Description
- CREATES A HAPPY, HEALTHY LIFE FOR PETS & PET PARENTS! – The Walkin’ Wheels dog wheelchair gives your best friend the happy, healthy life they deserve. Our pet wheelchair provides support for your dog’s back legs allowing them to run, play and enjoy quality time with the family.
- KEEPS YOUR DOG MOBILE & COMFORTABLE – Nothing makes our pets, with limited to no mobility in their hind legs, feel loved more than being able to run, play, and explore with their family. Our wheelchair for dogs has a durable, lightweight aluminum frame that makes your dog mobile while also keeping them stable. Its dense foam wheels with rubber treads won’t puncture and they will allow your pet to explore all types of terrain.
- EASY TO STORE, TRANSPORT, AND CLEAN – Our Medium to Large size dog wheelchairs fold flat making it easy to load into your car when your family travels or to conveniently store when not in use. Additionally, all of the pet wheelchair parts are washable including the foam/rubber wheels making it easy to clean.
- PATENTED ADJUSTABLE DESIGN FOR THE PERFECT FIT – Walkin’ Wheels’ rear support dog wheelchairs feature our patented adjustable design making it the only dog wheel cart that can be tailored to your dog’s size and changing health. This wheelchair for dogs is also adjustable in height, length, and width ensuring that your pet is both mobile and comfortable throughout their life stages.
- VETERINARIAN APPROVED – Many Veterinary professionals have spoken about the positive impact that the Walkin Wheels have had on their clients. By helping their patients stay mobile despite their limitations, these pet wheelchairs allow them to remain active and maintain a great quality of life. Our pet wheelchair provides support for dog’s hind legs making it suitable for injured or disabled pets as well as dogs with limited mobility due to age.
Douglas W. McKeehen –
I rarely write a review unless a product far exceeds my expectations, and this product deserves such a review.
I stressed out about purchasing a wheelchair for our old lab at all because I didn’t know if it would work, and then once I decided to risk it I stressed out about paying the high cost of this particular one. There are cheaper models out there. But then I saw a review where someone said they were glad they paid the “extra” dollars for this model because of the quality. I knew I was going to be paying a lot of money for even the cheaper models. Why throw that kind of money into a cheaper model I was more likely to be disappointed in? This model was a couple hundred dollars more than the one I was considering but the reviews were very different.
I am SO GLAD I did. This is a sturdily built, very well engineered, highly adjustable, quality product.
Our dog Java is not in pain, but has lost the ability to walk straight. His rear hips and legs give out on him.
Java had no anxiety about the contraption I was building next to him, and was very patient with all the measuring and strap adjustments going on as we prepared the front harness. He was also patient and forgiving as we clumsily worked to get him in the rear wheeled part, and did all the necessary adjustments. Finally, we got him all strapped in, and he just started walking! Straight, supported, and like he had been doing it for years. His ears perked up, his eyes got bright and his tail began wagging. He loves his new wheelchair! He pooped and peed eight away with no issues, and got to actually enjoy a walk for the first time in months.
My recommendation is that when you get this product, get some coffee, relax and take time to read through the entire manual prior to assembly, and go slow. Plan on a couple hours of assembly and adjustments, and an hour to work with your dog and dial in the adjustments. Take your time, relax, put it together right in front of your dog amd let him investigate, a lot. If he sees you in a good mood throughout the building process he is going to be far less anxious when you try to attach him to it.
I will re-evaluate this product in a few months, but for today, I could not be more pleased.
1 month edit….Our dog Java has gone from barely being able to go around the block to walking about a mile a day. He has gained a lot of strength and endurance. He still has difficulty walking unassisted, but that difficulty has lessened. More importantly is the incredible mental and emotional transformation. He gets so excited when I pick up his wheels now!
