Folks -
I am making a small 2 step stepstool to help my dog get up and down from the bed less traumatically. He mostly does ok with jumping but it seems to be getting a bit difficult for him at times (he'll hesitate and just look up at the bed) , and the force on his legs sometimes when he jumps down makes me wince. It seems to be when he's tired, and he jumps down differently than when he's energetic, and sort of lands heavily on his front legs.
Anyhow, I was looking for thoughts on how to make the treads of the steps non-slippy. Since it will be sitting in our bedroom, it can't be ugly, which leaves out tacking scraps of carpet to the treads. Similarly, I'm not wild about using the roll of high friction tape I got from Lee Valley, but that's a possibility. I haven't used the stuff yet on anything, and I am worried about it's longevity and adhesiveness. And it's not too great looking.
I was also wondering about making some grooves in the treads - maybe a couple of stopped V grooves. Easy and permanent and ok looking, but I'm not sure if that'll give enough grippiness.
I'd appreciate other thoughts, ideas, experiences, pictures of the ones you made, etc.
Many thanks -
Ken