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How difficult do we think it would be to build dog-sized stairs or a ramp that allows access onto a bed? -- nm

Posted by kelly Aug 27 '13, 13:01

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dog-sized for both a Chihuahua and a Great Dane??? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 27, 13:22
Murphy does not have his own bed? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 27, 13:12 16
- Will is very short. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 Aug 27, 13:16
- LOL. He has his own bed (a papasan chair, which he has trouble getting up into) and a dog bed on the floor which he won't stay on. - kelly Aug 27, 13:14 13
  - *loves that you are fixing him up* -- nm - JenBro Aug 27, 13:16
  - does he have arthirits? -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:15 11
    - He has some joint issues (he's on glucosamine-type daily meds for joint health) but I'm thinking this is more hip dysplasia (sp?). - kelly Aug 27, 13:17 10
      - Yeah our mini-Lab is having the same problems and has just taken to sleeping on the bed. - spamlet Aug 27, 13:26 2
        
        "sleeping on her bed" -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 13:26 1
        
        We have a dog bed upstairs and one stuffed into his dog crate (he spends a lot of down time in there now - chooses to lay there rather than up on the - kelly Aug 27, 13:29
      - speaking anecdotally from a friend`s experience, she tried this Blue Green Algae powder for her dog`s joint issues and said it worked wonders. - Andie Aug 27, 13:20 4
        
        Raw food diet? -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:22 3
        
        google it. a lot of people swear by it. -- nm - Andie Aug 27, 13:24 2
        
        interesting - znufrii Aug 27, 13:31 1
        
        it is just providing the food they naturally evolved to eat. -- nm - Andie Aug 27, 13:32
      - yeah, that is old for a lab. the bigger dogs age faster. - groiny Aug 27, 13:20 1
        
        I mean, we don't really know his exact age, but we've had him for nearly 6 years, and it was estimated he was between 4 and 6 when we adopted him. -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:22
- Without hands he can't pull it out from the wall. -- nm - Ender Aug 27, 13:14
as an option you could stack up bricks. make sure you tie them together -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 13:08
I made one. It took an afternoon. I'll post pics when I get home. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 13:07 2
- Hee, picturing this in the bedroom..... -- nm - Meg Aug 27, 13:10 1
  - Oops -move that one post down..... -- nm - Meg Aug 27, 13:10
For my 150 lb samoyed/pyreness I stacked a few pallets of different sizes to make steps up to the car deck -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 13:06 3
- so get some stacking storage boxes to make a stairs, something you could use later, maybe slide under the bed -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 13:08
- Milk crates and zipties would be a quick and dirty solution. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 13:07 1
  - Here -- (link) - TWuG Aug 27, 13:10 [Image]
not hard if you've done simple wood working jobs before. Here is a sample of a ramp -- (link) - decline Aug 27, 13:05
I was just looking at those in a catalog but can't remember which one it was. - Meg Aug 27, 13:05
They make them. My parents had one for their fat dachshund to get on the couch. -- nm - spamlet Aug 27, 13:04
I believe they make those already, for elderly people and such -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 13:03 1
- And princesses being assessed for fitness to marry. -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 13:06
half a day's work. i'm sure you can get the parts pre-cut at Home Depot or such -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 13:03
How much does he weigh? -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 27, 13:03 13
- 70 lbs. - kelly Aug 27, 13:04 12
  - Ah, I see. I don't think it'd be too bad to DIY. This might work? -- (link) - Kim Pine Aug 27, 13:07 11
    - That's basically what I did. Are you handy with a saw or know someone you can trust around sharp objects? - Dr.Vermin Aug 27, 13:11 10
      - (Don't say Nathan.) -- nm - David Aug 27, 13:12 9
        
        Heh. No, Will would be the one putting it together. -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:13 8
        
        you are hosed then. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:24
        
        Wait, what? - Will Hunting Aug 27, 13:24 6
        
        I think you were the last person on ST who saw where this was going. -- nm - David Aug 27, 13:33 2
        
        It reminds me of when Kelly said she was moving in. -- nm - Roger More Aug 27, 13:34 1
        
        *snort* -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:35
        
        i'll bet if you needed stairs to get to the refridgerator, you would bulld a diamond encrusted elevator. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 27, 13:25
        
        Pffffft. - kelly Aug 27, 13:24 1
        
        in pink -- nm - marcel Aug 27, 13:25
probably not very, but they're not that expensive to buy, -- (link) - znufrii Aug 27, 13:03 7
- That's the one we've been looking at, but it doesn't leave the warehouse for 5-7 business days and we didn't want to wait that long. -- nm - kelly Aug 27, 13:06 4
  - amazon has the same one, available for one day shipping (if you pay for it). it's also at home depot, not sure if it's in their stores, though. -- (link) - b. Aug 27, 13:18 1
    - I'm not sure if you have Prime? - b. Aug 27, 13:23
  - petsmart has a bunch too -- (link) - decline Aug 27, 13:09
  - ah. - znufrii Aug 27, 13:08
- (this was why I asked how much he weighs, but it looks like there are options that hold a lot of weight now). - Kim Pine Aug 27, 13:04
- this ... or, yeah, as has been mentioned, I guess it depends a lot on the size of the dog -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Aug 27, 13:04
Lower the bed. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 13:02 2
- That's thinking outside the boxspring! -- nm - TWuG Aug 27, 13:05 1
  - ha ha ha -- nm - amanda Aug 27, 13:05

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