Husband is out of town and 6 am rolled around too early today. I let Ernie out and then he will usually go right back to bed on the dog bed next to our bed. Not this morning....he wanted to bark at the cats and play. Me being way too tired to deal, broke the cardinal rule and put him on our bed where he promptly fell back asleep for three wonderful hours. Our dogs have always slept on our bed, but they were boxers who could get on and off by themselves. How do you guys get your bullies on and off your bed? He is over 30 pounds right now and I am not going to be able to lift him that well when he is bigger and I KNOW there is no way he is going to be quiet about not getting back on that bed! Do the dog stairs work or are they too flimsy?