A late hello and welcome.

First- good job cracking the 'won't eat' code for Riot!  And good tips for the next to come along with the same issues.

On the steps- do they have good traction ?  My little Pug Maggie was a left rear amp and could do two stairs but she would only try when her rugs were there.  They were outside so it was weather proof carpet that I taped down.

My current Tripawd is a little Pug mix named Elly who is missing her right rear.  She wears a webmaster every day and has learned to sit while I put it on her.  I tell her to sit, then I put it over her head, then I say 'foot' and she picks up her right front leg and I put it through the strap.  Then I pat her belly and she stands so I can fasten the buckles.  Elly is years past her surgery (car accident) and is very strong at this point so the move to stand is not an issue for her.

You could also try by putting his right front leg through the strap opening while he is sitting or laying, then swing it up over his head while he is standing.  Whether it works that way or not depends on how the harness is adjusted.  I can do it that way with Elly but she doesn't like that way- she is better with the first way I talked about.

I've been meaning to get a video and haven't done it yet- I'll try to soon but I'm swamped with my summer hobby job with the local Shakespeare Festival.

Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls