Doggy Bed for Henry
I’m a big fan of recycling, and I’m a cheap son of a gun. Reusing is a big part of recycling… the trick is throwing out what you need to throw out but keeping the stuff that might be useful! I’ve got a whole rubbermaid container full of lightly torn up or “well-loved” towels, bed sheets and bedspreads, and other miscellany just waiting to be used.
Since it’s suddenly WINTER here in Texas, the kids needed some better bedding. Henry spends a lot of time in his crate (Eo sleeps with me because her hips need a softer bed; Henry sleeps in the crate both as part of his separation anxiety training and because he stinks like a male hound dog and I can’t breathe after sleeping a night next to him!) so he came first. I turned two old full-sized terry cloth towels into a nice two-sided, quilted crate pad that should make sleeping in the otherwise cold, hard crate a rather pleasant experience. In fact, he’s snoring away in there right now.
It took me a grand total of three hours to make, and cost maybe $1 in thread and $.50 in batting. And it makes me feel good to have re-used something instead of spending a lot of money at the pet store!