Does Your Dog Need a Pillow? PlushRest and TuffRest Explained

Watch where your dog puts their head when they sleep. If it's forever propped on the armrest, the edge of the couch, your leg, or a bunched-up blanket, you have a head-rester. It's one of the most common sleeping styles in dogs, and standard flat beds ignore it completely.

That's why we make pillow attachments for our beds.

Why Dogs Rest Their Heads

Elevating the head is comfortable for many dogs for the same reasons it is for us: it eases neck posture and lets them survey the room from rest, which suits watchful breeds especially. Dogs improvise elevation with whatever's nearby. A purpose-built pillow just does the job properly, with support instead of a lumpy blanket.

The PlushRest

The PlushRest is our 100% memory foam pillow attachment for the PlushMat! range. Memory foam contours to the head and neck rather than flattening under them, giving proper support that matches the orthopaedic philosophy of the bed underneath. It pairs beautifully with both the PlushMat! and the PlushMat! Plus.

The TuffRest

For TuffMat! households, the TuffRest pillow attachment brings the same idea to our tough, indoor-outdoor bed, built to live wherever the TuffMat! lives. Browse it alongside the beds in our tough bed collection.

Custom Sizing Applies Here Too

Because everything is made in our Rutherford, Hunter Valley NSW factory, pillow attachments can be custom sized along with the bed, which matters for giant breeds whose necks need more real estate than standard. See how our beds and attachments are made here.

Do You Need One?

If your dog is a sprawler who sleeps flat, probably not. If they're a chronic head-rester, a pillow attachment turns their improvised setups into proper support, and it's a small add-on to the bed they already love.

Browse the full bedding range and attachments here. Check the sizing guide to match pillow to bed, and remember free shipping on all beds, with no minimum spend.