I bought this item because I have a 10-year-old Great Dane who loves to get on our high bed. It was advertised as good for a larger or older dog's use. Although when it is fully in place I believe that it can hold the advertised 200 lbs (it holds my 130 just fine), the wooden flap that is supposed to keep it up makes me nervous. If it is knocked slightly out of place, this can easily collapse. I don't know whether he picks up on that or is just stubborn, but my Dane refuses to use the stairs. Still, my 7 lb Pom-Yorkie is considerably less whiny now that he has his own way to get on the bed. The stairs are also way better-looking than anything else I've found.