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Dog Beds


Still, on the idea of dog beds, I started to think as to whether the kind of dog beds that an owner chooses depends on whether the owner is the professional in the dog field or not. I would guess that if an owner is a dog professional, then he or she might know much more than the regular owner…even though I am sure that sometimes even regular dog owners know a lot about dog behavior, patterns, training, and so forth. So, I would think that the dog beds that professionals would use would probably be structurally different than just any sort of dog bed on the market. Like, for example, maybe dog beds for professionals are more anatomically suitable for the dogs (not just round with borders around, so that it is difficult for the dog to move inside of it), but something with only three sides, maybe, so that it is easier for the dog to get in and get out of the bed. Or, maybe, the bed in itself would have some sort of anatomical foam that would adjust to the dog's body and help to relax its muscles (I know that you might think that the next thing to follow is for the dog to get a massage and relax, but, really, dogs move around a lot, so I am sure that they need the muscle relaxation just like we, humans, do). Or maybe it varies by the dog breed. I am sure that someone in the dog industry has come up with something like that, like an anatomical something inside the bed. Or, I think that the professionals would also be careful about material that the dog bed is made of. Since dogs have fur on them (well, duh!), there could potentially be an electrostatic interaction between the fur and the dog bed material, which could potentially either harm or help the dog have a better fur. In that case, or if that is the case, I am sure that professionals would be rather choosy in the type of material that makes the bed. Again, all of these are to be true only if there is a difference in preferences of professional dog owners as compared to regular dog owners…but I am sure that there is!




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