I've done the same for the last 2 weeks for the same reason. Arthrosis will not isolate the dog who is part of my family for 12 years.
this post was submitted on 07 Sep 2024
507 points (98.5% liked)
Dogs
3903 readers
41 users here now
All about dogs - dog breeds, dog training and behavior, news affecting dog owners or handlers, puppy pics, etc.
Rules (Will be refined later on).
-
Don't be a dick. This should cover most things, just keep in mind that everyone started somewhere and try to be helpful rather than rude or judgmental.
-
No personal attacks based on training style or tools.
Discussion of balanced training including proper use of aversives is allowed here. -
All breeds and mixes are welcome. You can criticize backyard breeding practices but don't pile on people because they own a specific breed or prefer purebreds or mixed breeds.
-
Do not support backyard breeders or puppy mills. Please do not link to or suggest buying from high volume breeders or those with an obvious lack of standards and testing.
-
Do not help or support fake service animals. Please do not encourage people to buy fake service dog vest or ESA letters to get around rental or other restrictions & do not give advice on how to misrepresent a dog as a service or support animal.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Because that's what heroes do.
I'm glad most of my dogs have been small enough to carry when they get old. I guess if they hadn't been, I'd just have to be a lot stronger so I could lift them. I mean, I'd obviously never leave them to sleep on their own after years of sleeping in my bed.
I slept in the floor with my girl the last few weeks. Couldn't do it all the time, and she didn't always want to cuddle as she got closer to the end, but sometimes she would get scared and need company to sleep well. But she wouldn't stay in the bed, so floor it is.
The dogs eyes are open. I see this as like the 'I bet he's thinking of other women' meme.
I bet he's thinking of other removed
When my cat got old, she couldn't jump up onto beds and chairs anymore. So I would try to lift her up onto places she used to like.
Cat said no. If she couldn't get up there by herself, she just didn't want to go there anymore. Fierce independence.
My cat isn't old or even lazy, but he's not a jumper (he prefers to hook his claws in something and drag himself up. I was told it was a quirk his dad had.)
So I built him ramps! He has ramps to the tops of things!
...and as soon as I installed ramps he began jumping to the tops of things that had ramps.
I love him so much. Lmao
I believe the C in CAT stands for "contrarianism"
Cats are like our lovely nemesis I swear
If she can't get up there by herself, it also means she can't get comfortably down by herself and she can't count on you being present when she decides she needs to, so I do understand her thinking.
I'm going to ask the obvious question: Why not carry the dog upstairs?
Also, looking at the picture, he sleeps in the day or with the lights on.
This could be any old photo of someone sleeping on a sofa bed with a dog and then someone came up with a sob story for karma.
Dad's getting older too.
I'm old and carry my old dogs up the stairs as needed.
Dogs deserve this. Doesnt make this post less awesome
My son slept on a recliner sofa at the bottom of my bed for the last year our 17 year old boy was with us.
That is what families do, they stick together. I have a 12 year old boxer/staffie cross and sometimes i have to help him up and down from beds, stairs and such...he weighs 45 kg so he is not a small dog either.
Thank you for that story. I genuinely had tears of joy in my eyes
But why not just carry the dog up the stairs
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.
And carrying her down is way harder.
Then you might need to carry them down in a hurry when an elderly dog needs out at 3am
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.
It can be uncomfortable or downright painful for the dog.
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...
"Finally, an excuse to get away from her snoring!"
(But seriously, a very nice thing to do for the doggie.)
And mom gets the whole bed all to herself upstairs 😄