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The first thing that comes to mind is… “why is my dog so damn fat that he needs a mechanical stair lift to get up the stairs”… the second thing, at least I don’t have to carry that fat ass up and down any more.

Apparently dog obesity is on the rise, with predictions that over half of the nations dogs will be overweight by 2022.

Those extra layers of ‘puppy’ fat can put pressure on an animal’s back and cause a plethora of bone, respiratory and skin conditions which can render a pet unable to climb a set of stairs.

Enter ‘Stair of the Dog 2022’, where pets can clamber into a plastic basket which then raises several feet off the floor before carrying the four-legged passenger up the stairs.

Although it is still in the prototype phase manufacturers hope the $8,000 (£5,000) doglift will be taken on by a big company and developed for a growing market.

[Cheers dailymail]