Our Story
STAN Pet Beds is me. Michelle. I was born an animal lover and life has given me this amazing business to display my love and passion for animal health and wellness. My dedication to animals, particularly our companion animals, is more than just providing a roof over their head and going walkies. I want to impact at a cellular level, to enhance their quality of rest, recovery, inner calmness and ultimately, their longevity.
I have been the guardian for many animals my whole life and always felt a deep connection to them and a great responsibility for them. No animal impacted me greater than my beloved dog Stanley. His presence in my life changed me in ways I can’t describe, except to say I am a better, wiser, healed person because of him.
'Stanley' 24/09/2009 - 24/04/2022
How It Started
A key consideration when embarking on a health and wellbeing plan, is the choice of bed your pet will sleep on. By providing a space for deep relaxation we help our animals heal, restore emotional, mental and physical strength, and energetically help raise their vibration.
Originally it was my little cat Henry who inspired the first bed I ever made - the 'Henry Hottie' pet bed. He was unwell after an adverse reaction to a cortisone injection given to him when he was only 9 months of age. He didn't sleep for more than a few hours each day, pacing and meowing every waking moment. Trialling different fabrics and fillings it was only when I offered him this very elementary cushion-style bed that he slept for nearly 20 hours straight. He woke calmer after that big sleep and seemed less agitated. This improved behaviour continued each day for three years until he passed away at only 6 years of age. Because of my darling Henry my entry into the pet bed world had begun.
Thanks to my Stanley I was inspired to really understand what canines needed in a bed. Dogs thermo-regulate differently to cats and overheat quicker. Canines also require greater skeletal support. For both species the requirement for a bed free of toxic applications is essential. Somewhere in the development of the pet bed industry it was decided that our pets could withstand the odours and gasses from binders, resins, glues, flame retardants and VOC's (volotile organic compounds) - they can't - but that hasn't stopped the over-saturation of offending foam and memory foam beds.
In honour of Stanley, Henry Hottie beds changed to STAN Pet Bed in 2022. Three years prior we were awarded a patent for the design and documented benefit our bed offered animals. It took five years to achieve a patent, something I will always be so incredibly proud of. STAN Pet Beds is the only patented therapeutic, non-toxic pet bed in the world. Not a bad achievement for a business that started in a hot, old, tiny garage 14 years ago and continues to be made in Australia today.
Our Beds
STAN Pet Beds are designed to improve the quality of sleep for your pet. The specific density of each bed, the carefully selected natural organic fabrics for the outer covers, and the guaranteed absence of toxic chemicals (found in nearly all foam pet bedding), has created the bed your pet dreams of. Quality sleeps sets the foundation for a pets level of cognitive health - thinking/decision making capacity - physical recovery from activity, illness or injury, and their overall ability to cope with life in a stressful human world.
What I make for my pets, I make for yours. We are kin us animal lovers. We know nothing compares to the bond we share with our animals. And we want that bond to last as long as possible.