Those heated kennel pads are looking like a very good idea for Nico. She has been trying to sleep right in front of the space heater and it worries me that she will get burned or singe her hair. I have sacrificed my electric blanket to her today but that isn't the best option either.

Would the pads work on a wood floor?
Are they warm enough to put a blanket or pad over them?
And how do you clean them?
Do they suck a lot of power like a space heater does?

 Quote: jennifer lee

Those heated kennel pads are looking like a very good idea for Nico. She has been trying to sleep right in front of the space heater and it worries me that she will get burned or singe her hair. I have sacrificed my electric blanket to her today but that isn't the best option either.

Would the pads work on a wood floor?
Are they warm enough to put a blanket or pad over them?
And how do you clean them?
Do they suck a lot of power like a space heater does?

1. Yes

2. It has a thin fleece pad; it's warm enough to put a thin blanket on it while you launder the fleece pad (which has elastic corners).

3. It's hard plastic -- you launder the little slip-on fleece cover, but think of the pad itself as very solid rigid wipe-off hard heavy-duty plastic.

4. Absolutely NOT. I watched my PG&E bills for two months thinking that I might just run it for the chilly morning and sundown hours, but I didn't detect any upswing. It has to be very low for me to not see the difference in there among normal monthly fluctuations.

It's not hot; it's warm. Even if the thin fleece cover came off, the dog could not get burned. It doesn't generate anything like the heat of a space heater. It doesn't throw heat into the air, either, than I can tell. It's like a very low setting on an electric buffet tray.

I logged on the instant I saw this post because this thing is the best thing I ever bought for my arthritic senior.

Don't worry that it's hard -- I feel pretty sure that the dog will lie on it part-time and get the hips/joints warmed up and will lie on a soft dog-bed other times. (Think of it as a big warm spot on the floor. )

I love this thing. I have mature dogs, and they will actually cooperate to fit on it together. But the OA guy -- he is amazing. He obviously had an instruction manual, because he will lie sometimes with his hips on, head off, and sometimes all on.

If you put a thick fleece pad right next to it the way I finally did, the dog can choose the body parts to be on the heated mat and the rest is on the other mat.

You won't be sorry.

And no, this is not a paid advertisement.

http://leerburg.com/742.htm

Scroll down to "testimonials." That first one is mine.

Thanks!
She is really slowing down, and after the way she reacted to the cold house last week, and the way she has been trying to sleep by the space heater I think this would be a great way to keep her comfortable this winter.

I don't want to hijack the thread but how would the pad be for toy breed puppies? I have a young bitch that may be bred in a couple years.

 Quote: elaine haynes

I don't want to hijack the thread but how would the pad be for toy breed puppies? I have a young bitch that may be bred in a couple years.

That's really what they are for, as far as I know. Check out what Ed says on the link:

"Here is what every Leerburg litter has in their whelping box the day after they are born. This product is 100% better than a heat lamp. The pups crawl on and off when they need heat and the moms don't over heat from a heat lamp. The pads stay between 98 and 101 degrees - perfect for newborn puppies."

http://leerburg.com/742.htm

I used it in my whelping pen with my papillons. I still use it for my adult dogs on cold days. Just remember to leave room for them to get off the pad.

It's a great item.

She is not going to be able to fit her entire body on any of the sizes, but after reading how your dog uses it I think she will adjust and put whatever part of her body that needs it the most on the pad at any given time.

 Quote: Jennifer Lee

She is not going to be able to fit her entire body on any of the sizes, but after reading how your dog uses it I think she will adjust and put whatever part of her body that needs it the most on the pad at any given time.

All of her spine, neck, and hips will fit on the large, I think.

A GSD does. With a big Pug, if they are lying like cashews.

Oh good that is better than I thought it would be....she is just so darn big

 Quote: Jennifer Lee

Oh good that is better than I thought it would be....she is just so darn big

Well, the GSD is only 65 pounds. But there's room for him and the Pug, with some adjusting.

I think they take up much less room in sleeping position than standing or trying to lie down and cool off on a tile floor.