The Most Important Question - Getting Dogs In

[Wes Siler]

Feed your dog a healthy diet and it should retain the ability to jump throughout the entirety of its life. This is described well in Karen Beckers book, The Forever Dog.

Feeding kibble, and accepting the health problems it creates as a normal part of a dogs life cycle is an illness all its own.

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[SeattleRanger]

I bought the same "5 stair model" a couple of years ago for my 88 lb. lab/pit mix rescue. It's a little pricey, but it works great.

Does it work with the Ranger when loading into the Crew Cab? I found the door doesn't open wide enough to allow the stairs I had purchased from Amazon to properly fit.

Curious if this one is working for you

 

[SeattleRanger]

Feed your dog a healthy diet and it should retain the ability to jump throughout the entirety of its life. This is described well in Karen Beckers book, The Forever Dog.

Feeding kibble, and accepting the health problems it creates as a normal part of a dogs life cycle is an illness all its own.

Agreed! Mine is on a perscription diet to keep him in the proper weight, but I'm looking ahead when he's old. I'll check out that book, thanks for the recommendation!

 

[wrench]

Does it work with the Ranger when loading into the Crew Cab? I found the door doesn't open wide enough to allow the stairs I had purchased from Amazon to properly fit.

Curious if this one is working for you

Sorry Jay, I only have the SCAB, but it's really a close fit. There is only about an inch of play to fit it in. Hope you have good luck finding something that works for your Crew.

 

[EJH]

Feed your dog a healthy diet and it should retain the ability to jump throughout the entirety of its life. This is described well in Karen Beckers book, The Forever Dog.

Feeding kibble, and accepting the health problems it creates as a normal part of a dogs life cycle is an illness all its own.

Agree here, but I have had my dog dislocate a toe jumping out of one of our vehicles. So, we now lift him in and out of the backseat. Spoiled boy.

 

[peterson1604]

Ok friends, most important question regarding this pickup! I have a 6 year old 100lb dog, and now he has to jump much higher than my 2003 Ranger. He can do it now, but I'm sure in some years he won't, it's a high jump man!

I purchased THESE folding stairs, but they didn't really work as the door wouldn't open fully enough to let them get put into place properly. Ended up returning them.

Do any of you have a solution on how you get your doggo's into the pickup?

Finn is a 95 pound Golden and still in great shape at 5 1/2 years old but I'm with you, there will be a day he can't make the jump. The positive is that he is so dang tall that he can get his front paws up on the seat so I just have to give him a boost when needed. Sometimes after a long day at the lake he's too lazy to jump. ?

 

[peterson1604]

Had these surgically implanted... work great... AFD

Can you send me the name of the vet clinic that did that for you? ?

 

[D Fresh]

I have a 95 lb Lab rescue - he doesn't like the ramps at all BUT he does like the Pet Loader stairs - rock solid and easy to set up on the back seat and tailgate. https://www.petloader.com/

I have the 5 stair model due to the height of the Ranger. It does get a touch heavy lifting it up and over the tailgate to throw in the back but worth taking him with me.

I ended up going with the petloaderXL as well a month or two after I had previously posted in this thread.

Works great for my St Bernard and Great Pyrenees getting in and out of the bed.

For me the tailgate is obviously already down for the dogs. Fold it, lift it, strap it, done.

It's not a good idea to let large breeds jump in and out of your truck. It's asking for injury, regardless of their diet.

 

[12Bravo20]

I've got big dogs as well. Let them put thier own front in, and then lift the rear in.

Works well for me. Even on the 14 year old Saint we lost last year.

I do the same with my 10 year old lab/golden retriever/husky mix. Having the factory running boards helps him as much as they help me get into the truck.

 

[JDowns]

First thing I did was remove the back seat. I understand not everyone can do that, but that surely helps.

The pup is a big boy now at a fit 110 pounds. All the running up and down the hills this year really packed on the muscle.

The day will come I won't want him jumping in and out of the truck or he simply cannot do it anymore without risk of injury. I had thought a pull out step from under the truck might be a good idea. Something attached to the frame that can be pulled out as a middle step like the power steps but wider and longer. He just loves being in the truck so I can't imagine not coming up with a solution. Nothing puts a smile on his face more than going for rides.

 

[Deleted member 15875]

First thing I did was remove the back seat. I understand not everyone can do that, but that surely helps.

The pup is a big boy now at a fit 110 pounds. All the running up and down the hills this year really packed on the muscle.

The day will come I won't want him jumping in and out of the truck or he simply cannot do it anymore without risk of injury. I had thought a pull out step from under the truck might be a good idea. Something attached to the frame that can be pulled out as a middle step like the power steps but wider and longer. He just loves being in the truck so I can't imagine not coming up with a solution. Nothing puts a smile on his face more than going for rides.

So when removing the back seat, would a kennel fit in there pointing side to side?

 

[JDowns]

So when removing the back seat, would a kennel fit in there pointing side to side?

That would obviously depend on the size of the kennel. One of the folding ones would be easier to get in at first then expand once in the truck.

 

[Deleted member 15875]

That would obviously depend on the size of the kennel. One of the folding ones would be easier to get in at first then expand once in the truck.

Dog is over 80 lbs so it's decent size, but not the mega huge ones. Sounds like, it' just depends.

 

[Noface]

Remove the back seats. If the time comes I’ll integrate a pull out ramp but like Wes stated, it’s about a good diet and keeping your pup healthy.

 

[Deleted member 15875]

Remove the back seats. If the time comes I’ll integrate a pull out ramp but like Wes stated, it’s about a good diet and keeping your pup healthy.

Looking at this setup, wondering if it's that much diffent then having the dog on seats? It's a bit diffcult to see, but looks like you've added a wooden support system of some sort.

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