Abstract: A dog bed comprises a base pad, bolsters including back and side pads, a cover enveloping the base, back and side pads, and a securing system for holding the cover snugly around the pads. The back and side pads are disposed on a perimeter portion of the base pad. The securing system includes a plurality of straps including a lower strap attached to the cover at a lower attachment site adjacent a lower intersection formed by the inside face of one of the bolsters and the upper surface of the base pad, and which extends downwardly through an aperture from the upper to the lower surface of the base pad; an upper strap is attached to the cover at an upper attachment site adjacent an upper intersection formed by the intersection of the top and outside faces of the bolster. The upper and lower straps are detachably and adjustably joined around the bolster and the perimeter portion of the base pad.