Hitching a ride on a stair-lift might look lazy - but for Henry the bulldog, it's an essential means of transport.
The creature has such short, stumpy legs, that he is unable to negotiate the stairs at his home in Germany, near Hamburg.
When owners Henry Conny and Bernhard Schrader brought Henry to their farm as a puppy, it was easy enough to carry him up and down the stairs.
But now he's an adult, Henry is simply too heavy to hoist - leaving them with a dilemma.
But the pair, who breed horses, came up with a solution when they improvised a lift to transport Henry up the stairs.
Now all Henry needs to do is learn how to push a button to start the mechanism and he can glide up and down the stairs to his heart's content."
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3 comments:
Hi Slavenka, how funny to find Henry here. There are, however, a few minor errors in your description: Henry isn't unable to climb the steep staircase, and he's not short-legged, either. It was just a precaution that is advised for any dog of a heavier breed, not to let him climb stairs before he's fully grown up, to avoid hip dysplasia. You can see how agile he is on http://www.berrywood.de/pages/diary/07-01-fernsehen.html
Also, unfortunately, there is no button for him to press - his owners still have to start the lift themselves. It is highly useful, not only for Henry, but also for heavy shopping bags!
Another solution can be moved to a single storey residential. However, this can be expensive and intense, many people are reluctant to leave, they spent a lot of years, into a family house.
Until now, I didn't know there are mobility products for pets. Great article! I learned something new today.
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