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Stairs or ramp ?? my moms bed is really high i dont like them jumping up there i know its gonna ruin there hips in the future which would be better to buy ?? |
I don't know, I am wondering the same thing :confused: For the time being, we are just picking Stedman up and putting him on the bed with us - there is no WAY we'd let him jump up onto it, it is way too high for him. We did buy him a set of doggie stairs - and the little turd kept falling off of them :rolleyes: so I took them back :p I'll probably just continue picking him up and putting him on the bed myself, it's easier that way - and safer for him, he is just too small. |
I have a really really high bed too, and instead of a ramp or stairs, I got a bench for the end of my bed and Cooper and Carley now use that. Although, I miss that growly noise they used to do when they were ready to come up on the bed:p Now, they will also go upstairs and take a nap on "their" bed, now that they can get up there themselves. It is a really cool bench too, I got it for Christmas from Pier 1. Yes, I asked for a bench for Christmas for my dog's convenience:D |
i found these i thinking of getting there nice looking and really sturdy i could even stand on them ! http://www.bestpetramp.com/2-step-pet-stairs.htm i would need the 2 steps |
Mine can't jump on any of the beds, so my husband just bought what's needed to build them some stairs so they can get on and off our bed at will. |
Those are nice looking steps! |
i have something homemade... i have a upside down crate at the end of my bed, with sham thats matches my bed comforter and a towel inside the sham for thickness... its draped over the crate.. looks like its made to go together.. |
www.doggysteps.com has some inexpensive steps that are light and can be moved around easily from room to room. We got two of them, one for the couch and one for the bedroom. I didn't see it on the Web site, but I got the 4-step version, which is a little taller. I believe you can get something similar at Petco, Target and Wal-Mart. |
I think we're gonna go for a ramp, since Luna is so darned tiny and feels so fragile. I'm scared to death to let her jump on/off anything, and afraid that even steps would be too much for her to scale. Now I just gotta get hubby to build it. Build it and they will come:laugh: |
Ramp :thumbup: ...I heard that a ramp it best for thier knees rather than steps that they have to constantly jump from one to the next :confused: |
Have you seen these? Both stairs and ramp in one. They are made by Pet Studio called rampsteps. I am thinking about getting them for my three pups. http://www.demaineimage.com/shop/pop...f5cf376916a743 |
my dad built morgan a ramp for the bed since mine too is quite high. she goes up and down with no problems. There is a video of her doing it on my dropshots. http://www.dropshots.com/kalina82 in september :) |
We thought it over and decided on ramps. My hubby made some for our Yorkies. The run up and down these like crazy. I figured even with stairs, it is hard on their backs, knees and hips. The ramps are not jarring for them -- just a smooth sail up and down. |
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the mirror puppy is her friend. She loves to play with her. She brings her toys over to the mirror and barks and paws at it as if to say 'come on lets play'. Its actually kind of sad because i really want to get another baby for her to play with. She loves playing with other dogs and she doesn't get to do that too often. She tried to play with my boyfriends cat but the cat really doesn't want to get too into it like a dog. |
Starr uses stairs, Chloe uses a ramp and Sissy uses the ottomen I put there. I think from my experience, they will use whatever they get used to when they are little. I tried getting Sissy & Chloe used to the stairs a friend bought Starr when she came home, they won't have anything to do with it. So ottomens and stairs are both next to my bed and couches for now. I only have one ramp and I do want it gone (It takes up too much room):aimeeyork :aimeeyork :aimeeyork |
2 Attachment(s) I bought the one from PetEdge.com that can be used as step or a ramp. Jazzie love it! It has very wide rungs so it seems safer if its used as a step. I got the 3 step version since my bed is really high too. Super sturdy and folds flat to slide under the bed when you don't want it out. http://www.petedge.com/shopping/prod...ProductID=5530 |
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It's great that your dad can build things for you! - Lucky! |
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That is a BIG bedroom (wish it were mine) and a VERY busy fur-baby. I don't think she has enought toys...:D I love how she attacked that thing that looks like a road runner, and those after bath zoomies, WOW and double WOW :D What an adorable little character she is!! :D |
2 Attachment(s) Hubby built this ramp...it's really quite simple and it takes up so little room. The pups use it to get up and down off our bed, which is a very high king sized one. I don't know what we'd do without it....and it works like a charm. Sophie learned how to use it within an hour. She was so proud of herself she went up and down, up and down time and time again all afternoon...lol...showing off how smart she was! The paint needed a bit of touching up in this picture. This is on our old bed. It was easy to adjust, also, to fit with our new bed, which is higher. It's held up by a post sticking out 90 degrees from the side which slides between the mattress and box spring. That's what holds it there in place. |
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that road runner thing is actually 'scrat' from the ice age movie (you know that squirrel looking thing that hides the acorn?) she ripped the arms off of it LOL |
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1 Attachment(s) My husband built a ramp too....ramps are a lot easier to build than stairs. It is carpeted so Edie can get traction. If I can find a photo I'll attach it. |
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