 Price: $62.70(As of Thu, 11 Mar 2010) Common Opinion:   Product Overview and Summary This is the new soft design Lectro-Kennel that you have heard about. It has all of the great features of the original Lectro-Kennel, but it is made of softer material giving owners much more flexibility in placement and transportation, and giving your pets extra comfort. Lectro-Kennel has been warming pets for over 30 years. Designed for doghouses, basements, garages, barns, sheds, porches or any other outdoor shelter. This bed is perfect for the daytime outdoor dog. It uses an internal thermostat to keep the temperature at a desirable 102 when the pet lies upon the pad. The unit is constructed of a soft but durable material and has a steel wrapped cord to ensure your pet's safety. The Lectro-Soft comes in 3 sizes (S, M, L) and is extremely low wattage. Note: This is a soft bed that is NOT recommended for destructive dogs. If you have a pet that chews or is destructive in any way we suggest the Original K&H Lectro-Kennel. Customer Experience and Opinions Cover won't stay on., February 08 ,2010
The Mechanic (Nowhere MO) thinks:
Works pretty good but the fleece cover won't stay on the bed. The 4 little straps that are should hook on the corners don't work. It needs a back with a zipper or velcro closer. Outdoor Use Overstated, February 01 ,2010
C. Mcnamee (Dekalb, IL) tells us:
I purchased this dog bed for my 15 year old buddy who has arthritis because it is advertised as an indoor/outdoor heated bed that can be used on a porch. I wanted him to have something warm to lay on through our cold, snowy, and sometimes icy winters because he enjoys laying on the porch all day to watch everything going on in the neighborhood.
When the packaged arrived, I opened it and read the "warnings" paper that came with it. Unfortunately, the very first thing on it said that the bed cannot be used where rain or snow could get on it, and says it must be placed under shelter. Why in the world is this bed advertised as an outdoor bed if it must be under shelter!?!? This is false advertising! I planned on calling the company to complain and ask for a refund but got too caught up in my busy life to get around to it before the 30-day return period.
So, I kept the bed and put it on the porch but I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on the weather every day and bring the bed indoors whenever it calls for rain or snow. Oh well, not much else I can do about it, and I haven't found any similar heated dog beds out there that claim outdoor use so we'll just have to deal with this.
On the positive side of things, my dog seems pretty happy with it. He choses to lay on it about 30% of the time, but still lays on the cold concrete or ground about 70% of the time. It took several days for him to accept it and actually start to use it. I've also noticed that it works best with very little air in it because too much air makes it blow up like a balloon and he then doesn't want to step on it. It does heat to a very comfortable temperature very quickly, I tested it out myself a few times and believe it would be pretty cozy sleeping on it overnight without feeling overheated.
So, all-in-all, it's a great bed and works well. But, if you expect to leave this bed outdoors where rain or snow could get on it, it's probably not worth the trouble or money.  My cats love it!, January 15 ,2010
Mr. Matthew J. Ghali (San Francisco, CA United States) thinks:
First off, all my outdoor cats love this bed. As soon as I put it out, they were exploring it, and soon were happily stomping away on it. They've been inseparable from their bed since then! I've never seen my older cat happier; literally.
Now, the details. I didn't catch this in the product description, but the bed comes with a fleece cover. Awesome! I was expecting to cover the bed with some bath towels, but the included fleece cover is perfect.
The cord is protected with a metal spring so there's no worries about keeping the cord away from foot traffic areas.
The temperature control seems to keep the bed at a perfect temperature for kitties to sleep. I was concerned that the bed would be too warm, since it was designed for colder temperatures, but the built in thermostat works perfectly. I bought the optional K&H Lectro Kennel Temperature Control but I doubt that we'll actually need it.
The bed draws a miniscule amount of power. It's rated at 60 watts, effectively the same as a small light bulb; but suspect it pulls even less. I graph power consumption in the house, and can't even tell from the graphs when the bed's heating elements are on. (For comparison, my coffee machine makes a huge spike in the graph.)
In summary, I can't find a single problem with the bed. The cats love it, and it's going to be even more inexpensive to operate than I had expected. I'm going to recommend one of these for all my friends with outdoor cats!
If you're undecided about whether to buy one of these, take my advice and get it! Your cats will love you!
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