[nagdu] Boots Inside?

Tue Apr 7 21:33:58 UTC 2009

The boots, er shoes, I got from The seeing Eye are from Ruff Ware as
well. They always looked like little tennis shoes, like Nike's to me,
which made me double over in laughter whenever I put them on Gucci. At
first, she held one paw up while trying to walk, like she had a limp,
but then she tollerated them more. I'll have to introduce them to her
again soon since "summer" for us in the south will likely start soon.
Anytime we have 3 or 4 90 degree days in a row, it's summer. After
Gucci got used to them, she just picked her paws up more but walked
normally. It was quite funny at the school, especially when going up
or down stairs. I was later told to take them off her when we got
inside, since I started  putting them on her and then leaving them on
for 30 minutes or more.

Wayne

On 4/7/09, Nicole B. Torcolini <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> They're from RuffWear; that's just the name of the boot itself.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Boots Inside?
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>
> I use boots from RuffWear, which are spendy but work really well.  I do
> worry about aeration in summer, since my black dog soaks in heat, which her
> curls refuse to release.  I will probably try wetting them or something this
> year, although I'm hunting for other cooling options for her.
>
> I worried at first about her comfort and if the boots would mess up her feet
> or if the velcro were too tight -- until I spent an entertaining evening
> searching for boots in tall grass.  /smile/  The first time or two she wore
> them, she pranced around hysterically while trying to pretend she was doing
> no such thing.  Now she walks a little funny, mostly just picking her feet
> up higher than usual, but she seems pretty comfortable.  She's good about
> having them put on, while making it clear she's only tolerating my silly
> whims.  I think she likes them better since a few people have exclaimed over
> how cute they are, the little prima donna.  /grin/
>
> What are the barkin' boots like?
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Nicole B. Torcolini
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:07 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Boots Inside?
>
> What boots do you guys use? I got the barkin' boots through GDB because I've
>
> heard that they work well and alum get a discount.  Do you find that the
> left boot twists the slightest bit toward the outside, which is the
> direction that the velcro pulls? Did your dogs stand on one front paw and
> then stand on the other sometimes when they first wore the boots? I think
> that Lexia just is not used to them, but I'm just trying to make sure that
> their not hurting her or something.
>
> Nicole and Lexia (whose still not sure what to think of her new boots)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Garry and Joy Relton" <relton30857 at cox.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Boots Inside?
>
>
> Definitely. Belle doesn't really like them and it's  not that hard to put
> them back on.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Nicole B. Torcolini
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:36 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Boots Inside?
>
>
> If any of you use boots to protect your dog's paws from hot pavement, do you
> take the boots off when you go into a building for a while?
>
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