My doxie is now 7 years old, so she is a little slow at learning new things. But she is learning to use the ramp. I made her one for the bed, and so she is used to a ramp, plus I have one out front for my rolling walker. The only problem is that sometimes she wants to go half way down and then jump off the ramp, rather than go all the way down. If there was someway to put side rails on it, it would be more useful for some.