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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2017, 07:53:40 PM »
Lewis boots showed up today, going to try them out next weekend.

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2017, 09:37:53 AM »
My old wirehair would run through a pair of boots in as little as 45 min.  I went with vet-wrap and duck tape, it was the best I ever used.  I'd buy vet-wrap from Jeffers Equine Supply by the dozen and use a decent duck tape.  with a set of surgical tape sissors they would come of in a few seconds.
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2017, 10:56:26 AM »
I've been using Mushers Secret to prevent ice balls in my dog's paws with mostly good results. Liberal application right before the hunt really helps the dog last longer. Used it yesterday and he was good for two hours.

If conditions are so icy or the snow is crusty such that the dogs paws are getting tore up it may be better to not hunt. Just like car tires, dog boots will slip on ice and that is a recipe for serious injury like a blown ACL. Dogs can also break a bone in deep crust if they post hole in during a run.

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2017, 11:34:24 AM »
https://dogbooties.com/shop/500-denier-cordura-booties/

Try these.  they are cheap and work awesome.  the stretchy Velcro is good stuff.  I use them on my hounds in the ice and they seem to stay on pretty well, but if you lose one they're only a couple bucks. 

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2017, 11:06:08 PM »
Not sure what these are but my pup didn't like them at all! They were too small for her maybe that's the only reason.


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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2017, 06:34:54 AM »
What about mushers secret?
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2017, 06:43:09 AM »
My spanial will not wear boots.  My wife and daughter are horse people, and they told me a couple of years ago to wrap the dog with vet wrap.  Works good and it cheap.  $3 a roll.  I even use it in the early season to keep thistle and cheat grass out of his paws.  If you do a couple of thin layers it works well for ice and snow

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #22 on: January 04, 2017, 07:29:19 AM »
Does it stay on and come off easy?
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #23 on: January 04, 2017, 07:39:04 AM »
Vet wrap?  It comes off very easy.  It is designed for horse legs, it does not stick to hair. My dog is a Spanial with curly hair comes off no problem.  I do it layers and he has only blown out the wrap once.

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #24 on: January 04, 2017, 01:03:19 PM »
Vet wrap?  It comes off very easy.  It is designed for horse legs, it does not stick to hair. My dog is a Spanial with curly hair comes off no problem.  I do it layers and he has only blown out the wrap once.

I'll have to find some and give it a try. I tried athletic tape, which ends up ripping a bunch of hair out, plus it just froze and fell off or unraveled after about 20 minutes.
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #25 on: January 08, 2017, 08:04:51 PM »
Lewis boots showed up today, going to try them out next weekend.

Hunted the desert today and had a chance to test out the Lewis non-vented boots...all I can say is awesome. I wish we would have discovered these years ago. Dog ran for four hours with boots on his front paws and they never came lose, not even close. 4-8" of powdery snow with a crust a few inches down. Without the boots, dog would have been torn up within an hour. I can't wait to try the other set on rocks next year.

PS: I only ran fronts as I was concerned with awkwardness, had to stop several times for ice balls in rear paws, should have done all 4, dog had no problem adjusting.

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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #26 on: January 08, 2017, 08:40:43 PM »
What about mushers secret?

It works very well.  I've been using it for a month now.  I don't use boots in the snow, but I've used both the Lewis boots and inner tube boots.  They both work well.
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #27 on: January 09, 2017, 08:51:01 AM »
Thanks for the updates guys. We're done for the season so I have some time to figure it out.
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #28 on: January 09, 2017, 08:02:26 PM »
I've been running fall city wet foot dogs in the desert near Mexico. End of the first week everyone's feet are sore. Put on some mushers secret at the end of the night before bed. Everyone is starting to get back into shape and feet are toughening up at the end of week two. Losing some weight and pads are feeling good.

Only problem people have is weekend warrioring your dog. It is always a conditioning issue. Or, lack thereof.
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Re: Dog booties for icy conditions
« Reply #29 on: January 09, 2017, 10:10:11 PM »
I've been running fall city wet foot dogs in the desert near Mexico. End of the first week everyone's feet are sore. Put on some mushers secret at the end of the night before bed. Everyone is starting to get back into shape and feet are toughening up at the end of week two. Losing some weight and pads are feeling good.

Only problem people have is weekend warrioring your dog. It is always a conditioning issue. Or, lack thereof.

You nailed it, it is a conditioning issue. Being a weekend warrior with our dog is the only choice, glad we discovered boots, finally :)

 


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