"I have always loved dogs. I got my very own dog when I was seven, a pit bull named Tippy that I enjoyed getting in lots of trouble with. All my dogs after Tippy have been hunting dogs: Labs, Brittanys, English Setters, and English Pointers. One of my roommates in college was Leda, a Brittany that I hunted grouse and woodcock with near Manchester, Vermont. My lifelong love affair with dogs has led to quite a few innovative dog products in our catalogues over the years. Products I know will work for you and your dogs because we’ve put them to the test with our own dogs"
—Leigh Perkins, Chairman of The Orvis Company

Of all the products Orvis has introduced over the years, none have received a better reception than the Orvis Dog's Nest® dog beds. No doubt this is because the dog is perhaps the greatest common element shared by everybody remotely familiar with the Orvis lifestyle.

Believe it or not, it wasn’t a dog who inspired the first Orvis Dog’s Nest, it was a goat by the name of Williams—a pet of our president and CEO, Perk Perkins. In 1976, an English tweed salesman sent a cozy, soft bed to the United States for Williams to use. Unfortunately, Williams soon discovered he had a bit of competition at naptime. Leigh Perkins, Chairman and CEO from 1965 to 1992, remarked, “When we saw how much all the dogs in our house took to it, we knew the product was a perfect match for our dog-loving customers.” And with that, the Orvis Dog’s Nest was born. To date, Orvis has sold more than a half million Dog’s Nests worldwide, and they have spawned an entire line of quality beds in multiple shapes and sizes. Over the years, Orvis has improved the Dog’s Nest while taking care to preserve the elements that have made it so successful—quality materials inside and out, comfort-enhancing design, and our legendary satisfaction guarantee—which even applies to finicky dogs!