Pet Gear Tri-Fold Ramp, Supports up to 200lbs, 71 in. Long, Patented Compact Easy-Fold Design, Two Models to Choose from, Safety Tether Included

Flexes a bit at the joints. But, it works well. Dog is stubborn and prefers not to use it.

I'm super happy with this purchase. I will review this as a benefit to my dog, and then my perspective as the person using it.My 110lb American Bulldog is the product of crappy backyard breeding. He had awful hips to begin with, and over time they've deteriorated. About every 4 months he has a few days where he must tweak something and he's in pain. (Hence the x-rays and the determination about the hips).I decided I probably shouldn't let him jump in and out of my jeep liberty anymore. I need to preserve the hips he has, and reduce the potential for serious injury.My dog is the biggest chicken in the world. He was afraid of the doorbell when I first got him. He's afraid of the dishwasher because I dropped a plate once and it scared him, so now he thinks the dishwasher is the devil.I knew it was going to be a challenge to get him used to the ramp, so I'm glad I started before he was unable to get in an out of the car on his own.Here was my technique./The review of the benefit to your dog:1) I opened it up and left it on the floor right in the hallway for about 3 days. He walked as far away from it as he could. I always walked ON it when I needed to walk through the hallway.2) After ~3 days I got some treats and I stood on the ramp. (Flat on the floor). He was terrified of it, but after a few tries during the day he finally put one paw on it. TREAT! I continued this until he started getting more comfortable.3) Finally I started encouraging him to walk across it by enticing him with treats. He would get on 1/2 way, get off 1/2 way, but after enough treats he could walk over it flat on the floor like a champ. **I found that I needed to keep one foot on it or else it did slide on our wood floor and scare the s***out of my dog, which sent us back to square one for a little while**4) Once he was completely comfortable with walking on it flat on the floor, I brought it outside where we had a staircase of ~6 stairs, and put it on the lowest stair. Then the 2nd stair and so forth until he got completely comfortable going up and down.5) Only THEN did I move to the car. He is oddly more willing to walk down it than up it. Even to this day he likes to stand on the side and get up on it about 1/4 of the way up. But that's enough to keep him from jumping so I don't push the issue.If I ask him to get in now without getting the ramp out, he looks at me like "really, you want me to JUMP? Get that ramp out I'll wait here"-------As the person using it I can say sometimes I wish I didn't "have" to get it out. Its not even really a hassle, but still its an extra step. I think for me part of the issue is that I have to leash my dog and open the garage door to use it, because I can't extend it without opening the garage door and our garage opens to an alley so I can't just let him shoot out there without a leash.I'm 5 foot zero, and I don't have any problems whipping it open and closed. I did have to get used to carrying the ramp around in the back of the car at all times, but it really wasn't that big of an issue.Honestly I think just the hassle of using a ramp...any ramp...will be the same, so it has nothing to do with it being "this" ramp.With that said, the hassle is worth saving my dogs hips and hopefully extending his life, so I wouldn't really complain about it.Based on the dog balking about getting in or out without it now, I can say I think it really does make a difference for him.

Best ramp you could buy for large heavy dogs. I'm trying to save them from jumping but they prefer to. Strong enough for 3 large mastiffs.

They work very well for any animal and a light trike or e-bike

Mixed feelings about this. Plus points - it fits the back of my Landrover Defender without slipping or moving, and it's long enough for the angle down to be quite gentle. It's very sturdy (takes my 38.2Kg, large gun-dog, no problem). This elderly dog, who's just had major abdominal surgery, can be really spooked by some new things, but was prepared to walk up & down it straightaway. He hates slippery surfaces too, so I was surprised at this, because for all the sandpaper-like supposedly good grip surface, he does slip down for a few inches here and there when coming down - perhaps something to do with his enthusiasm to get out & go nice places?! No slipping when going up. Some dogs might find it rather narrow, but he's just about OK with the width, and it was in any case one of the widest on the market that I found (did quite a bit of research before buying).The main negative for me is NO carrying handle, and I think there's supposed to be? The replacement when I complained about this did not have a carrying handle either - all there is, is a thin ribbon of velcro with D-ring, which is supposed to be the safety-attachment to car strap (haven't needed to use this on the Landrover, as ramp has curved top lip which sits neatly over Landie's lip at edge of floor). Amazon have said they'll investigate lack of handle. Anyway, the absence of such a carrying handle is a big drawback for me, as it means you need to hold the item by clutching it with both hands to your chest - I find it impossible to hold the lead of aforementioned 38.2 Kg dog at same time - some might manage I guess, but it'd be difficult.Setting ramp up and folding back down is a 2-handed operation I find, so you either need to tie dog up somewhere while you do it, or have second person to help. Its "naked" weight is 7.25Kg according to the spec, and I can just about manage that despite having to be careful due to a history of slipped discs etc. It's bulky & awkward tho, & you need to be very careful not to get hands trapped in the folds - extremely painful, and could do damage! Am in my late 60s.Going to have to try and cobble some kind of handle together for it. But all in all, a decent enough product, which does the essential bit of allowing me to get the ol boy to and from vet several miles away