Pet Ramps

[UGAalum94]

This thread make me feel a little better about how my dogs have run of my whole house. You know, I've heard that there are people who don't let their pets on the furniture, much less provide them with ramps and stairs to do so.

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

You know, I've heard that there are people who don't let their pets on the furniture...

The Horror!!!!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

This thread make me feel a little better about how my dogs have run of my whole house. You know, I've heard that there are people who don't let their pets on the furniture, much less provide them with ramps and stairs to do so.

Our dog is allowed in the kitchen and her (and the cat's) room, where his food and kennel are. It's kinda of like a mud room, but it's a good sized (8X8 maybe) tiled room. The dog is not allowed on carpeted areas. The cat is allowed in the living room (really, how are you going to keep a cat out - the baby gates only work for the dog), but none of the animals are allowed upstairs in the bedroom.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Our dog is allowed in the kitchen and her (and the cat's) room, where his food and kennel are. It's kinda of like a mud room, but it's a good sized (8X8 maybe) tiled room. The dog is not allowed on carpeted areas. The cat is allowed in the living room (really, how are you going to keep a cat out - the baby gates only work for the dog), but none of the animals are allowed upstairs in the bedroom.

When I look at the volume of dog hair that I vacuum up or think about how much cleaner my house would stay generally, I kind of regret not doing things more like you.

But I think partially because I had one of the dogs before I got married and he was my constant companion, they are both really spoiled and I can't imagine demoting them now. (I suspect if we ever have kids; the dogs will get demoted really quickly.)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

(I suspect if we ever have kids; the dogs will get demoted really quickly.)

When I have kids that are not crawling on the floor or big enough that the dog doesn't mow them over, the rules might change. Our dog is a little over-friendly (never been able to break her of that), and she jumps right into the toddler and knocks her over...which of course makes the toddler cry, etc. Also my husband is OCD about pet hair. I have to brush the dog before she's even allowed inside at all, and I clean the cat off with cat wipes.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

This thread make me feel a little better about how my dogs have run of my whole house. You know, I've heard that there are people who don't let their pets on the furniture, much less provide them with ramps and stairs to do so.

Oh, pleeze! Honey, you ought to see my house. Two of our three dogs sleep on the bed with my husband and me and half the time I'm sore in the morning because I didn't want to shift position lest I disturb them! Heaven forbid I disturb the pooches

[dzfan]

My friend got this for her dog. It looks pretty nice in the room since it's wood.
http://www.petsmart.com/global/produ...Text=steps&N=2

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

Oh, pleeze! Honey, you ought to see my house. Two of our three dogs sleep on the bed with my husband and me and half the time I'm sore in the morning because I didn't want to shift position lest I disturb them! Heaven forbid I disturb the pooches

Sounds like us. It'll be interesting now that we've adopted our 2nd Golden, since he's only slightly smaller than our Golden mix. There's only one sofa the dogs aren't allowed up on, but the rest of the house is fair game!

[UGAalum94]

Once when my big dog stayed with my parents, my mother woke up and realized she'd been sleeping with her pillow on the nightstand because he had just kind of taken over her part of the bed.

He feels very entitled, that dog.

[Educatingblue]

Originally Posted by AlphaGamUGAAlum

This thread make me feel a little better about how my dogs have run of my whole house. You know, I've heard that there are people who don't let their pets on the furniture, much less provide them with ramps and stairs to do so.

Our dog has full run of the house which my husband complains about most of the time. The nice thing about having the dog in whatever room I am in is her alertness. She hears people outside or in front of our door long before I do and sets off the Beagle alarm!

It's funny because when I am working late and come home the pup is curled up in the bed with the husband as much as he complains about her!