Chosing a wheelchair

[ShilohsMom]

Hi. I'm trying to choose the right wheelchair for my dog. Right now I'm torn between Walkin Wheels and Eddie's. Does anyone know which one is easiest to get your dog into? I have a 65 lb dog and I have nobody to help. I saw a post where someone has to use an engine hoist to get their dog into the Walkin Wheels. Is it normally that hard?

Also, how well would the Walkin Wheels handle a deep gravel driveway and a very rocky dirt road?

[CarolC]

Hi,

I was the person using the engine hoist, but it wasn't for Walkin' Wheels. My dog had 2 carts and they were both quad carts (4 wheels), one was from Doggon' Wheels and one was from Eddie's Wheels. I do not think you need an engine hoist as much when you are just putting the dog in a 2-wheel cart, because you do not have to lift the whole dog off the ground like you do to put him in the kind of 4-wheel carts my dog had.

Here is a demo of off road use.

http://www.handicappedpets.com/buddy-off-road-dog-wheelchair.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T90Mt0OFcY

Here is about the engine hoist.

http://www.handicappedpets.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Engine_hoist_for_a_heavy_dog

[ShilohsMom]

Thank you so much, CarolC. I'll probably go with the Walkin' Wheels. In those videos it looks like it handles off road really well.

[JaynTinks]

This is the 4 wheel one available in UK

http://www.wheels4dogs.co.uk/products/pix/4-1.jpg

It does not have the bar at the front of the dog though the same as the US ones. They are around £400 over here I think.
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