Build Doggie Stairs

Build doggie stairs to help your dogs get up onto places out of their reach.

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Doggie stairs can be built quite inexpensively, especially since they do not use large pieces of material so you may be able to find scrap pieces to fit. However, even if you buy the items new, building the steps yourself will cost you quite a bit less than buying a commercial set.

If possible, choose carpeting that provides good traction. For outside stairs, outdoor or indoor/outdoor carpeting can be used.

The above photo shows Comet climbing into our RV using stairs that we built entirely out of scrap materials.

For the three-part instructions for these stairs, go to:
Preparing to Build Doggie Stairs, then
Build Doggie Steps and finally
Homemade Doggie Steps: Adding Carpeting

If the space next to your bed or couch is very narrow, take a look at the instructions for our Mini Style Steps. Since Comet didn't need them anymore, we took the regular steps and made them a lot narrower.

Instead of carpeting, doggie steps can be covered with non-skid coatings and still look attractive:

• Pigment can be added to provide the color you want
• Add a non-skid product called SkidTex to any paint you wish to use
• First paint the stairs in the color you want, then apply a non-skid coating that is clear

Whatever you choose to build, we hope the dog ramp or doggie stairs you make suits your dog to a T!

Here's an idea we found for a set of light steps made of foam board that can be covered with either vinyl or astroturf:
Inexpensive Dog Step