The dog bed arrived a day earlier than expected. All good.the bed is robust and appears comfortable it can also be cleaned easily if needed..my Labrador has never had a bed with high sides but once he  had jumped in and out a few times he now is more than happy, it is also big enough if he wants to lie flat out he is not short of space to do so... all in all I would say yes it's an expensive dog bed but we'll worth try he price.