Method and apparatus for easy transport of an animal bed, of particular use for dogs

Apparatus enabling carrying of an animal bed by a quadruped animal comprising:

• a harness having a neck strap proportioned to extend around a neck region of the animal and having a body strap proportioned to extend around the animal at a location behind forelegs of the animal, a bottom portion of said harness having a chest strap extending between the neck strap and the body strap and a top portion of the harness having a back strap extending between the neck strap and the back strap;
• a pack formed of flexible material and being proportioned to extend over said harness and to extend downward at each side of the harness and having a pair of pouches each being located for positioning against an opposite side of the animal when the pack is emplaced on the harness, said pouches having open ends which are spaced apart at a central region of the pack and which are situated at upper ends of the pouches when the pack is emplaced on the harness;
• a releasable fastener for attaching said pack to said harness, said fastener having a first component secured to said harness and a disengagable second component secured to said pack;
• a foldable substantially flat animal bed proportioned to extend across said central region of the pack and to extend down into said pouches at each side of the animal;
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• a protective cover proportioned to extend between said pouches above said animal bed and to overlap said open ends of said pouches when said pack is emplaced on said animal.