Barney, as the first posting for you suggested, steps for the bedside will bring you such happiness! You can buy unpainted ones, or buy them at doggie stores, I (Gracie the Dog) am 9, and have hips that don't work very well, but walk right up the steps! Until we bought them, my dad stacked boxes of various heights to figure out how tall the steps should be.

You are a lovely child, and a fortunate one as well!