My 9 year old German Shep ...
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My 9 year old German Shepherd recently developed arthritis in his back legs, so getting in and out of his crate in the back of my Expedition started to become a problem. I was able to lift him in, but I could not get him out without help. I did a lot of research and the Petstep ramp was consistenly the one that other people wrote high reviews of, so I bought it from Target.com. It arrived this afternoon and I was excited to try it since I like to take my dogs to a lot of places. I started out with it flat on the floor and encouraged both of my dogs (I have 2 shepherds) to step on it and walk down it with a bit of turkey - no problem. I then put it at the end of my bed which is a bit lower than the back of my truck and again, no problem with a bit of turkey encouragement. I then did the ultimate test with my truck and both dogs used the ramp without issue. I have only had the ramp for a few hours but am thrilled with the results thus far and am excited to again be able to take my dogs to the park and other places. The surface is soft on their paws which is much better than the sand paper type surfaces of other products that I read about. I highly recommend this product. It does weigh almost 19 lbs, so may be difficult to maneuver for some folks, but I had no problem with it.
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