Dog ramp for 30kg dog??

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Can anyone recommend a folding dog ramp that will take the weight of a 30kg dog please?

All the ones I can see online show small lapdogs which implies the ramp won’t take the weight I need it to.

I looked into getting one, they definitely do ones that take big dogs. (My dog is 40kg)

I didn't end up getting one, so can't reccomend one, but it was lack of ease of use that put me off, not because they wouldn't take his weight.

I was afraid someone would say that.

DDog is struggling with my car now to the point of we’re looking at changing the car

True love, I guess!

Our dog is 50kg and we did get a ramp but the ramp was so heavy and unwieldy I couldn't use it without DH. We changed the car.

I have a Milo & Misty dog ramp for my 32kg golden retriever. It states a weight limit of 80kg but I do wonder about that.

For us it has been fine, I do hold it to keep it steady but it takes her weight without issue.

Nap, I feel your pain. The things we do!!

JL - thankyou, am off to Google.

I got one for our old mastiff boy who weighed about 70kg on Amazon, I think it was by Doghealth? It gave him a complete new lease of life as he could finally get in and out of the car without it hurting him. It took a bit of persuasion to get him to use it in the beginning but after a few days he loved it. He didn't always wait for it to be folded out for him to get out though bless him!

So they do exist!

Canine arthritis management can be found on Facebook and have an amazing website. Also a forum where there are a few threads on car ramps :)

Thankyou, will do a little light reading tonight

Maybe worth googlung folding wheelchair ramps
These obviously designed for heavier weights and often have handal

We have one from www.safedog.co.uk - expensive but does take the weight.

Thanks - will take a look

We got a ramp for our Lab - but she immediately recognised it as a dog trap and refuses to go anywhere near it.

Well.....I tried DDog with a friends ramp today.

Or - put it like this - I tried DDog with a friends ramp today.

It didn’t go well. At all. Nada. Zilch. Nothing.
Not even with biscuits as bribery

What do I do now??

He is in so much pain, I actually cry when I have to try & get him into the car.

We have an aluminium dog ramp. Quite heavy and unwieldy. However it is strong and stable.
Dog (40kg) Labrador) was initially reluctant. But

• she likes car trips
• she loves food

So we laid a trail of snacks up the ramp and into the boot...
A bit of a bum shove and she was in.

I laid out biscuits on the ramp
My friend even went up the damn thing ln all fours herself to show my pooch!

He is nervous of new textures underfoot.

He won’t go near it, in fact he ran indoors shaking.

Try putting the ramp on the floor, perhaps in the house, let him get used to it. Then try gradually increasing the height. Use high value treats - freshly cooked chicken perhaps. Slowly slowly ... try not to get stressed. I feel for you, hope you sort it soon.

I wasn't sure what Old GoldieDog would make of the ramp so I had it flat on the floor for a while and led her over a few times with treats.

She's an ex agility dog so used to various ramps and heights so it wasn't an issue at all.

Hope you get your boy used to it Poi.

Orvis. We had a standard tri fold one, but new car was higher so needed longer ramp. Not cheap but we got this one http://www.orvis.co.uk/p/natural-step-dog-ramp/161m DDog happy with it until November last year, when legs just couldn't cope any more. ((DDog is 14.5 and around 45kg). This ramp v light and doesn't take up much space.

I got a ramp for my 60kg dog last week - we got a Solvit deluxe. Fairly expensive, but it’s aluminium and only weighs 6kg. Ddog has taken a little convincing but now seems to get the hang of it.