Couch/Bed jumpers!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Bet your furries really love that instant access to mommy in the bed now! Nothing like being awakened by a Yorkie slinking a tongue up your nostril or licking your eyes or mouth. They know to go right for the sensitive places to get your instant attention!

[Magnus]

Just wanted to share with everyone Z in action with the ramp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhM...ature=youtu.be

[yorkietalkjilly]

Z seems very comfortable using the ramp and it looks very nice there. Good job! Much less impact on those tiny joints than the huge jump down directly to the floor would be.

[rave264]

Z looks almost identical to my Luna...lol.. I never thought much about the all jumping, since I've only had her for 2 days (seems like forever). She has no problems whatsoever jumping up and off my bed, this has made me start thinking about it.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by rave264

Z looks almost identical to my Luna...lol.. I never thought much about the all jumping, since I've only had her for 2 days (seems like forever). She has no problems whatsoever jumping up and off my bed, this has made me start thinking about it.

My niece resulted to getting rid of the bedframe/post and just setting the mattress on the floor. If you're planning on getting steps/ramp for your Luna, I think it's best to train them asap.

[gracielove]

I like the idea of a ramp. I have seen some for sale online but they were expensive and took up more space than steps.

My sister's dog has used steps to get up and down from the bed for a long time but now with aging is having some trouble getting up them. I think the ramp is a good possible solution. I am gong to give her the link and see if they can do something like that. The longer the ramp the less of an incline the dog would have to maneuver. I hope it will work.

[Magnus]

Originally Posted by gracielove

I like the idea of a ramp. I have seen some for sale online but they were expensive and took up more space than steps.

My sister's dog has used steps to get up and down from the bed for a long time but now with aging is having some trouble getting up them. I think the ramp is a good possible solution. I am gong to give her the link and see if they can do something like that. The longer the ramp the less of an incline the dog would have to maneuver. I hope it will work.

Ramp is definitely less stress on their joints. There are ways to construct the ramp to help with the spacing. It really depends on how nice you want it to look and what space you have to work with.

[Shicks]

Originally Posted by Magnus

I started writing and it got too long so... Long story short:

I bought a step stool for M/Z to use but it's not quite working out. M uses it to get on the bed/couch but still jumps off. Z won't even go near it no matter what I entice her with.

Decided maybe a ramp would have better result. Researching and seeing how expensive these things can be, I came across a DIY for these things.

DIY Indoor Pet Ramp - My Repurposed Life?

It looks really easy to construct for anyone. Hope this will be helpful for those who have super furbutts that thinks they're super yorkies.

If anyone's interested, I'll post a picture of the one I make.

Thanks so much for the DIY video. But my couch doesn't have removable cousions
I would love to see a pic of what you use.
Steps were very expensive so can't put too much on anything else.
My husband says he will learn, but I don't.