<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>For getting in and out of the car, look for a ramp. There are a whole lot out there at various prices; some fold and some collapse so they take up less room. If you have a regular car (as opposed to an SUV with a cargo area) there are half-ramps that are just long enough to get a dog into a standard back seat.</div><div><br></div><div>As for the couch/bed, I think someone already answered, but there are pet steps out there. Look online; you can find them for less than what PetSmart sells. (You can also find really expensive ones that look like fine woodwork, if you're so inclined...)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Esther, Basil, and Waldo ATB</div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
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<div>Snoopy's mom here, as many of you already know I'm a bit clueless. I know that bassets shouldn't be allowed to jump down because they can hurt themselves. But our Snoopy doesn't jump UP too well, either. Snoopy seems fine physically, he can do the basset 500 no problem, he charges around playing ball and can really move at the dog park if anybody wants to play chase, and he can certainly PULL if he sees something and wants to get to it on a dog walk. Now, Snoopy is a HUGE 70 lbs but his belly does NOT touch the ground and you can see his ribs. The vet says his weight is perfect for his size. He is a HUGE bell hound basset. He's REALLY hard to lift, especially for me. And he cannot get up anything higher than a regular stair tread (6 inches). To get him into the car I have to lift him by his harness to get the front end of him up and into the back seat floor. From there he can get up on the
hump and from there to the seat. Mostly we lay on the floor to cuddle him because he can't make it up onto the couch without help and we're afraid of hurting him (or ourselves) lifting him up.</div>
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<div>So how is everybody getting their bassets in and out of the car? I see all this great big bassets up on couches ... how did they get up there?</div>
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<div>BTW ... what's the deal with wool pants?? You wouldn't BELIEVE Snoopy's reaction to wool pants ... you'd think I'd put on a sheep.</div>
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<div>Anyway, any and all advice welcomed.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Dale</div></div></div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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