In regards to steps to help your pup to get on the bed, using them was not be a good idea for me. Lola does not have to potty during the night, so there was no reason for her to get off the bed and she never did. It was easy, I would put her on when I went to bed and lift her down in the morning, that was until we got the steps. Well after I taught her to use the steps the bed was no longer just a place to sleep, it became her play ground. She started running up and down at will and soon started bypassing the stairs and jumping off the bed. I would sometimes find her walking around my nightstand or up on the bed in the middle of the day with a wet chew toy. Anything I laid on my bed was hers to rummage through. If she was not done playing when it was time for bed after the lights went off she would jump back down and bring a toy up, which she would then roll off the bed only to jump back down to get it. Besides being annoyed by this night time activity having her jump off our high bed was not a good idea. So in less than a month the steps got removed and after about a week of her jumping down but not being able to get back up she finally just stayed on the bed and things returned to normal and LOL peace was restored to the land
