Doggy Booties!

I am a sucker for free stuff. A week ago, I got a newsletter from GoPetFriendly.Com--an excellent resource, by the way for finding pet-friendly places to stay, visit, and eat when travelling. In the newsletter was an offer to try some dog boots from a company called PawZ. So, I was one of the first 40 subscribers to reply and yesterday I got my sample dog boots.

They looks like balloons and come in a package of 12. They are very flexible, but don't look like they'd last forever, but are not meant to--hence the package of 12. I can see these being useful for Anika since she has split a toenail past the nub a couple of times now. The first time, infection set in and she needed a trip to the emergency vet. I can see how wearing one of these on an injured paw could help her not lick it so much at least. Also these little boots could really help during the hot summer when the girls have come home with blistered paws.

Anyway, they also fit loose around the paw so there's plenty of room for their toes but tight around the leg so they won't come off on their own.

It remains to be seen whether I end up using them. Anika tried one of them on and she didn't think too much of the experience.

We are going to Sunriver in a couple of weeks and bringing Steffi with us so might try these again on her.