I made 2 modifications. 1, I secured a couple layers of 3/4 inch padding where Java’s back hip leaned into. This forced his posture to be more straight, and lessened the risk of his tipping the cart. This greatly improved his walks. 2. We live in a neighborhood where sidewalks are not great, and our walks take us across a lot of dark streets. Black lab moving slow is not a good plan, so I wired up his cart with an awesome rechargeable lighting system with white headlights, green running lights and red tail lights. This is an add-on idea the manufacturers should design and include as an upgrade option. Highly effective, and added to the cool factor of his wheels!
I cannot recommend this product enough. This has added incredibly to not only Java’s time with us, but his quality of life with us.
David Muir –
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I bought this as a gift for a dog whose owner is so good to any strays… be it dogs, cats, goats, swans, ducks…Her old dog couldnt weight bear on her rear lega. She is a 14 year old black lab It took a big of fiddling but she got there. The wheelchair is very adjustable, many parts are adjustable even when the dog is strapped in. It has given her a new lease of life. I appreciate it is costly but it has worked.
DH –
DO NOT BUY. We assembled it and took her around the block but she was too weak to pull it up any type of elevation. We disassembled it, wiped off the wheel and repackaged it in all the same packaging. Two small rails could fit into the sleeves so used grocery bags. Paid $50. in shipping fees back to the Seller. Seller keeps 40% of purchase price. Reason – use of grocery bags and dirty wheels! We could have sold it privately and got more money! We are extremely unhappy. Basically if this is allowed to happen, it means you buy an expensive item and try it and if it is not suitable and you return it you lose 40%. Robbery.
Douglas W. McKeehen –
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Pixie is our 13 year old Great Dane. We live in the mountains and walk daily. This year she started having trouble with her rear legs as they were drooping, unsteady and getting weak. She has even started falling down as the weak legs are causing balance issues. Our Vet cannot help her anymore.
However, she is alert and happy, hears and sees well and loves to smell everything. So I needed to find a solution. That would be Walkin’ wheels! I looked at the reviews, videos and the website and decided to give it a go. I ordered it and it came within a week. I used the written directions as I could not get the video directions to work but all was good as the written directions were excellent. We slowly got her used to the Walkin’ Wheels over a few days and then took her on a hike on a mountain trail. The video I have attached to this review is within the first 5 minutes of he first outdoor try. She did an amazing job with her Wakin’ wheels and loves them. She walked 45 minutes on her first time out with them. She loves them and the Walkin’ Wheels were easy to assemble. Additionally, it is very easy to get her in and out of her Walkin’ Wheels. This device relieves the strain on her legs which also gives her strength later in the day around the house when she is not using them. This product is Fantastic and it gave our Pixie a new lease on life. Thank You!
C –
Ok. My bad for not reading the negative reviews. I never usually give a negative review on a product I purchase, but I will make an exception in this case. I received the wheelchair and my neighbor and myself constructed it immediately. We then attempted to get my 120 pound plus German Shepherd, who by the way, is missing a rear leg, into the device; it was not happening. In our attempt to do this, not only were we unsuccessful, but we caused pain and discomfort, along with other trauma which scared the daylights out of my pet. So I called the company and told them why it wasn’t going to work for my buddy and they were very nice and told me to send it back per the return instructions enclosed in the box. I sent it back via UPS and the cost was $24.80 out of my pocket to return it. So now I have $414.00 plus $24.80 which equals $438.80, that I have invested so far in a device which was not used and only put together and sent back the same day. I was re-imbursed $331.20 by the company and they said the difference was for the restocking of the item back into their inventory. Hmmm. Seemed a little high to me to re-stock the item, but then again, what do I know about re-stocking?
So my review on this item is thus. It is well constructed. It will last with proper care. It’s width should be a concern if you plan on trying to get your pet thru a doorway. Probably will not go thru. If your pet has some substantial weight like mine, you might want to go a different route. If your pet is in any physical discomfort, I would not advise trying to get them into this device.Read ALL THE REVIEWS on this product. I am happy for those people that this works for; truly I am. I wanted this to work, but it did not. If you have a small dog, I believe this is the answer. If you have a larger dog, be careful. Think with your mind and not your heart. I made that mistake.
