| We made a "ramp" onto the couch for Lil Bit. I found a scrap piece of lumber (we have tons of scrap lumber) and wrapped it in a towel (for traction) and Lil Bit took a day or two to get used to it......she just runs up and down that ramp.
As she got a little bit better at it I traded that old scrap for a shorter scrap (making the ramp shorter and steeper) and she is doing fine with that now.
She is now 7 1/2 months and will occasionally jump off the couch if she is in a great hurry.....but still cannot jump on the couch unless someone is sitting on the couch and the weight of the person makes the seat a bit lower for her.
I'm sure it all depends on the height of the object and size of the dog!
At 3 months Apple, the chi, was like a rocket jumping on and off everything...I feared she would blow out a knee! |