Dog Wheelchairs for your handicapped dog or pet

What’s the difference between a “Custom Cart” and an “Adjustable Walkin’ Wheels dog wheelchair?

 

Dog wheelchairs have been used for many years. Typically people would build them for their own dogs out of pipes, wheels, and clamps. As it became apparent that dogs with wheels could live happy, healthy lives, companies started making them. All of these companies built ‘custom’ cart where you would take a dozen or so exacting measurements, send them to the builder, who would create a dog wheelchair in a few weeks.

 

And this is the way many industries begin…

 

Soon, though, the desire for dog wheelchair industry became large enough to support some invention and innovation. With the help of inventors, designers, and investors, the first universal dog wheelchair, Walkin’ Wheels, was born.

 

Almost immediately it became the top selling solution. It was featured on Animal Planet, won Pet Age’s Best Product award, and became available in veterinary hospitals, clinics, and even some pet stores. The age of Universal, fully adjustable dog wheelchair was here.

 

The main advantage of a custom made wheelchair is that, if made correctly, will fit your dog precisely. But, as dog owners found out, there were a number of problems with custom-made dog wheelchairs.

 

1.      Up to a dozen or more measurements were required in order to build a dog wheelchair that fit correctly.

2.      If the measurements were not correct, the wheelchair would be useless, or would require a return to the manufacturer. Shipping charges and transit time were agonizing.

3.      If the dog’s health changes for the better or the worse, the cart could not be adjusted to accommodate change. Not recommended for growing dogs.

4.      Often the carts were quite cumbersome. In order to get them in a suitcase or the trunk of a car they would need complex disassembly.

5.      They took as long as two weeks to build when usually they were needed immediately.

6.      Because there was so much labor involved, the cart could not easily be returned if the dog was unable to use it for any reason.

7.      When the dog it was made for no longer needed it, it could not easily be adapted for another dog.

 

The Adjustable Dog Wheelchair, on the other hand, features:

·         Adjustable – The wheelchair needs to adjust, without tools, to fit any size dog.

·         Folds Flat – So it can be carried easily.

·         Looks great – So many of the custom wheel chairs were made of tubing and clamps – this one needed to be stylish and good looking.

·         Easy to Service – All parts had to be easily replaceable so the dog wheelchair would last a lifetime.

 

Once the Walkin’ Wheels became a market leader, the company, Wheels For Pets, LLC, was faced with the question of whether to manufacture the product in the US or overseas. This was a difficult question which he answered by doing “what was best for the dogs.” In order for as many animals as possible to be helped by this product, it needed to be mass-produced and sold retail. That wouldn’t work if the product cost twice as much as the old-style custom cart. Finally, he decided to make 80% of the Walkin’ Wheels in China and 20% in a factory in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

Dog Wheelchair Comparison:

 

Information shown below is from their respective websites as of the date compiled.

 

Getting a wheelchair for your dog will give him new life and freedom. The ability to walk again is the greatest gift ever!

 

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