My 8 pound pup hasn't been able to leave or get on our new bed and this helps him leave the bed.He is still getting used to going up for some reason but going down is no problem at all which is a relief.The quality of this pet stair is fantastic and the colour (I think buckskin) goes great. The foam seems pretty tough and enough for most dogs much much heavier. It does not slide for me due to how I position the stair but I believe it may slide on certain surfaces like most other petstairs.