PetSafe Happy Ride PupSTEP HitchStep Dog Stairs, Folding Steps for Truck & SUV Hitches, for Medium to Large Dogs

I have 2 very large dogs, 1 at 145Lbs, and the others is 90Lbs. after a few tries both dogs use the steps with ease. They are very sturdy and fold up nicely. They don't interfere with the back up camera or opening and closing the hatch of my Blazer. If you have a vehicle with a spare tire mounted on the back, you would need to take the top step off ( just pull a knob and it's off) It was very easy to put together and install.

AMAZING! I will explain the picture below. To start, I want to say we LOVE this! We have two 100+lb dogs and a lifted jeep wrangler plus my husband is a disabled veteran so he cannot lift our dogs into the Jeep regularly. It was too much for me to do on my own so we decided to try a variety of ramps and steps to help our dogs get into our vehicle. This is the 5th one we have tried and it is PERFECT. It was so easy to teach the dogs to use and is very easy for us. Now, if you are questioning the quality, please see the picture I have attached. We were stopped at a red light and someone rear ended us going around 35-40mph. The bottom bracket of the step bent back but that was it! No damage to our vehicle, our hitch, and no damage to the other pieces of the steps. It is constructed of high quality metal and sustained limited damage considering the hit it took! We are actually still using it with just one step for now while we wait for the insurance company to provide the funds for a new one! I would recommend this to anyone.

**Update** I have to retire my big guy from SD duties so I got a puppy. The steps are PERFECT for both because the bottom step is low enough to the ground that my old man can still use them and the puppy isn't afraid to. I can't say enough good things about these steps. I'm pretty sure I've sold a dozen of them for the company ;)The steps are great and I love the non-slip surface. My dog was hesitant to use them because there's a large gap between the top plate and my bumper (9"+) due to the adaptor I had to use (my receiver is only 1"). He fell between the step and my bumper, so I had to have a welder friend make a top step for me. The company doesn't offer anything in that aspect. We took the cap off the top of the square tube the steps are attached to, and I had her weld a pipe onto a plate. She slid the pipe down into the tube and ran a bolt through it to keep it in place, but also making it removable in case the next vehicle I get has the standard 2" receiver and the adaptor would no longer be needed. She also welded a square leg onto the bottom of the plate so that pressure/weight on it is supported. The plate stays where it is and is out of the way of the steps no matter what position they're in, and it doesn't hit my bumper. My dog, a 110lb Great Pyrenees, is now confident and goes up and down the steps without issue. It saves his joints and my back! I get asked about them all the time by strangers and I always recommend them but with the note that you may need to have a top step made if you use a receiver adapter.

A good friend recommended the Petsafe Happy Ride Dog Hitch Step because my 11 yo German shepherd mix has been working with a canine physical therapist for significant weakness in her back legs. Although PT is helping, getting my girl in and out of my SUV has been difficult for both of us. I was excited when the hitch step arrived at my door 2 days of placing the order, but when I opened the package the bottom step did not have any slip-proof material on it, thus making it too unsafe for us to use. I called Petsafe customer service immediately and they said they would replace the step after I sent them an email w/my Amazon invoice, which I did the same day. Today (two days after speaking to customer service) I received the replacement package, and much to my surprise, I received a brand new dog hitch step with all of the parts and pieces! This product is well made, easy to assemble, very sturdy in the hitch, and worked very well to get my girl to and from her PT appointment this evening! I would highly recommend this product! I am also very grateful for the excellent support and customer service provided by Petsafe!

I bought this for my Newfie who won't jump into my car. Because I am alwasy on the go, I opted for a permanent solution, rather then buying a mobile set of stairs or a ramp that I always would have to take out and put back in, etc. I finally hooked this thing up, excited to not be lifting my small horse, and took off. They sit very low to the ground, so I hoped that this would not be an issue....but, I hit a dip in road, and what do you know? Hit the bottom stair hinge, and broke the black pull out lever that allows the stair to move down and back in+to place. So now I have no bottom step. $100+ dollars literally down the drain. Wouldn't recommend unless you have monster truck that sits high high off the ground. I have a Toyota Highlander, so I don't think that my type of car sits to low for this product. It's the design that's the problem.