Dog steps or ramp

elliesmemory1

My poor old lab is starting to struggle to jump in car. Im sure I saw something on here a while ago about some folding steps that might help, I have searched but I cant find the thread now. any one know where I might get them please.

Tropez

Is this any use?

http://www.taylorsgardenbuildings.co.uk/store/customer/product.php?productid=19888

I've never used that store before so I can't vouch for whether it is trustworthy or not.

Superbiatch

We bought one of those ramps and because of where the dog walks is so rough, he won't use it. So it means muggins here has to lift a 28kg staffie into the car.

elliesmemory1

Thank you, That may do the job, Ive also seen some folding steps on here but cant find them now!

elliesmemory1

still cant findthe steps I was thinking off. Anyone know please.

Caroline_a

I found these http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/dog_cages_carriers/dog_car_travel_products/134383?source=aw

Does that help?

aliasojo

Saw these but they are expensive. Is this the kind of thing you were looking at?

http://www.amazinghealth.co.uk/pet-steps.htm (Scroll down)

Or these on ebay?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260812727012

Or a different type of folding step?

http://www.animalsource.co.uk/flexible-dog-stairs---up-to-50kg-weight-2716-p.asp

sparklymessygirl

Hi - I bought a ramp for my 34Kg Doberman after she had spinal surgery. She was refusing to be lifted in and out of the car and would squeal if I tried! The ramp was a Godsend - but it took a lot of patience to get her to use it. You need as wide and as solid as possible or it spooks them. I had the ramp on the floor of the living room for a week so she could get used to the texture (yes - very rough and sand papery where the dog walks). We finally graduated to a small incline (out of the back door) and eventually managed into the boot of the car. I would say it takes two of you for getting in the boot - there's a danger that one foot will slip over the side so it is good to marshall the dog up.

Let me know if you want me to track down the make and supplier of my ramp - I think it cost about £70.

Sparkly

lostinrates

when looking, from experience, its worth considering the weight of the ramp and where in your car it will go when the dog is in.

When going for walks etc is also worth looking at the surrounding area. Lots of National trust car parks, for example, have small ''banks'' around the edges....which reversed up to are often a very good height for an aging dog to step into the boot of a car.

puddy

we got one of those ramps for our dog when he damaged his back. he will never fully heal but he doesnt need the ramp anymore but we keep it for when he gets old and his back will start playing up more

luckily for us, he had been to agility in the past so wasnt unaware of ramps, however it still took some work to get him to use it as a ramp as he was still trying to jump up over the ramp to the dog box in the boot

we stood on either side of the ramp to make sure he couldnt go anywhere else like off the side.

we got a wooden one, which slides out of itself as i didnt like the look of the plastic ones which wobbled too much. ours is really heavy. it has a rubber matting walking area and is nice and wide.

i cant remember where we got it, but the taylors one above looks similar although that folds rather than slides. ive also used that website to buy a shed one time, so they are legit