Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I ordered this ramp because our dog is eleven years old, weighs about 45 pounds, and just beginning to get a little creaky in the joints. He's a very devoted house pet that we "adopted" after being abandoned and loves to be with us everywhere, including the car. We generally use the SUV when we take him along, but in his eagerness to jump in, he's missed his target height on occasion. The Solvit ramp does exactly what it's supposed to... it's very sturdy for its weight, well designed, and molded with generous reinforcement ribs, webs and a robust integral hinge. I'm a mechanical engineer with over fifty years of experience in product design and development, and I'd have to look hard to find a way to improve on this product. It folds easily into a storable size in the car. We've had no trouble with the roughened traction surface, although I'll probably replace it with a strip of commercial nylon carpeting if it wears out or comes loose. Our dog took about five minutes of training in the living room with the ramp flat on the floor before he got used to walking its length, using a little treat as his reward when he did it properly. He quickly learned to walk it without a leash, and now happily does the same thing in and out of the SUV. Very nice addition to our dog care supplies.