Dog boots...

Re: Dog boots...

emilyjane — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:36:46 GMT

Heya,

The Mikki ones are rubbish aren't they! - don't think the laces are the best idea.
Only other ones I know of atm are these Trixie ones: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Professional-Walker-Boots-Pack/dp/B001FVPSI2

They have a lot tougher soles than the Mikki and do up tighter. :)

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:49:31 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, will look into them all

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funkyfish — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:22:04 GMT

Damn, its snowpawstore.com, sorry! They have lots of cool stuff on there, bought a scooter a couple years ago, my dogs love it! Took them no time to learn to pull it, didn't spoil their lead manors either. They sell good harnesses (love the manmatt ones) and paw stuff to stop snow and ice balling up and a good slave to help splits and cuts. Just lots of good winter kit really!

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funkyfish — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:19:06 GMT

Hi www.snowpawstore.co.uk have a goos selection of boots. I used the ploar fleece ones for my boy after a cut pad, he wouldnt tolerate a bandage but was fine in these, they are thick fleece, nice and padded. Used the Ruffwear grip trex after on walks as was sensitive on his pad for a while. They do a good neoprene boot as well.

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Gemma Burden RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:21:22 GMT

I'm pretty sure these are the boots my client was using http://www.backcountryk9.com/307/0/Products.aspx . She has had so many problems with boots for her mastiff (she even had problems with the Ruff Wear ones which I was suprised about), but these looked great. She showed me one that her dog had been wearing for a couple of weeks and it looked like new.

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:38:44 GMT

Well as far as I'm aware there's not a BFA rule governing use of springs....heehee

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:35:24 GMT

You could replace her legs with springs!

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:32:27 GMT

Yeah, the only prob with the lack of legs would be getting over the Flyball jumps....at least she'd only measure 7in rather than 12in, and drop the jumps for the other dogs on the team! One way to make a Flyball height dog!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:29:53 GMT

Fab will get measuring him and see if I can find it in the UK, if not will get one from US Hehehe, rolling Dotty image in my head lol!

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:15:32 GMT

Dotty's is the older version of the Skyliner - the 'everyday' boot - I find it's adjustable enough to fit front or back paw, and when she completely ripped the nail off the rt hind and had it dressed, the same boot just fit neatly over the dressing. I keep telling her if she injures another paw, I'm going to chop her legs off and let her roll around instead...

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:10:48 GMT

Oooo a choice of types...which one do you use?

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:08:39 GMT

Poor Dotty! Jack has cut his pad twice in the past 2 years or so, then last month grazed his foot it appeared, which is the foot we biopsied yesterday because it's not settling down. So something good and hard wearing needed! Thanks for the link

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:07:18 GMT

PS there may be UK sellers on Ebay...

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Kate Claxton DipAVN(Med)VN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:02:51 GMT

Ruffwear boots from the States are the only boots worth bothering with - http://www.ruffwear.com/dog_boots

Poor Dotty's had a lot of use out of hers over the last year - one cut pad on her lt fore, one scraped pad rt hind, one torn nail on her rt hind and after a firework going off next to her a few weeks ago, what we thought was a fractured outer toe on her lt hind looks like it was another badly torn nail as her nail's coming off on the lt hind now! ARGH! I would say we'd had our money's worth, but I've borrowed mine, hehe. xx

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:45:52 GMT

That would be fab if you could find it thank you. I'm thinking i'll probably need two sizes, one for when he's bandaged and one when he's not, but needs to keep clean. I've got two sizes of the Mikki, both a waste of time!

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Gemma Burden RVN — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:39:48 GMT

We have a client with mastiffs that has really been struggling to get boots that fit or stay on for one of her dogs. She ended up ordering some from america which she said were well worht it as they are brilliant. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of them, but would know it if I saw it, so I'll try and do a search and see if I can find them for you.