Moderna Plastic Dog Bed Extra

A plastic bed is bought on the outside measurement and slept in on the inside one, and the gap between those two figures is always wider than people expect. A moulded bed has walls, and walls have thickness — so the space the dog actually lies in is meaningfully smaller than the footprint the bed takes up in your kitchen. Moderna are unusual in printing both numbers, which is the single most useful thing about this listing.

The Domus measures L 92.1 x W 60.2 x 25.9cm on the outside and L 78.8 x W 49.2 cm on the inside. It is moulded from over 98% recycled plastic, BPA-free and non-toxic, with a ventilated base to stop heat building underneath the dog and non-slip rubber feet so it stays where it is put. The sides are shaped to hold a cushion in place rather than let it creep out, and are formed into a grip so the whole thing can be picked up in one hand. It washes with warm soapy water.

• External dimensions L 92.1 x W 60.2 x 25.9cm
• Internal dimensions L 78.8 x W 49.2 cm
• Over 98% recycled plastic, BPA-free and non-toxic
• Ventilated base and non-slip rubber feet
• Sides shaped to keep a cushion from sliding out
• One page, three colours: black, blue and olive green

On the two sets of measurements. Buy on the internal figure, not the external one — a dog that lies stretched out needs L 78.8 x W 49.2 cm to be enough, and the larger number on the box is telling you about your floor rather than your dog. Nothing supplied to us says a cushion or mattress is included: the description talks about the sides keeping cushions in place, which is not the same as providing one. There is also no published weight for the bed and no breed or dog-weight guidance, so the internal measurement is genuinely all you have to size it by.

Who it's for: owners of a large dog who have worked through fabric beds and want something that can be scrubbed, and anyone whose dog chews or digs bedding and needs the frame to survive it.