I can't tell you how it will work out, but will give you something to think about. As my dogs got older, they became more aprehensive about anything outside of their routine. Even our greyhound who hed used ramps in her racing days would not use a ramp after she learned to use stairs. She would dance around at the end of the ramp looking for a way around it. My Chow was the same. Absolutely refused to use a ramp at all. It may take some patience and time to get them to use it or they may take to it right away. In some cases, they just won't do it at all.