TRIXIE 3 Step Pet Stairs, Lightweight and Collapsible, Easy to Store, Non-Slip Treads, Gray

Very helpful on enabling our arthritic kitty to get to her favorite chairs on the deck and front porch as it's waterproof.

If you are looking for cheap and sturdy dog stairs, you probably aren't going to do any better than these. At least as of the times I was shopping for them. They are relatively slim though, was fine for my dog but worried me at first.So I had tried some other stairs that worked fine, but they were pretty flimsy compared to these. They worked, but they were also foldable and the locking mechanism broke... But more importantly they slid around on the linoleum floor so much I had to tie them to the bed. I mean I could have gotten pads for it, but rope was handy.I now have them on tile and THESE stay RIGHT where they are with NO trouble and they feel waaaaay sturdier than the others I had. And my dog seems to like them more. To be fair, he was already trained thanks to the other stairs, but still had an easier time climbing up these than the others. He is a 16lb pug mix and they are also the perfect height for my bed as it is now.Now I admit my 12lb Papillon mix refuses to use them... but she seems to hate dog stairs in general and she can jump up on the bed herself, so doesn't really matter. She didn't need them enough to learn to use them.It did take a bit of training to get the pug to use them, but he can't jump up on the bed, so if he wants up there bad enough, that helps. He was used to me picking him up, so first I quit doing that. Then I sort of held him and slowly walked him up to the top to show him he could climb on them. Sometimes I would leave him halfway up and try to convince him to jump UP and not down. And from then on I just kept patting the bed right above the stairs till he finally decided to give it a try. After several times he got it. He gets to the top then jumps the rest of the way from there. I mean there were a few times I had to pick him up anyway in the beginning if I wanted to get any sleep... but it really didn't take that long. Don't try it for a week and assume the stairs are the problem. It did take longer than that, but a lot of training does. Assuming the stairs appear to be the appropriate size that is.Basically you're probably gonna have to train the pet and not expect them to figure it out on their own. Well maybe if you have stairs in your house for a second floor or basement that the pet goes up and down, I guess. I could see size/length of dog affecting things a bit... My two are same age, but he's more stocky and not good at jumping which is why I needed these.

The steps were strong and perfect for my dogs to go on my high bed, but they were damaged and I had to return them

We have a 14-year old arthritic cat who needs stairs to get on the couch and bed, so we have a few versions throughout the house. These are nice bc they’re not carpeted on the steps like most plastic ones and are much sturdier than the fabric ones with wood/heavy duty cardboard steps, but they are slightly steeper and a little less wide across than either of our other two. Highly recommend for a small pet, these would be hard for a mid-large-sized pet.

They're decent enough. It took a while for my dog to want to try to use them but now he uses them all the time. You can fold them up for storage when not in use

Showed him 1 time how to use and now he is a pro.

This item came with a piece broken making it not able to use. The box has been taped twice so I wonder if it was a return? I'm very disappointed with this product. Further, now I have to jump through hoops to return to get my money back. It arrived broken, I shouldn't have to pay for a return label nor should I have to take it to UPS. I don't think I'll re-purchase this as my trustlevel is gone.

The package came re-packed. I ordered new and not opened boxed. No discount for that. My dog slips on the bottom curved step. not too happy about it. Guess I'm stuck with it as I did not have time to return it.