K&H Outdoor Elevated Dog Bed: the downsides first

Wirecutter found its two-layer foam the most comfortable of any dog bed it tested, and the cover survived its claw tests. Orvis will replace the bed at least once if your dog damages it. The catch is the price: $209 to $319 at Orvis, and the fur-hiding weave makes it hard to tell whether it's clean.

A 7-inch, three-layer foam slab made in the USA for large and giant breeds. Wirecutter, usually skeptical of 'orthopedic' claims, says it gives plenty of support, and the maker offers a 10-year warranty. It's firm, it costs about $250 to $460, and the smallest size is already Labrador-sized.

Wirecutter has picked this overstuffed bagel bed since 2017 for dogs that curl up, and its faux-suede cover shrugged off claw and shredder tests. The downsides: the inner liner ripped after two years, the small and medium sizes have no removable cover, and it has the highest Amazon low-star share among the beds we checked on Amazon.