Amazon Customer –
We so wish our dog would have been willing to use the wheelchair, but she was very obstinate. As the return window was closing, we reluctantly returned it. We could tell when assembling it that it was a quality product with a lot of thought and care going into its design and materials. It was a solid piece of equipment…our dog is 80 lbs and it was stable. Our dog does have the use of one hind leg, so possibly that affected her willingness to try the wheelchair… we did not strap her working leg up.
We were a little puzzled about how the straps across the dog’s back would have worked in the ‘x’ configuration as the velcro wouldn’t have matched up. But since we decided to return it, we did not take the further time to find out by taking the pieces apart and reconfiguring the straps.
Maximus –
The Walkin’ Wheels cart is quite simply too expensive and worth every penny. It is clearly well designed. To truly appreciate this cart, you need to have owned a “cheap” cart. Having purchased a “cheap” cart for a smaller dog I can see that this one addresses most of my concerns about that “cheap” cart.
Among the things I appreciate vs the other cart.
The wheels are angled (which means it’s the tire that hits walls and obstacles instead of a steel nut or axle which destroys my drywall – or legs).
The wheels are large enough to easily mount smaller obstacles (low curbs, my toes, etc.).
Height and length adjustments are easy. You might think you can set it and forget it, but odds are good that at some point you will see that a minor adjustment (this way or that) will make your pet more comfortable and it’s nice to be able to make those minor adjustments without tools and quickly.
The option to “solidify” the cart. It’s nice to have to option to tighten the bars of the cart so they are a little less rattly (is that a word?). Make sure that your adjustments are final before you do.
The front harness “fits”. By fits, I mean that it fits the dog. It goes around the dog where a harness should (the chest and shoulders) whereas the cheap cart’s harness goes too high in the front and poses a choke hazard. This one, when installed correctly holds the dog (and the cart’s guide bars) just where I believe it should. And the use of red and blue straps on the harness make knowing which way to put it a thoughtless process.
It folds. The cart takes a lot of space and so is a pain to store in my limited space. It’s not worth the trouble to fold down for everyday storage (as we simply take it out too often to waste that time) but it’s nice to fold down when taking the dog to the park or out on visits which require the car.
The rear leg harness just works. I mean you have to be able to lift your dog’s rear high enough to engage the clips, but it is so much easier to use than the “loops” on the cheap cart which require me to lift the rear end so much higher than the cart to get the feet into the loops. And the fact that it can be done multiple ways is a big plus, even if you will find your way and simply take it for granted.
The wheel supports (struts?) can be angled. While there is a clearly marked “correct” setting for the angle of the rear struts, they can be tightened at other angles. While I currently have no need to use other angles, I appreciate that they are available. One reason to adjust this angle might be to ensure that the rubber wheel hits your drywall before the metal frame does when your dog backs into your wall (which my smaller dog with the cheap cart loves to do).
The elastic legs straps are long enough. Normally these straps are used to keep your dog’s feet off the ground. My dog has partial use of her back legs and we don’t want to discourage her from using them. By leaving these straps long, they don’t lift her feet off the ground, but they do offer some lift so that she doesn’t drag her feet. Instead she pushes with her rear feet and the elastic helps her not to drag her foot back to the start of the next step (without the elastic, she would simply drag her feet forward to the start of her next step).
The underside support strap. I don’t use this as my dog has no issue with her posture in the cart, but it’s nice that it is included (I had to make one for my smaller dog in the cheap cart).
The cart is wide. Because of the angled wheels (and the size of my dog), the cart is very wide. In the case of my Newfoundland dog’s setup, the wheels are actually 32 inches across (at floor level). This means that the cart will not fit through any of the doorways in my house. This isn’t really a critique. Since I like the angled wheels, the width is more of an inconvenience than a flaw. And for smaller dogs (or smaller carts) this may be a non-issue.
