[nagdu] my experience with boots

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

I just googled Pawz, and, although they certainly sound interesting, I can 
understand why you would not like using them.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ioana Gandrabur" <igandrabur at gmx.de>
To: "NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 8:48 PM
Subject: [nagdu] my experience with boots


> Hi all,
>
> Nice to be part of the gang again. Smile!
>
> I have had mixed results with boots and this is the reason why I am 
> looking for other options.
>
> To answer your questions in random order:
> I walk a few times a week for more than 2 miles one way so 4 back and 
> forth.
>
> The only boots I found that kept slush efficiently from the pads were the 
> pawz. I think I spelled it correctly. They are like balloons and the dogs 
> walk very well with them. Downside is that they brake fast so you need to 
> chack them regularly. They come in packages of 12 or 16 I think. Also not 
> nice to wash and dry and a bit tricky to put on.
>
> The ruf ware (not sure about spelling) given out by gdb are easy to put on 
> and pretty good but in deeper snow stuff gets in. They are good for warm 
> weather too and I always put them on on back paws on escalators. This 
> works since they have a rigid sole. I have seen an other of model of same 
> brand that look great for winter since they have a long sock but pretty 
> water proof and same rigid  sole. Downside is price of 100 $ for 4. Sure 
> would not want to loos one of those!
>
> I tried others but like someone mentioned, they get whet and can fall off 
> in deep snow.
> All that being said, if I go out with even broken pawz or any kind of boot 
> I notice that the dogs do not hop on 3 legs anymore. But the paws are 
> cracked and they feel dry so that is why I want to experiment with the 
> wax.
> Like your idea, Julie, with the home made one, but I am afraid I am too 
> lazy and want something prepared out of the box.
>
> Hope this exposé helps some and does not bore too many others.
>
> Thanks for your comments and am still curious to hear from other wax 
> users.
>
> Quick foot note that the temperatures I am dealing with is often 
> around -14 celsius or around the 30s. Again the big problem is less snow 
> but the salt combined with cold.
>
> All the best,
>
> Ioana
>
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