dog bed taken apart with inner pillows side by side

How to Replace a Dog Bed Insert

A dog bed insert replacement brings your old, lumpy bed back to like-new condition, so there’s no need to buy a new bed. We offer standard and custom sizes, for our beds or any other brand's round bolster bed.

1. Check what's wrong

If the fill is just a little flat, add replacement stuffing. If it's clumped, torn, or won't fluff back up after washing, replace the insert.

2. Measure the old insert

Take the old insert out of the cover, empty out the stuffing, and lay it flat. Measure length and width in inches. Don't measure it stuffed. A full tube measures short and you'll order the wrong size. On a round bolster bed, measure the ring and the center pillow separately.

inner replacement pillows being made in a shop on a table

3. Order the right size

Round bolster beds use two inserts: a bolster ring insert for the raised rim and a rectangle pillow insert for the center. We make both in XS to XL, or custom sizes for other brands' beds. Between sizes? Email your measurements to admin@sitstayforever.com.

4. Put the new insert in the cover

Open the cover's zipper all the way. Take the ring by one end and feed it through the opening. Work the tube so that it is half way through with equal amounts of tube on either side. Slowly hold the zipper together and zip 2-5" sections. Keep working your way around the ring until the end. This can be a little tedious, but with a little determination you will be able to figure it out.  Keep pushing the pillow into its cover and zip it closed. Here's how it's done on our beds: watch our owner Steve and his shop mate Yogi insert a ring into one of our cotton covers.

Shop all replacement dog bed inserts, handmade in Westbrook, Maine.

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Steve Whitney

Steve Whitney is a biologist and the founder of Sit Stay Forever, where he develops organic, chemical-safe care products for dogs, cats, and horses, made in Maine since 2012.

Raised alongside companion animals and horses from birth, his background combines deep academic research with hands-on clinical and equestrian experience:

• Scientific Background: Earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Natural Resources, concentrating on biology and genetics.
• Veterinary Experience: Began his career as a veterinary assistant, was accepted to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and has worked alongside veterinarians caring for small and large animals.
• Equine Experience: A lifetime of riding and training sport horses. Groomed 1980 Kentucky Derby winner Genuine Risk and served as a safety official and announcer at three-day eventing trials.

Steve Whitney is a biologist and lifelong animal caretaker whose training in genetics and hands-on veterinary and equine experience qualify him to formulate chemical-safe pet products.