Did you know that by allowing your dog to jump down from high places, you are encouraging him to injure himself. A dog ramp prevents your dog from having to do this.

Dogs were not intended to jump down from the back of cars or vans and if we humans were constantly forced to jump down from high places just imagine the amount of damage we would do to our joints, backs etc.

Professional athletes warm up before jumping or running to minimise the risks involved, but we expect our precious pet to do this activity without any warm up at their own risk every time we ask them to jump in and out of our car. A dog ramp would prevent this trauma but because our dogs love us they do everything we ask of them irrespective of whether their joints are stiff, they are cold, they are old or not feeling “up to it”.

Is it fair to ask them to do this when we could prevent it with a dog ramp?

We are asking them to damage themselves when we should be making their lives more comfortable. Please buy a dog ramp for your puppy to get him used to using one rather than risking him suffering from arthritis in later life.

Or if your dog is already old or stiff, get him a dog ramp too and help to ease his pain. It may take longer for him to get used to it but with gentle coaxing he will soon get used to the idea and in the long run will appreciate your efforts to ease his old joints !!