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The dogs left the Orvis dog catalog on my reading table the other day. I think they were lobbying for new beds. Why? I have no idea, since they sleep every night on an expensive king-sized Tempur-Pedic, which they insisted I get and generously share with me.

But still, the Orvis beds (and others, such as the ones from Drs. Foster and Smith) are lovely, and they sure look comfortable. Some of them are also incredibly expensive, with the kind of price tags that trigger “tut-tutting” from the pinheads who live to send me hate mail about “pet freaks” who spend so much money on their animal companions. (Note to hate-mailers: I skim, no response, and send you to spam-folder hell forever. So don’t waste your time.)

If you’re looking for something superbly comfortable for your dog without taking out a second mortgage, check out this tip from Bankrate.com:

Elena del Rio Parra of Atlanta, won $100 for submitting the following tip:

Deluxe therapeutic pet bed for $20
I wanted to replace my dog’s eight-year-old bed. I bought $20 worth of shredded Memory Foam and replaced the filling. Now she has a new therapeutic bed suited for an older dog, and I had enough foam left to make a second bed and extra pillows. My dog thinks this tip is a winner, and her joints and little bones agree!

What a great idea! Take shredded pieces of ridiculously overpriced (but wonderfully comfortable) beds like mine and re-stuff your pet bed. For less than one-tenth (or even one-20th) the cost of the catalog beds! Here’s the whole explanation of where to find the foam and how to make the bed.

If you have money-saving pet-care tips, drop the PetConnection a line. If we use them in our syndicated pet-care feature, we’ll give you credit and send you a signed copy of one of our new books. They have to be suggestions that are good for pets and pocketbook, because we’re not about saving money by shortchanging our animals.

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