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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks all, from OP. Our dog is 75 lbs so I can’t carry him at all and DH isn’t comfortable doing so on the stairs. There is a carpeted runner on the stairs, but I agree our dog slips sometimes on the hardwoods so maybe that has him concerned. I don’t *think* this is pain related as he doesn’t wimper or cry out when he puts his front paws on the first step (thereby putting weight on the hind legs). But what do I know. There is one step up and then a very very small “landing” (basically an oversized step) and then the stairs go up at a 90 degree angle from that first step. It is on the landing area where the dog gets stuck going up. I have wondered if the small size of the landing plus the need to “relaunch” himself from that point (since his momentum from the first step has stopped) now inhibits his ability to get the momentum to go up (even though this wasn’t a problem for 12 plus years- maybe it is some pain or poor eyesight or dementia?). [/quote]
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