Superior Pet Goods is an Australian manufacturer best known for two things: welded galvanised steel raised beds built to survive a backyard, and orthopaedic foam beds made from Australian foam with recycled PET fibre bolsters. The range splits fairly cleanly into raised beds and their replacement covers, flat mats in 40mm and 100mm depths, walled and round beds, crate bedding, and stainless steel bowls.
Which bed suits your dog — the single most useful number on a Superior bed is the sleeping area, not the overall size. On a walled bed like the Lounger or the Ortho Haven, the bolsters eat roughly a third of the footprint: a Jumbo Lounger measures 130cm end to end but only 105cm of that is flat. Round beds are worse — a Jumbo Harley is 110cm across with an 80cm sleeping well. Measure your dog stretched out on its side and match that against the sleeping area figure. A dog that curls nose-to-tail can drop a size; a sprawler should go up one.
Raised bed or foam bed — raised beds are firm, unpadded and breathable, which is what keeps fleas and mildew away and what makes them right for outdoor and working dogs. They give no joint support at all, so an older or arthritic dog on a raised bed wants one of the 40mm mats laid on top. If joint support is the reason you are shopping, start with the orthopaedic range instead: 100mm convoluted foam under a washable cover.
Covers wear out before frames do. Every raised bed cover in the range is sold separately in the same four sizes, so a scratched-through bed is usually a $30–60 fix rather than a new bed. Order the cover in the size of the frame you already own.
Shade cloth covers come in three weights — standard, 430 GSM heavy duty black, and 580 GSM pinstripe. Heavier fabric sags less under a big dog and lasts longer with a chewer, and the price steps up accordingly.