There are some plastic parts that I would have preferred had been metal. The leg straps have a plastic hook which broke after 2 weeks, which is odd because we never disconnected them even a single time. These should have been metal. I replaced them with cheap dollar store carabiners. The rear harness clips seem to be working fine made of plastic, but given that they are what is holding my dog’s weight, I would feel better if they were metal.
The end cap on one of the side bars fell off repeatedly (you hit them with the harness ring each time you remove the harness from the cart). A little contact cement seems to have solved that problem.
This cart is measurably better than my other (cheap) cart. I don’t honestly believe the differences justify the cost difference, but . . . if I could go back, I would have bought the smaller version of this cart instead of the cheap cart I did buy for my other dog. In other words, I would rather spend “too much” and complain about that, then to save a few dollars and complain about (and live with) all the deficiencies of a cheap cart.
R. Fairbrother –
Our rottie has had mobility issues since around 6 months old, and was unable to go for more than a 10 minute walk twice a week. We finally decided to try getting her a wheelchair for her 3rd birthday, and in doing so we got a whole new dog! As soon as she realized she could run without pain for the first time in her life, she was so incredibly happy. I’ve never seen her so energetic and affectionate. On her second day with it she was tearing up the trails around our local park without her usual painkillers, walking and running a grand total of 6.5km before getting tired. Before she was only able to do less than a kilometer before having to stop. Absolutely worth every penny and the best investment we’ve ever made ❤
UPDATE: while walking out dog the strap that holds the right side of the chair up on the harness broke, making the wheelchair unusable. We contacted the seller and they were incredibly helpful, sending out a new harness shortly after receiving pictures of the broken strap. Good customer service! I’m hoping the strap was a one time fluke manufacturer error.
Amazon Customer –
I wish I had had this wheelchair years ago. I love the big dogs (mastiffs) but sometimes they have problems with their back or knees. My latest dog Rex is a rescue, half mastiff half shepherd, and is a big heavy boy, maybe 160 lbs or more. He twisted his back playing with a rubber toy and lost the use of his back legs. Went to bed walking, woke up paraplegic. I knew what I was in for, having had an adored mastiff whose ACL was torn when hit by a truck in her own driveway. Lots of lifting for me, and possibly incontinence issues with the dog. So I looked for a solution, and this wheelchair seemed like a good investment.
It is well-made and designed, is light, has good stability when the dog is installed and hooked up correctly. It bears the weight of the back end of the dog very well, and is adjustable to the dog’s height and width. The adjustments are easy to make, and you can make them even after the dog is put in the contraption in case you haven’t got the height or width right — either by dialing a fitting at the joint of the wheels, or pushing little buttons and sliding the metal slats along to the next setting.
I found that because my male dog at first couldn’t even sit that it was difficult to lift him into the harness, and I had trouble figuring out how to get him into the support. It was like trying to pick up a floppy medicine ball with legs and not do damage, so at first I couldn’t get the dog in the way they recommended. I made a lifter, but then found this company had a “rear lift harness” and so I ordered that, and once I got it, it made our lives much much much easier. I was then able to slide the harness onto his bum while he sat or laid down, and slide it up over his haunches, and then lift his butt gently and smoothly and pull the wheelchair close and get him into it, safely and without twisting his spine.
We used it for a few weeks, and every day I saw progress. It provided a way for him to exercise (don’t leave them alone in it as they might try to sit and pop out of it), and for him to do his business in a nearly normal way. It also straightened out his spine and put him in a more normal posture than laying down. It gave his back legs some stretching and some ability to move as well, and as he progressed in his healing, his back legs gradually became mobile and he began to propel himself in the chair with both his front and rear legs. We used it twice a day, for about 15 minutes each time, walking around our acreage.
I’m happy and relieved to say that he’s made a 98% recovery. My back has been spared a lot of lifting too.
Don’t use it on stairs. With a dog as big as a shepherd or more it probably won’t fit down your hallway or through doors as the wheels are splayed on an angle, so it’s an outdoor tool.
Very very happy that I found this. I won’t resell it until I no longer have big dogs, just in case.