It's amazing what people spend money on. They could just carry the dogs upstairs - and I'm sure the couple could use the exercise. :) Rob
Meet the pampered dogs who have their own stairlift
Published on 09/04/2013 09:03http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/meet-the-pampered-dogs-who-have-their-own-stairlift-1-5564928
They are the trio of pampered pooches who don’t have to lift a paw to get to the top of the stairs.
For doting dog owners Sheila and Harry Lee have
installed a £1,500 stairlift for their three dachshunds at their dormer
bungalow in Ossett near Wakefield.
Mrs Lee and husband Harry, a retired Leeds Tetley Brewery worker, invested in the contraption after becoming concerned the pooches were straining themselves while climbing the stairs.
Eldest dog Pippa, six, has previously suffered with back problems and had to undergo a £5,000 operation on her spine.
Mrs
Lee believes her luxury chairlift will hopefully save Pippa from more
pain and she and fellow canines Millie, seven, and Heidi, six, are
enjoying their regular rides.
Mrs Lee said: “We saw an advertisement for the stairlift and thought ‘Why not?’.
“But when the company we bought it from rang up a few weeks ago to see how we were getting on with it, they were flabbergasted when I told them it was for the dogs.
“I bet they thought that I’d lost my marbles.
“But dachshunds often develop back problems and they were struggling to get up the steep steps into our bedroom, which is where they’ve always slept.
“Pippa got through her complex operation but we obviously wanted to avoid her struggling with the stairs and causing further damage, and the health of the other two was also a concern.”
She added: “Our prime concern was Pippa due to her operation, but the other dogs now use the stairlift too and it’s lovely to watch.”
Mrs Lee and husband Harry, a retired Leeds Tetley Brewery worker, invested in the contraption after becoming concerned the pooches were straining themselves while climbing the stairs.
Eldest dog Pippa, six, has previously suffered with back problems and had to undergo a £5,000 operation on her spine.
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| RIDING IN STYLE: Sheila Lee watches as dachshunds Pippa, Heidi and Millie ride the stairs in her Ossett home. PIC: Ross Parry |
Mrs Lee said: “We saw an advertisement for the stairlift and thought ‘Why not?’.
“But when the company we bought it from rang up a few weeks ago to see how we were getting on with it, they were flabbergasted when I told them it was for the dogs.
“I bet they thought that I’d lost my marbles.
“But dachshunds often develop back problems and they were struggling to get up the steep steps into our bedroom, which is where they’ve always slept.
“Pippa got through her complex operation but we obviously wanted to avoid her struggling with the stairs and causing further damage, and the health of the other two was also a concern.”
She added: “Our prime concern was Pippa due to her operation, but the other dogs now use the stairlift too and it’s lovely to watch.”
