Dog
Boots For Winter - Muttluks Dog Booties Review
Dog Boots
For Winter
Up
here in Canada, a lot of road salt is used during the
winters. When I take my dogs outside for walks, their paws can
get very irritated by the salt. In fact, my girl Roxie has
been known to stop walking altogether and sometimes even yelp a bit
because of the salt. She really does not like the road salt
at all. So we started to look into dog boots or dog booties
as they are sometimes known.
The first brand we tried were like balloons. We couldn't even
get them onto the dogs' paws. So I returned them to the store
and bought another brand called Muttluks. This brand was also
not easy to put on but at least was much easier compared to the first
brand. I don't think any dog boots are easy to put on.
Review
Of Dog Boots For Winter
Muttluks
Dog Boots
The
Muttluks dog boots look well constructed, durable and the fleece
lined model seemed warm for my dogs. It does still take some
getting use to putting them on but with time, it gets a bit
easier. One trick I do is roll up the top cloth part first as
you will see in the accompanying video above. This is when basic
dog obedience training comes in handy to ensure that your dog will
cooperature while you struggle to put the dog booties on - see below
for my free dog training video.
The
first few
times out with the Muttluks dog boots, some of the boots did come
off.
Fortunately, these test runs were only out in the backyard so all
boots were recovered. I learned that the dog boots must be
put on all
the way so that the dog's toenails are touching the end of the
boot.
Also, the velcro strap must be on fairly tight and above the ankle area
rather than below. With a tight strap above the ankle,
chances of the
dog boots coming off are much reduced.
The dogs were a bit awkward
with the boots at first but once outside, they quickly
adjusted. Now
they can do a pretty good trot with them on during walks.
My Dogs With Their
Dog Boots On
Our Position On
Dog Booties
Speaking
of walks, we will use the dog booties only if we are going out on the
roads where there is salt. If we go out in the backyard area
only, we
won't bother with the Muttluks dog boots since there isn't any road
salt out there. If my dogs start feeling cold in their feet,
they can
simply come back inside anytime they want as the back door is always
slightly open.
Continuing on with dog walks, we actually don't
have to go out if weather conditions are bad. We just go out
for fun
and exercise since both of my dogs are totally potty trained indoors to
use a dog litter box. See my article and video on No More Bad
Weather
Dog Walks.
Dog Boots Drying
Off After A Winter Walk
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Essential commands including
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