I've seen the steps you can buy for your dog to help them get onto the couch or bed but even those, I don't think would be good enough for a Dachshund because their legs are much shorter than the average small dog. My husband was thinking about making her a set of steps where the steps are shorter than the ones you can buy. Any suggestions or has anyone made any themself?
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Doggie Steps for my Doxie
bsworkman
Jan 09, 2007 01:34 PM
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KDiamondDavis
Jan 11, 2007 02:22 AM
>>I've seen the steps you can buy for your dog to help them get onto the couch or bed but even those, I don't think would be good enough for a Dachshund because their legs are much shorter than the average small dog. My husband was thinking about making her a set of steps where the steps are shorter than the ones you can buy. Any suggestions or has anyone made any themself?
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Some Dachshunds should not be climbing steps. Having a bad knee myself, I've come to realize that ramps are much easier on the joints than steps. My dogs (big dogs) have a PetstepII ramp. I've had it a couple of years now, and it's been great.
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Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series articles at http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=SRC&S=1&SourceID=47
pharrow
Jan 11, 2007 07:52 AM
I'd suggest a ramp. There are many kinds out there. Here's just one of them:
zeus661
Feb 24, 2007 09:57 PM
I built ramps for my guys. Pretty easy to do and they turned out as nice as any on the internet.
