K-9 Cart Co East June 2011 Newsletter

Often owners call us asking us to compare the original K-9 Cart to other dog wheelchairs.  However, we seldom have the opportunity to assess our competitors.  Most people struggle to afford a single wheelchair and are unlikely to be able to purchase a second wheelchair when the first dog wheelchair does not work out.  Two years ago, we did compare our K9 Carts East wheelchair to our competitors on our blog. Almost immediately, a "growl" was heard from one of these competitors because we said their wheelchairs were heavy. Over the last few months, we've been watching Eddie's Wheels duke it out with Walkin' Wheels, who sells foreign-made, mass-produced dog carts. According to Eddie's wheels,

Walkin' Wheels are 20% heavier than Eddie's dog wheelchairs!  So how do K-9Cart.com dog wheelchairs compare in weight?   about the our head-to-head comparison.

Originally the plan was to provide K9 Carts from East and West Coast locations based on Dr. Parkes' dog wheelchair patent to better serve the public.  However, over the past several years, K-9 Carts West has chosen to not take advantage of the constant upgrades, improvements, and innovations undertaken by Dr. Parkes at K-9 Carts East.  

"Pablo," a French Bulldog from New York City was

fortunate enough to find K-9 Cart Co East after having purchased an K9 Carts West Design (aka Pet Mobility Rehab). The poor leg ring padding and small wheels on K-9 Carts West cart had led to instabilities giving Pablo groin ulcerations.  Not only was Pablo much happier in a K-9 Cart Co East dog wheelchair, Dr. Parkes was able to revamp his other cart so now Pablo has a cart for home and one for the shore.  to see Pablo's video.

We are partial to our K-9 Cart exclusive EZ Sling, which is based on our padded leg ring support, for a rear harness. The Walkbout rear harnesses, which are designed and sold by Cathy Erwin for a long, long time, show her ingenuity and care for dogs! These neoprene harnesses give a lot of support and have sturdy handles. The thing owners like the most is that once you put them on, you can leave them on. Since Cathy is from California, we think she was inspired by the surfers, but we are not sure about that.  Just make