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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really know the answer to your question, but after doing lots of research I brought this ramp for my dog -- a large 14 year old Shepherd with arthritis and muscle loss.: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/solvit-deluxe-telescoping-pet-ramp-1172654

Ramp + a harness with handle have him going up & down stairs and in & out of the car with ease.  You can increase or decrease the angle with this ramp because it telescopes, which is great for our needs.[/quote]

OK, that gives me a place to start, geometrically. How high is the seat or wherever you hook it to your car?[/quote]

It’s a Subaru Forestor and I hook the ramp to the trunk lip. As my dog develops more issues, he needs the ramp telescoped our farther because he can’t handle a steep angle anymore. On the back porch stairs at my old house, I telescoped the ramp out to its max because a steep angle was harder for him and he fell off the edge a few times. This meant he’d have the walk up the top couple steps, but he was ok with that — just not the whole staircase.

I wish this ramp had more of an edge so he’d realize when his foot placement was problematic, though with age and development of neuro issues I think depth perception and foot placement aren’t fully things he can control on tired days.[/quote]

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