Dog ramps make transporting your pooch easier for the both of you
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While some dogs find entering and exiting your vehicle easy, others find this task more challenging. Small puppies, short-legged dog breeds like corgis and dachshunds, senior dogs with arthritis, and dogs with joint dysplasia tend to fall into this second category. Here are a few highly rated products you should consider if you’re shopping for a dog ramp for your vehicle.
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PetSafe Happy Ride Extra Long Telescoping Dog Ramp
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If you’re looking for a heavy-duty dog ramp that can support dogs weighing up to 300 pounds, the PetSafe Happy Ride Extra Long Telescoping Dog Ramp gets excellent reviews. It can extend from 47 inches to 87 inches depending on how steep or gradual you want the incline of the ramp to be. And with an 18-pound weight, it’s fairly easy to attach and detach when not in use. At the time of writing, this ramp is available from Amazon for under $150.
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Gen7Pets Natural Step Ramp for Pets
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For a more natural-looking ramp, go with the Gen7Pets Natural Step Ramp for Pets. It’s covered in artificial turf, making it easier to persuade hesitant dogs to use it. It comes in two sizes — mini or large — to suit different sized dogs and vehicle heights. The mini opens up to 42 inches long and collapses to 21 inches for easy storage. The large one opens up to 72 inches long and folds down to 36 inches when you’re not using it. At the time of writing, the mini is $69.99 and the large is $99.95 if you purchase it via Amazon.
PortablePet Twistep Pet Step
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Though not technically a ramp, we’ve included the PortablePet Twistep Pet Step in case you need a more hitch-friendly product for your SUV or truck. This helpful assist step comes with a free threaded hitch lock so it’s ready for installation. It fits with both 1.25-inch and 2-inch hitch receivers and has a 6-inch adjustable range to accommodate a variety of hitch types. Best of all: the step rotates beneath the vehicle when you’re not using it, so it’s out of the way. At the time of writing, this product is available on Amazon for less than $260.
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Whitney Russell is a current resident of Dayton, though her spirit can be found beach-bumming on Puerto Rico (the land of her half-Puerto Rican heritage). When not adventuring through the exciting world of car news, she can be found hiking with her husband and their two dogs, motorcycling, visiting her cute nephews and nieces, discovering new memes, reorganizing and/or decorating some corner of the world, researching random things, and escaping into a great movie, poem, or short story. See more articles by Whitney.
