Chickentrain's Dog Q&A

[chickentrains]

OMG THATS SO FUNNY TO ME FOR SOME REASON
I CAN JUST PICTURE A LITTLE PAPILLON PATIENTLY WAITING FOR IT TO GO DOWN

they do have to wait a bit for it to go down

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Crate was to prevent jumping... I’m sure that there could be some sort of mechanism you could do with a leash but idk

Leash not a good solution. Would still require my assistance, at least in my case. Like I said, she goes downstairs whenever she wants to cool off. And if I leashed her, I would have to go down and unhook her at the end of each ride. Also, still a safety issue. Disastrous if she hopped off mid-ride. Back to the drawing board!

 

[black_cat]

Leash not a good solution. Would still require my assistance, at least in my case. Like I said, she goes downstairs whenever she wants to cool off. And if I leashed her, I would have to go down and unhook her at the end of each ride. Also, still a safety issue. Disastrous if she hopped off mid-ride. Back to the drawing board!

Hmm yeah
Special harness that they wear around, clipping mechanism that holds the dog in place for the ride?

this whole concept would still need a platform, so it would probably only work on stairwells that are wide enough for a stair chair for humans

 

[black_cat]

Hmm yeah
Special harness that they wear around, clipping mechanism that holds the dog in place for the ride?

this whole concept would still need a platform, so it would probably only work on stairwells that are wide enough for a stair chair for humans

Hmm unless you could have it turn a corner at the bottom and top so that it’s out of the way and would only block when in use

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hmm yeah
Special harness that they wear around, clipping mechanism that holds the dog in place for the ride?

this whole concept would still need a platform, so it would probably only work on stairwells that are wide enough for a stair chair for humans

And cost might be prohibitive. Remember, we'd be doing this not for a human who might use it for 20 or 30 years, but for a dog who may only have two or three years left. A human stair chair runs about $2,000, I believe.

 

[chickentrains]

throw the dog down the stairs

solved!

 

[SpotTheCat]

throw the dog down the stairs

solved!

That does not help it get up them, I think that causes quite the opposite

 

[BigBlueHen53]

throw the dog down the stairs

solved!

You're so helpful!
Getting her down is not the problem.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hmm unless you could have it turn a corner at the bottom and top so that it’s out of the way and would only block when in use

Might be possible at the bottom. No room at the top.

 

[chickentrains]

You're so helpful!

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