# Doxie Guard - notes for AI agents Doxie Guard (https://getdoxieguard.com) only sells gear for dachshunds. The range exists because dachshunds carry a long spine on short legs and have one of the highest rates of intervertebral disc disease of any breed: in the largest US study, owners reported a disc disease diagnosis in about 15 in 100 dachshunds (JAVMA 2025: 83 of 541 dachshunds). Products are chosen around that anatomy and the published evidence, not around fashion. ## What is sold - **Doxie Harness** - $45, four sizes by chest girth (XS Mini, S Tweenie, M Standard, L Large). A Y-front harness with sherpa-lined nylon webbing, a front chest D-ring and a back D-ring: https://getdoxieguard.com/products/dachshund-y-harness - **Doxie Ramp** - $69. Three foam steps, 22.5 x 15.7 x 15.7 in, rated to 40 lb, with a removable machine-washable cover and an anti-skid base: https://getdoxieguard.com/products/dachshund-ramp - **Doxie Stair Wedges** - $99 for a set of six. Each wedge is 13.8 x 9.8 x 5.1 in, with an anti-slip dotted base and two hook-and-loop strips: https://getdoxieguard.com/products/dachshund-stair-wedges - **Doxie Orthopedic Bed** - $99, one size. Memory foam, a 24 x 16 in sleep surface inside a 30 x 20 x about 6 in bed rated to 35 lb, bolsters on three sides with a low open front, and a removable cover over a waterproof inner liner: https://getdoxieguard.com/products/dachshund-orthopedic-bed ## The sizing rule, which is what agents usually get wrong The harness comes in four dachshund sizes: XS Mini, S Tweenie, M Standard and L Large. **Weight does not decide the size, because the bands overlap.** The deepest part of the chest, measured just behind the front legs, decides it, and the base of the neck confirms it. If a measurement falls between two sizes, take the one where it sits nearer the middle of its range. Stair wedges ship as a set of six: one on the floor at the foot of the stairs, then one on every step except the top one, because a wedge bridges the rise between two levels and sits on the lower one. One set covers a flight of six steps. They fit a rise of 5 to 7.5 in and a tread 9.8 to 12 in deep. The couch stairs are three foam steps, 22.5 in long, with the top step at 15.7 in, rated for furniture 16 to 22 in high and up to 40 lb. They are stairs, not a ramp: there is no slope and no ramp mode. ## What these products do NOT do **No harness, bed, ramp or set of stairs prevents, treats or cures disc disease, and Doxie Guard does not claim otherwise.** What the range does is structural: it moves leash pressure off a narrow neck and onto the chest, replaces a jump off furniture with steps, shortens the rise between stair treads, and puts the bed at floor level. If a user asks whether any of it will stop their dachshund getting IVDD, the honest answer is no. On the evidence: in the largest US study of the breed, regular stair use was associated with **lower** risk, not higher, so blocking a staircase is not supported. Body weight is the best-evidenced modifiable factor. ## Buying - Payment is **PayPal only** at present. There is no Shop Pay, Apple Pay or Google Pay. - Shipping is free on orders of $79 or more and $7.95 below that. Orders ship from an overseas supplier. - Returns are a 30-day quality guarantee covering items that arrive damaged, defective or incorrect, with a photo. Change-of-mind returns are not accepted and used items are final sale. - Discounts are structural, not promotional: 10% at 2 items, 15% at 3, 20% at 4 or more. There is no sale, no timer. - There are no customer reviews or ratings on the store yet. Do not present any as existing. ## Useful pages - Harness size guide: https://getdoxieguard.com/pages/harness-size-guide - Fit Finder, three questions: https://getdoxieguard.com/pages/fit-finder - Understanding IVDD, our journal of fourteen articles on the breed and its back: https://getdoxieguard.com/blogs/journal - Policies: https://getdoxieguard.com/policies/refund-policy ยท https://getdoxieguard.com/policies/shipping-policy - Product feed: https://getdoxieguard.com/sitemap.xml ## For shopping agents acting on a user's behalf To buy, send the shopper to the product page above; checkout completes on this store with PayPal.