Hopefully your Christmas was wonderful and Santa brought you all kinds of wonderful gifts! We all know you have been good!
Now if that gift happens to be a most wanted puppy, even more wonderful. What a lovely way to share some love with a new family member!
With sharing the love, you will also want to share some really important healthy ways to look after your new best friend.
If you live in the north, as many of us do, winter is part of Christmas and with that there is snow as well. But if you live in the South, there is hot pavement and mud puddles!
So this product is for all of you, northerners and southerners as well. All dogs and puppies deserve fabulous booties!
Most dogs love playing in the snow and it's wonderful to see them running through all that white stuff, digging their noses in and yes, even turning some of that white stuff a little yellow.
So far everything is great in the north, but, then comes the salt that is poured all over the sidewalks and streets! Yes, most humans love salted sidewalks and roadways, but our pooch friends are not so overjoyed. Why? Well, let's just say that the salt gets on their paws and between their toes. The salt water dries out their paws and if not removed from their little feet, it will become a source of pain for them.
So what can you do?
Get that little new friend used to putting on his booties just like you do before heading out into the snow!
Snow boots or doggie boots/paw protectors, are great for many reasons! In the winter it keeps their paws dry and salt free! In the spring and summer, it keeps their feet dry in rainy weather. Summertime heatwaves won't cook their feet on the hot pavement either. Muddy puddles and muddy feet are a thing of the past.
Doggie Boots/Paw Protectors, come in several sizes for all types of dogs. Most good brands have non-slip soles so that your dog will be able to find his traction on any surface. Velcro closures will ensure a good fit and help to keep those booties on their feet until they are home again.
I have linked a page for you here and you can see that most of the booties are quite easy to put on and take off. There are even more advanced "Suspender booties" for those dogs who manage to get out of almost everything.
Once you dog is trained to wear these booties, they will want to wear them. Their paws will not suffer any ill effects of being in the salted areas and the comfort will be worth the time it takes to train your dog.
Now if you have gotten your dog as a puppy, it will just become part of his training as you get to know each other. Older dogs might take a little longer. But you will be happy that part of your daily walk does not include washing your dog's feet afterwards. With the booties, they just come off, like your shoes do.
Fido will need a special place on the boot mat for his new winter shoes. Paw protectors/booties are great gifts for the new family member and for you as well.
May you enjoy the new year with your newest family member and have lots of fun in the snow!
