Rita can go down stairs no problem and she can hop up 2 maybe 3, but going up a flight of stairs is a no go, it's been almost a year since her surgery and still going up flights is not going to happen for her….she runs down them like a pro.  She is a rear leg not a front leg…

Guiness is the same as Rita, being a rear leg amp he can go downstairs with the gretest of ease, even 2 days after coming home he sure showed us he wasnt being left ustairs. Going up however is another matter he can manage the 1st few but then seems to get stuck, its 2 early for a harness and i cant really use a towel because of his bruising etc (dont want to make it worse) but he's happy for a gentle carry up them for now.

So i presume that front and rear amps have problems with the reverse of ech other with stairs, rear amps going up and front amps coming down. They should make little stair lifts for dogs like they do for people who have trouble with stairs, because my arms are going to be like Popeyes if Guiness stays like this forever he he :-)

Guiness and Toni x x

It sounds like results can vary, but Gerry gets along with stairs ok.  Sometimes he thinks too much and loses momentum gonig up.  He doesn't have to use them much at our house, so we didn't try using them until well after staple removal, so possibly that is too hard early on (I'm sure I've read about tripawds doing staircases in the first few days – results vary, just don't push anything if you can help it!).  But here's what he/we learned about handling stairs (includes video): http://gerry.tr…..m/2010/02/

And my past front-legger (Yoda – bone cancer in his case) probably did even better with stairs than Gerry, though it was nerve-wracking how fast he had to go down them to keep his balance.

And, speaking of raised homes with staircases, I was worried about too when I took Gerry with me on vacation to Virginia Beach!  ( http://gerry.tr…..2010/07/  ) But it worked out fine for the week we were there.  Even when he was hot and tired.  I did insist on holding onto his Ruffwear harness nearly every time and going up.  He didn't seem to see the point, but occasionally when we got towards the top, it did seem necessary.  Broken record here – results vary, but your tripawd could very well do fine with your stair challenges!

Stairs happen.  Hang in there everybody!