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[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

But why not just carry the dog up the stairs

[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My dog hates being carried and fights it. She's only 50 lbs, but I would not want to try to carry her up a flight of stairs.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

And carrying her down is way harder.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Then you might need to carry them down in a hurry when an elderly dog needs out at 3am

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago

We carry our 10-pound elderly boy up and down the stairs. He hates being picked up but is ok being carried in his soft-sided crate. He has upstairs and downstairs pee pads, which is great because it removes me from the 3am pee break equation entirely. He still gets real walks, of course.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

It can be uncomfortable or downright painful for the dog.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I carry my 45 line dog up and down often - she's 11 and only has three legs.

Unless it's a great Dane, or something huge, I don't get it...