My plans for Harley have always been showing agility, so we were told very strictly absolutely no jumping until he was over a year, so we made huge pillows to go under the couch, so that he could hop on that then hop on the couch. I have the same set up at our bed.
Now he's old enough to jump he doesn't always use them, but uses them more as crash pads when he's got the zoomies...
The reason we shouldn't let our little ones jump is because they don't have proper development in their bones yet. When an animal's bones are growing they are not 100% locked in place so dislocation is a higher risk. Once they hit a year they are most likely almost full grown, so they can start to jump around more. After a year, you only need to be cautious of dangerous jumps, but I assure you Harley my little evil-kenivel has done it all.
__________________ Kendra Harley, you were the light in my life, rest peacefully my love! |