Dog Boots
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- chicagostylehotdog
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Dog Boots
Can anybody provide recommendations for dog booties?
- highpilgrim
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Re: Dog Boots
I recommend you walk your dog on hard surfaces, a little at a time, until they are built up and capable of longer hikes.
This works well.
This works well.
Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
Hunter S Thompson
Walk away from the droning and leave the hive behind.
Dick Derkase
Hunter S Thompson
Walk away from the droning and leave the hive behind.
Dick Derkase
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Re: Dog Boots
i had the luxury of progressing through hiking skills with my dog. in our years together over +90% of my summit list and many, MANY, MANY walks, hikes, runs, camp and backyard-time beyond, he has only mildly scratched a single paw one time skirting off-route around shavano while running from a storm.
if you are not patient enough to work through this with your dog naturally (remember wild dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and any other canidae family members do not wear booties) then i would recommend Ruffwear. it will likely take some adjustment time for your dog to be comfortable with them on, but they make very high quality products and i'd trust them with absolutely anything for my dog.
during the winter i cheat mother nature a little, and use Mushers Secret Paw Wax ~biweekly to help Archer's feet endure the harsh snow-time chemicals used on streets (which are not naturally-occuring).
if you are not patient enough to work through this with your dog naturally (remember wild dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, and any other canidae family members do not wear booties) then i would recommend Ruffwear. it will likely take some adjustment time for your dog to be comfortable with them on, but they make very high quality products and i'd trust them with absolutely anything for my dog.
during the winter i cheat mother nature a little, and use Mushers Secret Paw Wax ~biweekly to help Archer's feet endure the harsh snow-time chemicals used on streets (which are not naturally-occuring).
“To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles.” – Mary Davis
- stoopdude
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Re: Dog Boots
Ruffwear. My dog doesn't "like" them, but he forgets about them within minutes. More importantly, they cinch down really tight and he can't easily get them off. They're kind of expensive ($70ish for a set of 4) but they work really well.
- mtcorcoran
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Re: Dog Boots
Pawz is a thin bootie, a waterproof barrier - not breathable, though
~Meesh the mountain goat
- ATOMEMT
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Re: Dog Boots
Stephakett kinda' nailed it here.
+1 on Ruffwear products and Mushers Secret too.
Slowly evolving your pups paw tolerance / durability...and one can usually avoid boots all together.
Unless you're going full on beast mode scree/talus suffer fest.
+1 on Ruffwear products and Mushers Secret too.
Slowly evolving your pups paw tolerance / durability...and one can usually avoid boots all together.
Unless you're going full on beast mode scree/talus suffer fest.
Re: Dog Boots
Dogbooties.com cheep when you lose one but hold up on our mountains!
No Mountain too steep, No trail too long....
- bwinners
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Re: Dog Boots
I just started using Ruffwear boots on my dog. She wound up going for a swim in them and they were fine. She was used to them pretty quickly.
So I've had my dog for over 3 years now and we've done many, many, MANY hikes. But her paws just don't get used to rocks. She constantly cuts them. I thought overtime they would develop the way you guys are all describing, but that hasn't happened yet, thus why I've started putting her in boots. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with her being 3-legged and perhaps gripping the ground differently, but what else can I do to help her out a little more? I'd prefer for her to not have to wear boots, as would she I'm sure.
So I've had my dog for over 3 years now and we've done many, many, MANY hikes. But her paws just don't get used to rocks. She constantly cuts them. I thought overtime they would develop the way you guys are all describing, but that hasn't happened yet, thus why I've started putting her in boots. I'm not sure if this has anything to do with her being 3-legged and perhaps gripping the ground differently, but what else can I do to help her out a little more? I'd prefer for her to not have to wear boots, as would she I'm sure.