Ramps ??

[Pastor Dave]

Does anyone here use a ramp when getting the mastiff in and out of the vehicle? Usually the big boy just "bounds" in, but getting out with all that force sometimes leaves him a little "gimp" for a day or so?? I have to back into a bank to keep the force of the dog landing to a minimum? Let me know if you would be so kind.

 

[Smokeycat]

I have used a ramp with Kryten since he was a puppy. He was never a jumper, possibly because of his elbows but it has worked great for him. It is a telescoping ramp that I got from Pet smart.

 

[Boxergirl]

Ella is also not a jumper. We bought ours at Cabela's, but I'm not finding the one we have on their site now. It looks to be the same as this one at Petco.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/solvit-x-large-deluxe-telescoping-pet-ramp

Honestly though, she doesn't really care for the ramp. I'm planning to have my husband build me a set of interlocking boxes to use as stairs instead. I think she'd do better with that and it shouldn't bee too difficult to make.

 

[Smokeycat]

Ella is also not a jumper. We bought ours at Cabela's, but I'm not finding the one we have on their site now. It looks to be the same as this one at Petco.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/solvit-x-large-deluxe-telescoping-pet-ramp

Honestly though, she doesn't really care for the ramp. I'm planning to have my husband build me a set of interlocking boxes to use as stairs instead. I think she'd do better with that and it shouldn't bee too difficult to make.

That's the one I use with Kryten.

 

[Oscar'sMom]

I use the same with Oscar. I love it. If he's excited he will jump out but never gets in without it

 

[scorning]

I found a petloader and am trying to train my dogs to use it. My Doberman took to it instantly, but my Dane is very wary of new things.

http://petloader.com/

 

[DennasMom]

I would worry about repeatedly having a 'gimp' due to jumping out of the car... that sounds like a recipe for early onset arthritis or something worse.
Backing into a bank sounds like a good solution, to me. HA!

You could work on having him 'wait' until you put down a soft landing pad or extra stair for getting out of the car, to make the 'jarring' of the landing less. Ramps or stairs would be a definitely plus - and will probably come in handy as your pup ages into a senior (as we hope they all will someday in the distant future).

Denna used to hop into the back of the Subaru, and never had a problem jumping out of the back, either. Since her back knee injury, we have her climb in and out of the back seat. She uses the door jam as her 'step' and sometimes will get her front end in and wait for me to give her hind end a 'boost'.

We're also in the market for a ramp, as our dog-walker's car doesn't have the built-in step that our Subaru has (she doesn't go in via the back seat in her car), and she occasionally picks Denna up from where she boards.