Saw the mats at Burghley Horse Trials and had a good chat with the guys on the stand about the veterinary input into their design. I had an 11 year old dog at the time, who was just starting to show the signs of ageing, and sure enough, 6 months later was diagnosed with nasty arthritis in the front leg. She had a nice bed but it was the type where she had to curl up and I felt it was bad for her joints. Despite being on permanent anti inflammatories, she was getting up in the mornings crippled. It’s only two days since the bed arrived but already we have noticed that she is a lot less lame in the mornings so I am praying my hunch was right. In any event, the beds are beautiful and she deserves the best money can buy in her twilight years. She is happy to stretch out so the old bed, as lovely as it was, has been handed on to a younger four legged friend. I am a Red Dog convert, as I suspected I might be. Thank you, from Lollie the less stiff golden Cocker Spaniel.