Floors are colder than they feel to someone wearing shoes, and a bed lying flat on tile or laminate loses heat into it all night. Legs solve that with no electricity and nothing to go wrong. A few centimetres of air underneath keeps the draught off, which matters most to short-coated dogs, thin old cats, and anyone who has moved a bed three times looking for a warmer corner.

Above the legs it is built as a small sofa, with a plush surface to stretch out on, low sides to lean against, and a waterproof cover doing the unglamorous work underneath. That cover is the reason a bed like this survives an incontinent old dog or a cat with an upset stomach: the mess stays on the surface and wipes off, instead of soaking into the padding and living there. Two sizes are offered, small and medium.

• Wooden legs lifting the bed clear of cold floors
• Waterproof cover over the cushion
• Plush surface for lounging
• Small and medium sizes
• Sofa styling suited to a living room
• Listed as suitable for both cats and dogs

On the word waterproof. The cover repels liquid; the frame, the legs and the padding underneath do not. Deal with an accident when you find it rather than leaving it to sit.

Who it's for: Cats and small to medium dogs on hard floors, particularly older ones prone to accidents that need wiping up rather than washing out.