Note to self - really believe the comments from other users.  Those I read included:  carpet poorly adhered, color is dark brown - not light tan/beige and most importantly - the step depth is much shorter than the description indicates because it sits beneath the step above it.   I purchased it for a cat so thought it would be fine.  It was still to short... so I spent 3 hours using a crowbar, drill and hammer to take it apart and then reassemble so that I could space the steps further apart.  Can't do anything about the color and quality of the carpet though.