Older dogs stop settling long before they stop walking. A dog who circles, lies down, gets straight back up and moves three times in an evening is usually telling you the floor has become too hard for the hips they now have. A flat cushion, however thick it looked in the shop, flattens further in exactly the places the weight goes, which is why it stops working within a season.

The bolsters run right around the perimeter and do two jobs at once. A dog who sleeps curled gets a wall to press their spine against, and a dog who sleeps stretched out gets somewhere to rest their head above the level of their body, which matters for anything stiff through the neck and shoulders. The base is thick and cushioned to spread load away from elbows and hips rather than letting those points press through onto the floor beneath.

• Bolster walls running around all four sides
• Thick cushioned base for joint support
• Raised edge for head and neck resting
• Sizes M, L, XL and XXL
• Grey, blue and dark green colourways
• Product weight 1.5kg to 3.4kg depending on size

Who it's for: Owners of older, larger or stiff-jointed dogs who curl or lean to sleep, and anyone moving up from a flat cushion that has bottomed out.