HELP! We need durable dog boots (doggie booties)
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| There was a thread awhile back about boots, Dawn provided lots of info. I was looking for it last night but can't find it. |
| We just purchased boots for our Bailee since we recently purchased a new car with leather seats and are concerned about his nails putting a hole in the seat surface. I found what appear to me at least to be a pretty heavy duty boot from a sportsmans site called gundogsupply.com They have numerous boots available. Bailee is 76 pounds and we did need the Extra large size. |
| These are the boots I use. I bought them a couple years ago and have been pretty happy with them. They seem to be comfortable for the dogs, stay on for the most part, and still look brand new though I admit I haven't used them really that often. I just hate having to put them on and take them off.
http://www.pawsazz.com/Boots.html |
| I bought some of the boots Dawn recommended last year and they were great and very inexpensive. I got them just to keep the snow from packing in Obe's paws. I do not think they would be good for the abrasive surface you mentioned. We walk on snow packed roads or run through the woods (more snow) 95% of the time.
I bought Obe some of the Ultra Paws this year instead. They work great but tend to be slick on the snow/ice plowed roads in my neighbor hood, (north facing never melts till late spring). The boots seem to be very well made and they do stay on. Even while running and playing with other dogs. I like the other boots that Dawn recommended not as durable by any means but no near as slick on the snow packed roads, and Obe prefers them over the ultra paws boots. Last year I bought 8 boots and still have 4 that are still usable, but need to order more. He wore them pretty much every day in our romps through the woods. |
| We've used leather muttluks and polyester something-or-others and the roadway really takes a toll on them. Of course the toll is less when there's actually snow on the road.
We like the brightly colored (red) ones -- they're easier to find in the park after they've been kicked off. Doesn't anyone make a bootie with a hard sole like a shoe? |
Knew I'd seen dog booties with a tough sole on them, here is a link from a previous discussion on boots for winter. They look like they wont wear out on a hard surface. 
http://www.houndsaroundtown.com/style/boots.html |
| They look interesting.
But their measurement instructions leave me baffled: Quote: Measure the dog's pads, front and back, including nails. They do fit best when snug and please measure when your dog's nails have been clipped. Can anyone figure this out? In the first paragraph they say to measure including the nails, then they say to measure just the pads fron to back, then give a pawprint explanation that also does not include nails. But they want the measurement done with clipped nails.
Measure from the front edge of the small pads to the back edge of the large pad. Like the palm of your hand, the length and the width and basically whatever touches the ground. Huh? |
| I would think the paws on most sheepies would need an XL. Chauncey's print's in the snow looks like bear paws. |
Chauncey wrote: I would think the paws on most sheepies would need an XL. Chauncey's print's in the snow looks like bear paws.
Oh not true. Miss Marley is a medium and Morgan is sometimes only a large and he is a BIG sheepdog. How would they walk properly with a sole like a shoe  |
| Chauncey must have a good foundation in life then because his feet are huge. |
| Barbara Lamb has made wonderful dog boots and coats for OES for years.......
www.shaggylamb.com and click on the boots link. I have two pairs complete with jackets i've had for 10 years plus. Ali |
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