I've bought multiple dog beds before and I honestly purchased these because of the discounted price since we have 8 dogs. I read some reviews stating it rips rather easily and I do have to disagree. The large bed has been comfortable for our 120lbs dogs and the medium works for our 80lbs dog. It hasn't ripped over the months we've had them, but they aren't necessarily for excessive chewers. I have one of the beds that only developed a hole (one I bought 2 years ago from this brand) because two of our dogs were gnawing at each other from above and below the bed. Other than that they've remained intact. As for the difficulty people have had putting it together- it's not bad. It's pretty easy if you assemble to 2 L-shapes first instead of doing it like a U. If you have ... MoreI've bought multiple dog beds before and I honestly purchased these because of the discounted price since we have 8 dogs. I read some reviews stating it rips rather easily and I do have to disagree. The large bed has been comfortable for our 120lbs dogs and the medium works for our 80lbs dog. It hasn't ripped over the months we've had them, but they aren't necessarily for excessive chewers. I have one of the beds that only developed a hole (one I bought 2 years ago from this brand) because two of our dogs were gnawing at each other from above and below the bed. Other than that they've remained intact. As for the difficulty people have had putting it together- it's not bad. It's pretty easy if you assemble to 2 L-shapes first instead of doing it like a U. If you have further difficulty it may help to have someone hold the ends together.

The directions are very basic. You have to be very strong to assemble the last bar. There is no room to move the last bar in place leaving it near impossible to screw in. The mesh keeps everything tight. After a bunch of cursing & screaming and with the help of another person I was able to finish putting it together. Directions say 20 minutes- that’s a joke. Besides the assembly of the bed, the bed is perfect for my dog. I put a blanket on the mesh to make it comfortable for my girl. I like that’s it off the ground. Maggie seems to like it. I would have gave it a higher rating but the assembly it what made it lower.

The instructions to assemble this are pretty simple and straightforward to understand. Actually following them is a different story. Once you've threaded the metal bars through the fabric sleeves, you have to align the crossbars and secure them, all while fighting against the tension of the hammock itself. I am a competent person who has independently assembled tons of furniture pieces and I nearly punched a hole in my wall out of frustration while trying to assemble this thing. What should have been a simple assembly took me near two hours, and ultimately I gave up and just left out some of the washer pieces that were supposed to give extra stability to the crossbars. Once put together, the bed seems totally fine and my dog seems to be enjoying it. However, I don't ... MoreThe instructions to assemble this are pretty simple and straightforward to understand. Actually following them is a different story. Once you've threaded the metal bars through the fabric sleeves, you have to align the crossbars and secure them, all while fighting against the tension of the hammock itself. I am a competent person who has independently assembled tons of furniture pieces and I nearly punched a hole in my wall out of frustration while trying to assemble this thing. What should have been a simple assembly took me near two hours, and ultimately I gave up and just left out some of the washer pieces that were supposed to give extra stability to the crossbars. Once put together, the bed seems totally fine and my dog seems to be enjoying it. However, I don't think it was worth breaking all of my fingernails, getting blisters on both of my palms, and overall disrupting my sanity and inner peace. Maybe there was some crucial step or technique I'm just not understanding... but I really don't think so???