Thoughts about pet stairs

[Rachael1983]

I've thought about stairs and this is so very sad . Emma nor Troy used stairs they jumped on and off the furniture .

It's scary bc the thud from them hitting with such high energy seems like she is bound to hurt something .

[Zeus is Loved]

Our Zeus is terrified of stairs -- going up or down. My husband made him a ramp with secure carpeted sides and ramp. He was a little scared of going down at first, but now he goes up and down the ramp all the time. He is a little like me and thinks about everything he does before he tries it, so he doesn't jump off anything. He is 6 1/2 months old and weighs 3.5 pounds.

[DBlain]

the more I think about it ramps are probably the best way to go, but I believe they probably take up more space. Yesterday I decided to place the stairs I have which are wide and carpeted and made of foam in front of a chest that Lola lays on to look at the window. she goes up them but jumps down, but the chest is not that high and she lands on carpet so I don't worry. Anyway I put the steps in the front of the chest then made her use them a few times, she kept jumping over the last step and I figured out why, the depth of each step is a little to shallow for her. She comes down fast and gets a rhythm going, these steps which are bigger than the plastic one are still to shallow for her gait so it's almost a natural instinct to by pass the steps she feels she might miss anyway.

[Lazhar]

Dog stairs help senior or ailing dogs as well as dogs with joint or hip problems such as arthritis. Your dog needs much less effort to climb up to your bed or couch resulting in enhanced comfort. There are several dog ramps reviewed everywhere but make sure you get the right size!

Dog rampsmostly used outdoors to get in and out of a vehicle. Seriously impaired dogs may find small steps too difficult to climb —so you may have to go with dog ramps instead.

[canana]

Originally Posted by Verbena

Donna I saw that too . . Such a horrible way for a pup to die. . .

I guess I am a mean Momma. . . Galen was allowed all over. He mastered the stairs so I thought. . . I was upstairs I hear thump thump and a cry.i never flew so fast. He fell down the stairs. I think only a few but never again. He is little and the stairs are very old so the rise is a little higher.thrn most. So now I block it off. He is only allowed on the lower level. I spend most of my time there.

He also has an ex pen in the kitchen. I use it at night and when I go out. I have kitties and they get into things. I have one that loves to pull leaves off plants. It is for Galen's protection. He is crate trained so he loves sleeping in his crate at night. No human bed for him. . There are kitties on the bed and MDBF thinks he might kick him off the bed in his sleep. But I have a bed near the couch for during the day. He gets picked up to get on my lap and put down. I did have once or twice he thought I need to chase the kitty now and leap . . My heart almost burst out of my chest. . .

I know this is an older post, but you're not the only mean momma!

I heard too many times of other's Yorkies breaking their legs and seeing how fragile and small boned Scottie & Casie's legs are, I choose to be overly protective. I am a worrier by nature. Neither of mine are allowed on the bed too, because we're afraid we'd either squish them or kick them off the bed. On the couch, they need to ask to be picked up. At night, both of them sleep in their own dog beds/crates.

It's funny because Scottie has become so used to sleeping in his own bed, a couple times I took him onto my bed because I wanted to cuddle, but the expression was hilarious - like he wasn't supposed to be on my bed and wanted to get off right away.

The story written by the original poster's friend was so very sad...I hope everyone can protect their babies the best they can and prevent any accidents at all from happening!