Adjustable Dog Lift Harness, Dog Sling for Small Dogs Lift Support and Rehab Harness for Weak Rear Legs, Soft Hind Leg Support Helps Senior, Injured, Disabled and After ACL Surgery Dogs(Black,Small)

I literally have never written an amazon review, but I feel compelled to recommend this harness to anyone who has a dog with mobility issues. I've only had the thing for less than a day and it's completely changed my dog's attitude (and mine!) about the stairs. He's 11, weighs about 45 lbs, and has been very athletic his entire life, but after surgery on his legs two years ago he's lost quite a lot of muscle mass on his back half. Add that to me having a baby this year and being unable to carry him around and up the stairs, and it's made his confidence absolutely plummet. He's been falling up and down the stairs for months, which has made him scared and clearly caused him a lot of pain, and caused me an insane amount of stress because I can't help. This thing has changed that overnight. It's made going up the stairs fun for him again. He's practically flying up with minimal effort from my end. Just a little bit of lift (with one hand!) and his back legs can actually make it onto the steps and find purchase. I'm barely putting any effort in at all! And since I'm able to use it one-handed, I am able to carry my baby around and ALSO help my dog up the stairs. No more screaming baby when the dog has to go potty! I taught this dog how to use stairs when he was little and now this harness has suddenly made going up and down a fun trust building exercise between us again. I hadn't even realized that I missed having those kind of moments with him! It seems well constructed, extremely simple, but it feels sturdy. The support pad is surprisingly firm. I can't attest to the longevity of the harness, but frankly I don't care, because the relief of seeing my dog feel confident again outweighs the cost of buying this more than once if I have to. That being said, I would be extremely surprised if I didn't get a lot of use out of it since it's engineered so that, with my dog's cooperation, the harness doesn't get pulled or strained at all. It's not invasive, since it's really just a big strap, so my dog barely notices it's there and it's not a fight to get him to use it. Plus the simplicity of the design + lack of buckles or anything make it worth the effort to use- kind of a low effort high reward situation, since my dog needs to go downstairs to use the potty so many times a day, it would be extremely annoying to have to buckle and unbuckle him every time I needed to use it. After months of trying to find accessibility aids for my aging dog, this is the first product that has worked perfectly from the jump. It feels like the first real step in regaining my dog's independence.

I ordered this to help my 15 year old Golden Retriever who is having difficulty with coming in and out by the 3 steps. It's very sturdy and the straps are adjustable. We use it everyday. It's strong and comfortable to her because of the thick soft lining. It's actually much better quality than I expected.

It is not about whether it LOOKS GOOD but its FUNCTIONALITY - In this case you do get both, but I am rating its functionality which is more important. My husband and I are in our late 60s - minor back issues. Our 12+ year old large collie has back-end leg issues with a combo of obsessive compulsive behaviors to compensate for his fear of making it up one wide step on to our deck. He now balks at going up steps, any steps. Because he has some severe moments of cognitive decline, we bought this and the - Coodeo Dog Lift Harness Support and Recovery Sling in size XXL which is more expensive, and lacks the stabilization and safety design of lifting a 90 lb. mildly stubborn, old, large dog. Of the two purchases, we prefer the Adj. Dog Lift, this product. High quality with respect to its durability and design with a nice fluffy interior and adjustable straps that allows us to lift together (1-2-3 outloud) as Dom is unable to jump up one wide stair on to the deck to enter the house. The size L works wonderfully - I will say the representative picture is ok, but you want to shorten the straps, I would imagine, for heavier and/or,large dogs like Dom who becomes dead weight in the moment of flight up the stair. After several days of use, I just want to say I do prefer this sling. One of us takes the front. the other theback, where the sling supports the back end. It is very easy for me to lift and is saving us all from getting hurt!

Product is made well, easy to use and reasonably priced. It arrived within a day and has been helpful in my dogs recovery.

Purchased this for our aging lab who, as our vet says, has “chicken legs”. She has lost muscle tone in her back legs due to age and Cushings disease and she has lost her confidence in the stairs. We use this sling on her weak days to reassure her (and us) that if her legs give out, we’ve got her til she’s back on her feet. It’s simple, sturdy, and does the job. She seems unfazed by it, barely even batting an eye when we use it, so apparently it comes across as a non-threatening intervention. Recommend as a good first step. I would not lift her in the air with this since it goes around her belly. She would either tip forward or tip back. When she needs more regular help we will go to a harness with handles on shoulders and hips to have the option to support her front half or back half or both.

The quality, packaging, size and fit of this lift sling is excellent. The width of the fleece-lined portion provides really good support and the Large size was a perfect fit for my 100 lb. Golden Retriever. Most of the description shows the sling being used to support a dog's rear legs however, my guy has arthritis in his front legs and this sling offers great support for front legs. Once he feels the security of the sling supporting him, he walks almost normally.

My dog is around 10 lbs so I ordered a small. Her back legs don't work too well and she loses her balance when she goes potty and needs my help. Pros: It's well made as far as quality goes and I love that it's soft on my dog's belly. I'm able to hold my dog up when she goes potty and this thing holds its shape so it doesn't roll down as it would if you were using something like a scarf. Cons: Personally, the design leaves a lot to be desired. First, it's too wide from the front to back legs for a small dog. It needs an inch or two removed. It wedges itself against her back hips and causes her to go limp or fall. I learned to hold the sling up and forward so it's closer to her front legs, but it takes a lot of work. When my dog, like many dogs, walks around in circles to find the right place to go I have to walk right next to her and I have to hunch over a bit to keep up the strap forward AND straight up. If I don't, she will either fall over or she'll get her back feet over the strap. With the straps being the length that they are I have to be so close to her that I can't make any missteps to prevent her from falling or escaping. Also, I'm 5ft tall and the straps are barely long enough. It is way too short for my husband who is 6ft tall. My biggest gripe with this sling is that there no velcro to hold it in place. this means you have to hold the straps up firmly in the right position so your dog doesn't fall or get out of it. I'm hunched over walking in circles and holding it up and forward, but my girl can pull a fast one on me and turn quickly so if I'm not on it she can easily slide out of the sling. For a small dog, she has long legs so I think a short legged dog would have no problem getting out of it. If she manages to get her feet over the sling it's a struggle to get it back under her because she's trying to find a place to go but I'm stopping her, so even before I get it fully under her she moves and gets her foot caught in the strap which is a loop. I do like that the straps go across the front as well as the back for more support though. Basically it gives me a bit more control when helping my dog to balance herself as she needs more support on the back end. But, it needs a tube to go over the loops to prevent their legs from getting caught in them if they get out of the sling while on a pursuit of a poop spot. Btw, I did add velcro to this and it made a world of difference. Straps still need to be a bit longer though.

This was a lifesaver to help my dog when she was temporarily paralyzed. I was able to stand her and do “PT” to promote and initiate truck and leg control. I also used it teach her to walk and potty. She is completely healed from her injury with this and miracle Vet help. Highly recommend.