[nagdu] Going out in the cold

[Margo and Elmo]

Liz, hi.  Here's what I do.  I have elmo lie on his side and rest.  it took 
a little bit to get us both in the routine. Anyway, while elmo is lying on 
his side, i put the Musher's Secret on his paws.  While continuing to lie on 
his side, we wait for about ten minutes and listen to good music or watch 
the news or something and let the Musher's Secret soak into his paws. then 
we go about our business.  by the time the ten minutes is up, the stuff has 
soaked pretty much into the paws.  this is how I've gotten around the 
wondering if I'll stain anything by using the Musher's Secret.

margo and Elmo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Campbell" <batescampbell at charter.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going out in the cold


> HI Margo,
>
> I bought some Musher's Secret, but I haven't used it much.  I believe it 
> is also useful in hot weather to help protect our dogs' pads from the hot 
> pavement.
>
> I was wondering ifyou have difficulty with Mushers secret getting on to 
> carpet or wood floors and causing stains?
>
> I haven't but was wondering, as it is kind of like applying vaseline.
>
> I haven't tried it on Gabe, but I used it a couple of times for Bates 
> because he also wouldn't wear the booties.
>
> Gabe thinks the booties are all about having fun and starting to play, so 
> I need to work with him a bit more in understanding that he needs to 
> settle when I'm trying to put his boots on.
>
> Liz and Gabe
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Margo and Elmo" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going out in the cold
>
>
>> elmo will not wear boots no matter how much i've tried to convince him 
>> this could be a good thing.  We do fine. it's cold here in buffalo.  he 
>> does not wear boots; he wears Musher's Secret.  We're very careful and 
>> he's fine.
>>
>> margo andElmo
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "AnnaLisa Anderson" <annalisa at sector14.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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>> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Going out in the cold
>>
>>
>>> Tracy,
>>>
>>> Yes, I agree with that totally, and I don't feel guilty.   Sunny can 
>>> handle
>>> it just fine.  I put boots on her once this year for the first time, and 
>>> she
>>> kept losing her footing in them.  So I didn't try that again.  I put
>>> Musher's Secret on her paws to help cut down the ice balls, and though 
>>> she
>>> does get the occasional ice ball between her toes when it's really cold, 
>>> she
>>> always lets me know immediately so I can get it out, and we go on.  No
>>> biggie.
>>>
>>> AnnaLisa and Sundance, who handles the cold better than I do most often
>>>
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