Dog Breed List includes 7 weight categories. These weight categories coincide with most dog bed classifications on the market. This will make shopping for the right size dog bed for your dog breed easier.

The Weight Categories By Dog Breed
1) Extra Small from 1 to 10 pounds.
2) Small from 11 to 25 pounds.
3) Medium from 26 to 50 pounds.
4) Large from 51 to 75 pounds.
5) Extra Large from 76 to 90 pounds.
6) Extra Extra Large from 91 to 110 pounds.
7) Giant, Jumbo over 111 pounds.

Dog Breeds Summary List By Weight

Small Sized Dog Breeds

Terrier, Dachshund

Medium Sized Dog Breeds

Bichon, Bull Dog, Cavalier King, Spaniel

Large Sized Dog Breeds

Boxer, Golden Retriever, Husky Labrador, Pit Bull

Extra Large Sized Dog Breeds

German Shepherd, Mastiff, Newfoundland, RottweilerDog Luxury Beds

Giant Sized Dog Breeds

Great Dane, Irish Wolfhound

Find your dog breed in the list below to determine the size of dog bed needed based on pet weight.

Dog Breeds For Extra Small Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh ten pounds or less. The recommended dog bed size is extra small to small. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop for extra small to small sized beds.

Affenpliruscher
Toy American Eskimo Dog
Brussels Griffon
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested
Havanese
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
Maltese

Toy Manchester Terrier
Miniature Pinscher
Papillon
Pomeranian
Poodle
Silky Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier

Dog Breeds For Small Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh eleven to twenty-five pounds. The recommended dog bed size is small. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop small sized beds.

American Hairless Terrier
Australian Terrier
Beagles
Bedington Terriers
Basebjis
Bichan Frise
Border Terriers
Boston Terriers
Cairn Terrier
Cavalier King
Cesky Terriers
Charles Spaniels
Cimechi deli Etna
Coton deTulear
Dachshund
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
French Bulldog
Lakeland Terrier
Lhasa Apsos
Lowchen
Manchester Terrier
Miniature Bull Terriers
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terriers
Norwich Terriers
Parsaon Russell Terriers
Pekingese
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Pugs
Rat Terriers
Russell Terriers
Schipperkes
Scottish Terriers
Sealyham Terriers
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Tibetan Terriers
Tibetan Spaniel
Welsh Terriers
West Highland White Terrier
Toy Zoloitzcuintli

Dog Breeds For Medium Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh twenty-six to fifty pounds. The recommended dog bed size is medium. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop medium sized beds.

Afghan Hound
Airedale Terriers
American English Coonhound
American Standard Eskimo Dog
American Staffordshire Terriers
Australian Cattle Dogs
Australian Shepherds
Basset Hounds
Bearded Collies
Border Collies
Brittanys
Bull Terriers
Bulldogs
Canaan Dogs
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chows
Cimechi deli Etna
Dachshunds (Standard)
Dalmathian
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Finnish Lapphund
Finnish Spitz
German Pinschers
Glen of Imaal Terriers
Harriers
Ibizan Hounds
Icelandic Sheepdogs
Irish Terriers
Keeshonden
Kerry Blue Terriers
Lagotti Romagnoli
Miniature American Shepherds
Norwegian Buhunds
Norwegian Elkhounds
Norweigian Lundehunds
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeen
Pharach Hounds
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
Portuguese Water Dogs
Pulik
Purnik
Pyrenean Shepherds
Redbone Coonhounds
Retrievers Nova Scotia Duck Rolling
Salukis
Setters Irish Redland White
Siberian Huskies
Skye Terriers
Sloughis
Soft Coated Wheaten
Spaniels American Water
Spaniels Boykin
Spaniels English Cocker
Spaniels English Springer
Spaniels Field
Spaniel Sussex
Spaniel Welsh Springer
Spaniel Water Dog
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzers
Swedish Vallhunds
Tibetan Terriers
Whippets
Wirehaired Vizsla
Zoloitzcuintli Miniature
Zoloitzcuintli Standard

Dog Breeds For Large Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh fifty-one to seventy-five pounds. The recommended dog bed size is large. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop large sized beds.

