Cama Redonda Calmante Fluffy Shag

Measure them curled up, nose round to tail, and buy the size whose outer measurement is at least 25 cm more; between sizes go up. As a guide, the Medium (76.5 cm across) takes cats and dogs to about 15 kg curled, a Cavalier, a Frenchie, a Mini Dachshund; the Large (100.5 cm) takes 15 to 30 kg curled, a Cocker Spaniel, a Whippet, a Staffy, a Border Collie. A dog that sleeps stretched out wants the Fluffy Shag Calming Sleeping Mat instead, and a dog over 30 kg wants foam under it.

In the plain sense, yes: the long pile traps still air around the dog and keeps their own body heat in, the way a blanket over a basket does, so the bed is warm to climb back into. There is no heating element, no insert and no special fibre, and anyone who tells you otherwise about a plush bed is selling. It makes it the winter bed, and the one to put away when the dog starts sleeping on the tiles.

It gives a nervous dog somewhere to tuck itself: a ring at its back on every side, which is what dogs that sleep under tables are looking for. That is worth having. It is not a treatment. A dog that paces, trembles, hides, will not eat or cannot settle at night has anxiety that needs a vet and a plan, and sometimes medication, and the sooner that conversation happens the better. Buy the bed for the shape; see your vet for the dog.

No. There is no memory foam in it; the ring and the well are soft fibre fill. That is fine for a healthy dog that sleeps curled, and wrong for an old dog with stiff hips, a big dog or a dog after surgery: those dogs belong on the SNÖR Vet Orthopedic Bed, the NÄP Vet Orthopedic Bed or the SNÜZ Vet Orthopedic Bed, which put foam under the joints.

Yes: the cover is removable and machine washable. The zip sits under an elastic Velcro flap; open it and the donut bolster pulls out. The bolster is not machine washable: hand wash it cold and dry it in the sun. Wash the cover cold on a gentle cycle without softener, air dry out of the sun, then shake it and brush the pile back up. No tumble dryer and no iron: heat mats a shag pile for good. Between washes, a weekly shake outside lifts the hair.

For most dogs, yes, and that is not a fault. A long pile that keeps heat in during winter keeps it in during January too. When the nights warm up, or for a thick-coated dog, a flat-faced dog or an overweight dog that runs hot, wash it, dry it and put it away, and give them something cool and flat. If your dog pants while lying on it, move the bed somewhere cooler or take it away.

A cat will use the Medium whether or not you meant it to. The ring, the pile and the enclosed well are exactly what a cat picks, and a 76.5 cm ring is a large cat bed. Keep it away from a cat that chews fabric or fibre, which some do, and wash it on the same schedule as you would for a dog.

Damaged on arrival or faulty: email hello@woopf.com with a photo and your order number as soon as you notice, and it is covered. Wrong size and it is unused in its packaging: email within 14 days and we will look at a swap. A bed a dog has slept on cannot come back for hygiene reasons, so measure the curled-up pet before you order rather than after.