Shopping Edit: The Best Luxury Dog Beds for Keeping Dogs Cool and Content in Hot Weather

Award-winning British luxury dog bed designers Charley Chau have been keeping canines in sublime comfort since 2010, with thousands of happy customers in over 60 countries worldwide. Paired with beautiful styling and exceptional performance, Charley Chau is a dog lover’s perfect summer destination for bedding that will help keep a furry friend cool and content when temperatures rise.

Charley Chau shares their shopping edit of the best luxury dog beds for summer 2026, which combine cooling comfort with beautiful design for a home’s interiors to help with hot days and balmy nights.

Stretch Out, Cool Down

Christine Chau, Creative Director & Chief Product Designer for Charley Chau says: “Dogs don’t cool down by sweating like humans. Along with panting, one of the ways that dogs cool themselves down is to lie down on their side and stretch out fully, so they can release heat through their paws and ears, as well as redirected their blood to their skin to release heat.”

Charley Chau’s classic pillow-style dog bed mattress is perfectly suited for dogs to stretch out and cool down, plus they are super easy to move around the home (or garden) in pursuit of a cool spot to get further respite from the heat.

Colours Count

Many dog owners choose dark colours for dog bedding as they're more forgiving on visible dirt, but dark colours absorb, retain and radiate much more heat from sunlight than pale colours. In hot weather, Charley Chau recommends choose pale colours for a dog's bedding to help create a cooler sleep sanctuary for a dog.

Cool Cotton for the Burrow Obsessed in On-Trend Spots

While humans may be melting to a puddle, many dogs still seek cosy sleeping spaces even during warm weather, particularly breeds such as Dachshunds, Whippets, Italian Greyhounds and Vizslas, who feel the cold easily.

The Dog Snuggle Bed in on-trend Dotty Cotton offers the security of Charley Chau's signature sleeping bag-style design while using a breathable cotton outer fabric that feels cooler than heavier upholstery materials. The bed also allows dogs to move easily between sleeping under the cover and on top of it throughout the day, helping them regulate their own comfort levels.

Elevated Cool

Raised dog beds are a smart-weather choice because air can circulate beneath the sleeping surface. Charley Chau's Raised Rattan Dog Bed as shown above combines this practical cooling benefit with one of the biggest interiors trends of recent years: natural rattan furniture - something Charley Chau offers in many other 'basket' dog bed styles. 

Layer for Cool Nights

Whilst it may be hot during the day, temperatures can drop significantly overnight. Draping a blanket in their bed such as the Charley Chau Double Fleece Blanket at night-time is the easiest way to ensure a dog is cosy when the air is cooler. Then during the day, if it’s hot simply roll up the blanket and put it to one side of the bed. 

Trusted by customers in over 60 countries worldwide, Charley Chau beds and blankets are not just supremely comfortable – keeping dogs cosy, calm and content through their lifetime – they’re also designed to stand up to the practicalities of everyday life, making them a wise investment for a dog and the home, no matter the season. Their range of luxe bedding looks beautiful in the home too.

Shop for a dog’s summer snoozing at Charleychau.com.