Afghan Hounds
Airedale Terriers
American English Coonhounds
America Foxhounds
American Staffordshire Terriers
Australian Shepherds
Basset Hounds
Bearded Collies
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdogs
Belgian Tervuren
Bergamasco
Berger Picards
Bluetick Coonhounds
Boxers
Briards
Bull Terriers
Chinooks
Chow Chows
Collies
Dalmatians
English Foxhounds
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs
German Shepherd Dogs
Giant Schnauzers
Greyhounds
Harriers
Old English Sheepdogs
Pharaoh Hounds
Pointers
Pointers (German Shorthaired)
Pointers (German Wirehaired)
Portuguese Water Dogs
Redbone Coonhounds
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
Retrievers (Curly Coated)
Retrievers (Flat Coated)
Retrievers (Golden)
Retrievers (Labrador)
Salukis
Samoyeds
Setters (English)
Setters (Gordon)
Setters (Irish)
Siberian Huskies
Spaniels (Clumber)
Spaniels (Irish Water)
Spinoni Italiani
Treeing Walker Coonhounds
Weimaraners
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons

Dog Breeds For Extra Large Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh seventy-six to ninety pounds. The recommended dog bed size is extra large. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop extra large sized beds.

Alaskan Malamutes
Beaucerons
Bergamasco
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Black Russian Terriers
Bouviers Des Flandres
Boxers
Chinooks
Doberman Pinschers
German Shepherd Dogs
Giant Schnauzers
Old English Sheepdogs
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
Retrievers (Curly-Coated)
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Scottish Deerhound
Setters (English)
Setters (Gordon)
Spaniels (Clumber)

Dog Breeds For Extra Extra Large Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh ninety one to one hundred then pounds. The recommended dog bed size is extra extra large. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop giant (jumbo) sized beds.

Akitas
Beaucerons
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Black and Tan Coonhounds
Black Russian Terriers
Bloodhounds
Borzois
Bouviers des Flandres
Briards
Bullmastiffs
Great Pyrenees
Irish Wolfhound
Komondorok
Kuvaszok
Rottweilers
Scottish Deerhounds
Tibetan Mastiffs

Dog Breeds For Jumbo Size Beds

Here are the dog breeds that weigh more than one hundred ten pounds. The recommended dog bed size is jumbo or giant. Find your breed in this list, weigh your dog and shop jumbo sized beds.

Akitas
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
Boerboels
Bullmastiffs
Dogues de Bordeaux
Great Danes
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
Irish Wolfhounds
Leonbergers
Mastiffs
Neapolitan Mastiffs
Otterhounds
Rottweilers
St. Bernards
Tibetan Mastiffs
Identifying your dog breed size is important because dog bed comfort is attained by the kind and depth of the foam used.

Obviously the heavier the dog the thicker and more dense the foam must be to support the dog’s weight.

The following information will help you to find the best foam

Dog Breed Bed Size Must Also Consider Comfort

The size of a dog breed plays an important role in determining dog sleeping comfort. The key feature that makes a dog bed comfortable is the foam.

Dog Bed Comfort Is Determined By Foam Density And Thickness

Dog Bed Foam Density

The three foam densities are: low, medium and high. Foam density is measured by how much the foam weighs per square cubic feet.

Low density memory foam has less than three pounds of foam per square inch and is recommended for small dogs weighing less than 35 pounds.

Medium density memory foam has three to five pounds of foam per square inch and is recommended for small to medium sized dog breeds weighing less than 50 pounds.

High density memory foam has more than five pounds of foam per square inch and is recommended for large sized dog breeds weighing over 50 pounds.

Dog Bed Foam Thickness

The thickness of the foam varies from two inches to over eight inches and many times two or more layers are used to achieve this degree of thickness to achieve comfort for the large, extra large and giant dog bed breeds.

The following will help you to determine which bed will be most comfortable for your dog breed.

Recommended Foam Density And Thickness By Dog Breed

Small Breed Dog Bed Foam

3″ Memory Foam Dogs 20 Pounds and Under

Medium Breed Dog Bed Foam

3″ Memory Foam Dogs 50 Pounds and Under

Large Breed Dog Bed Foam

4″ Memory Foam Dogs 75 Pounds and Under

Extra Large Breed Dog Bed Foam

5″ Memory Foam Dogs 100 Pounds and Under

Extra Extra Large Breed Dog Bed Foam

6″ Memory Foam Dogs 125 Pounds and Under

Extra Large Breed Dog Bed Foam

7″ Memory Foam Dogs 125 Pounds and Above

Conclusion

As presented above the dog breed determines the proper bed size.  In addition a dog breeds weight determines the foam density and thickness required. These factors play a vital role in your dogs comfort. Foam comes in three density versions: low, medium and high. Your dog breeds weight determines the density of the foam needed per cubic foot. Foam thickness comes in depths of 2 inches to 8 inches. The heavier your dog breed is the thicker the foam needs to be so the bed won’t sag.

By keeping these key factors in mind when you shop for a dog bed will give a win win for both you and your dog.

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