About Ian Ross
Ian Ross is a disabled-dog owner and community volunteer with more than five years of hands-on experience helping owners with dog wheelchairs and mobility equipment. His practical experience includes measuring and fitting wheelchairs, adjusting chairs when they do not sit correctly, working through harness and support problems, helping amputee dogs and producing practical disabled-dog mobility videos and guides.
Ian also cares for Skyla, a double rear-leg amputee who uses a wheelchair. Living with a disabled dog every day is part of the experience behind the Hub: wheelchair use is not only about buying a chair, but also fit, comfort, balance, toileting, paw protection, maintenance and adapting as a dog's needs change.
Independent help — not a wheelchair shop
Disabled Dog Mobility does not exist to push every owner towards one brand or seller. The aim is to help an owner understand what kind of support may be appropriate, where to buy or borrow equipment, how to measure using the correct manufacturer's method, how to fit the chair and what to check when something is not working.
Where charities, loan schemes, manufacturers or sellers are mentioned, they are included because they may be useful to owners. Availability, eligibility, products and instructions can change, so owners should confirm current details with the organisation concerned.
How the information is built and checked
Hands-on experience
Practical guidance is shaped by real wheelchair fitting, adjustment, amputee-dog care and common problems owners encounter.
Manufacturer instructions
Where sizing or setup is brand-specific, the Hub points owners towards that manufacturer's current instructions rather than pretending one measuring system fits every chair.
UK support information
The Hub connects owners with sellers, charities, loan schemes and disabled-dog support resources so buying new equipment is not presented as the only route.
AI-assisted navigation
The Mobility Guide helps owners work through the Hub's information step by step. AI helps navigate the information; it is not presented as a veterinary diagnosis.
Why the Hub exists
When a dog loses mobility, owners can suddenly face unfamiliar words, different wheelchair designs, conflicting measuring methods and a lot of worry. Useful information may be scattered across manufacturers, charities, videos and community posts.
The Hub brings the practical journey together: understand the mobility problem, explore rear, front or quad support, buy or borrow, measure correctly, fit the wheelchair, start using it and solve common problems afterwards.
What the Hub will and will not claim
The Hub provides practical mobility information and aims to be clear about the limits of that information. It does not diagnose disease, replace a veterinary examination or tell owners to ignore professional veterinary advice. New or sudden weakness, paralysis, significant pain, collapse, breathing problems, serious wounds or other urgent health concerns need appropriate veterinary assessment.
It also does not claim that one wheelchair, measurement or fitting method is correct for every dog. Wheelchair systems differ, and individual dogs differ.
Start with practical help
You do not need to know whether your dog needs a rear, front or quad wheelchair before using the Hub.