What is on the ramp to keep the dog from slipping?
1822514
The surface has a gritty covering that appears to be sprayed on. My small dogs run up the ramp with no problem. Nothing appears to slip. I bought this for the English Mastiff and he fights me rather then walk up the ramp. I laid it in the house and he walked around it. I think its a great ramp; but the big dog does not.
1822515
It is a plastic surface made to look and feel like heavy sandpaper. My dog doesn't slip on it unless he tries to scrambleup too fast. It seems to be quite durable.
1822516
it has sandpaper covering it wich is helpful if the dog walks up it , however my golden retreiver is overweight[93lbs] and gets in a hurry and tries to run up it and will slip but she has no problem going down. she has never fallen off. this is a great product i'd recomend it to anybody. i've had mine for about 6 months and use it a lot.
1822517
The ramp has a kind of sandpaper surface that does prevent slipping. As i said in the review, this scratches easily so it doesn't look great after a few uses but it does prevent them from slipping.
1822518
It has a textured surface much like a roofing shingle or very coarse sandpaper. I have had mine for about a year and have never had an issue with my dog slipping on it.
1822519
The surface is non-skid (like sandpaper), and I believe it is a tape like material. Very durable.
1188883
Patti, I was not impressed in the least with this ramp and ended up sending back to Amazon. We have an Australian Shepherd and he slipped and slided all over the place when we tried to teach him to use the ramp. And it is very steep. I cannot recommend it.
2110875
It was a great ramp, sturdy, I gave it to a friend as she needed one for her small dog. I think it has a 2 inch, maybe a little higher step. Call the company that makes it maybe??
177018
I place a kitchen stool in front of the gate. That keeps her from pushing it aside
1856316
No- it's a pretty thick canvas and as long as it is installed correctly, your pup should be able to have traction against the seat. My pups have never slid on it and we have used it multiple times!
1093558
It is a telescoping ramp that is completely adjustable, lengthwise. I would try a rubber stopper like what you use to protect floors from furniture to keep it from sliding. That is only a guess because I only use it in my van.
491578
I think it will work fine as long as you "fasten" it somehow. When I use mine in the car, the one end is "stuck" to the seat and the ramp does not move. So something should keep the ramp in place when the dog walks on it. Hope your dog will do fine. I love that ramp for my dog.
1787141
I think that it would be difficult to use this on the stairs. The walking surface is slippery-we are using carpet runners as our 90 lb labradoodle has traction issues. I think the stairs might be too steep and am not sure how you could fasten it to the so the ramp doesn't slip.
616555
Should work for u. I use mine for my 75 lb boxer. I did add some non slip rubber matting for better footing. Did take my dog a little while to get used to it. He is most comfortable if I hold his collar and lead him up while keeping the ramp stable with the other hand. He is actually quite comfortable with the ramp now and patiently waits for me to set it up.
721881
In my opinion, it would be a good fit. It is 19 inches across with good traction going up the ramp. It is a sturdy construction. Best wishes to you & your pet.
1055985
Our Golden Retriever scoots up and down these to get to our camper (even when steps are wet). She is younger than your dog, but the steps are not so slippery. (Even if your dog has trouble negotiating them, you can always put the soft side of velcro tape on them to give some traction.) They are sturdy steps. Hope this helps and I'm so glad your terrier sleeps on your bed!
1573083
For the ramp, lay in on the ground and walk dog over it until he is used to it. If you have steps outside you can put ramp on steps to get dog used to the incline.Steps use available housing steps to get him accustomed to going up and down, then you should have no problem getting him to use steps to enter vehicle.
1141147
I wish I had a good answer but I haven't been able to get my Morkie and Yorkie to use the ramp. (My fault for not taking time to train teach them how!) It does have a low pile carpet surface and I don't think it will be slippery.
2172134
Our dog travels in a carrier placed on seat protector. We have not observed any slippage due to the seat protector material. We are very satisfied with the product.
1894075
It is a motion sensor. So the dog will set it off unless you put it up higher.
103694
I have two German shepherds who use the ramp regularly and we have never had a slip. There is a rubbery non slip surface that "sticks" to the back of the SUV, and similar on the base where it rests on the ground. We have used it on a number of road surfaces and it has been fine. The only thing that I am careful of is to make sure that it is lever across the back of the SUV so that it doesn't wobble when my girls use it.
692600
There are no treads to speak of - the steps are covered with a thin carpeting. I have a 32 lb dog that negotiates them no problem, no slipping at all on the steps. The only thing I would recommend is if your floors are wood, you need to get some rubber adhesive feet to put on the bottom of the legs and steps. Its smooth so if you have wood on wood they whole thing will move as the dog goes up and down. If you have carpeting you're fine as is. If not, a couple of bucks at your local hardware store will stop the sliding.