Animal ladders and methods of using the same

A method for facilitating in enable an animal to exit a body of water and access a structure surface located above a top surface of said body of water;

• said method comprises:
• providing a ladder assembly;
• said ladder assembly comprising a ladder and a mounting bracket;
• said ladder is configured to releasably connect to said mounting bracket by a releasable connection arrangement;
• said mounting bracket is configured to connect to a structure to which said ladder assembly is to be connected thereto;
• said ladder includes a) a first ladder arm and a second ladder arm, b) a plurality of step arms, and c) a plurality of steps;
• said plurality of steps are rotatably positioned between said first and second ladder arms to enable said steps to move between a folded orientation and an unfolded orientation;
• each of said step arms are movable connected to two of said steps that are adjacently position to one another;
• connecting said mounting bracket to a portion of said structure;
• unfolding said ladder such that a bottom portion of said ladder is located closed adjacent to a top surface of said body of water or submerged in said body of water;
• unfolding said plurality of steps to said unfolded orientation;
• and
• allowing said animal to climb said plurality of steps so that said animal can exit said body of water and access said structure.