I use a ramp by my bed and when I brought each dog/puppy in I just showed them how to go up and down a bunch of times and rewarded them with a treat. They all learned right away to use it. Even the 15 year old I took in recently, who is a jumper, learned right away to use it. I recently got a new mattress and it was higher than my other one so my husband took the casters off to lower it a little. Even with that it is higher than my other bed and the dogs have been jumping down the ramp at the half way point which I felt was too steep so I put a baby mesh guard rail on my bed so they have to go down from the top. it doesn't look to good but after Pixie having LP surgery I want to be really careful of their jumping. |