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Top Vet-Approved Dog Ramps for Older Dogs – Make Every Step Safer!
Best Dog Ramps for Older Dogs – Vet-Approved Solutions for Joint-Friendly Mobility (2025) As dogs get older, simple tasks like climbing onto the bed, couch, or getting into the car can become painful or even dangerous. Arthritis, hip dysplasia, and joint stiffness are common in senior dogs, and jumping can make things worse.
By Ajay Ghosh (Mithu)8 months ago in Petlife
Building a Dog Agility Course
I used to love doing agility with Beau. Every so often, when the agility bug hits, I check out locally posted premium lists and run through my many reasons that I can't enter: I can't afford it, Badger doesn't have weaves, I can't afford it, it's too far to travel and get back to milk goats, I can't afford it, I really don't feel like someone playing "embarrass the human" again so soon . . . However, in 2023, I talked myself into two "For Exhibition Only" entries for Badger at an agility trial in Louisiana, just a couple of hours away. Those entries revealed all the flaws he had that needed correcting before we trialed for real--and I do mean ALL the flaws. "Embarrass the human?" No. Let's true "humiliate the human so badly that she doubts all of her skill as a dog trainer!" But being as resilient (stubborn/gullible/pathetic) as I am, I resolved to work harder on his focus and his weave poles and put away the idea of competing for a while.
By Kimberly J Egan8 months ago in Petlife
