Mattress Forum

Other mastiff owners use similar bed types or purchase new beds every year.  I priced creating new beds with a local foam distributor and 2 layers of foam came out to $300 per bed. 

So, ideally, I'd like to pick up foam toppers vs. new beds since all of our dog beds are less than one year old. 

1. During the night they sleep on twin-sized firm mattresses and these may not need any toppers. I do notice they tend to sleep on their stomachs and move to the carpet to sleep on their sides - but that could be due to the 39" bed width.
    
2. During the day they nap on 54" diameter cotton-filled papasan chair futon pads (Pier 1 Imports).  These have flattened to about 2" of cotton, plus the thick cotton cover, plus a thin waterproof mattress pad and bed sheets.  On the papasan pads, they sleep stomach or side but I'm sure the cotton will become lumpy soon. 

Everyone recommends memory foam but I don't think it will work for us.  They don't like the heat and they won't like any difficulty shifting their weight or sinking too deeply.   

We did have a convoluted foam mattress topper years ago which they seemed to like - good air ventilation, support, softness.  But they've also grown a lot bigger and I'm not sure if that's still a good option.

I'd love to hear any suggestions!