So,the dog and I have reached a point where it became necessay to buy a DOGGIE STEP for him. He is a Maltese- Yorkshire Terror ( not a typo!) mix. He used to have no trouble jumping onto my bed, Then I started lifting him onto the bed. Now we are both too old.
Amazon to the rescue!
I just hope the cats won't take it as their new piece of furniture!
Ha! The cats will.
“Dogs carry certain intestinal parasites, fleas, and ticks that cause human illnesses. Sleeping with a dog increases human exposure to these parasites and vector-borne diseases. Very young, very old, and immune compromised people are particularly at risk of infection.” [vcahospitals.com]
I long ago built stairs for the bed for the little/older dogs to go with up & down when I raised the bed to accommodate my first knee replacement
It was hard to make them stop leaping off, as they used to do.
I did it by throwing a couple of taped-together pool noodles ( those foam things) and placing them at the edge as a "fence". (the rest of the bed is in a corner) so they Had to use the stairs to get down. Took a couple of weeks but the noodle thingy was easy to toss out of the way at bedtime.
I am a big fan of pool noodles, thanks for the idea!
I am sure the kitties will share.
HA,HA,HA!