So this was bigger than I expected once assembled (my fault for not looking at details), but it could serve its purpose just fine if you have the room. My lab has a hard time getting onto our bed so I thought this would be great. She is too skittish to even try it unfortunately. However, my cats love it and climb it, play on it, and sleep on it so it is now against a wall in the living room for them and since it is a beautiful cherry wood it looks great! Ha! My daughter is 80 lbs and even climbed it so it is definitely sturdy!