PawZ Rubber Dog Boots for Medium Paws – All-Weather Waterproof Dog Shoes, Anti-Slip Traction for Rain, Snow, Mud & Hot Pavement – Pull-On Dog Booties, Blue – Medium (2.5″ – 3″) – Pack of 12

A Bootie Nightmare
Wow! I am severely unimpressed with the quality of this product. As was asked by someone on Amazon’s Q&A page, yes, indeed, these are basically latex balloon material and nothing more.Some background… I was looking for some foot protection for my Golden Retriever who gets snow and ice stuck between her pads when winter arrives and we are outdoors. She doesn’t seem to need insulation as far as warmth goes, but I always worry about the snow and the potential salts on walkways when we’re out in the community. This seemed like an ideal solution.I was very wrong and should’ve heeded the warnings from some of the reviewers.First, the material is incredibly flimsy, but I was willing to give it a shot. These, however, are not easy to get on a dogs’ paws. Even stretching them (like you would a balloon) before putting them on did nothing. I was not thrilled about having something so tightly fitting around her leg, but I figured I’d give them a chance since they’d only be on for a short time and not used daily.I may have been able to get over the tight fit (I understand why this would be done to keep them in place), but the quality is ridiculous. After having them on for about 10 minutes, the included photos of the “bootie massacre” were the results. It was absolutely an indication that these would not work for us. We didn’t even get one solid use out of them, let alone getting any sort of reuse down the line. All four of the boots had holes and tears and one came off (impossible as that seemed to me at the start) while moving.I also tried another set on my Labrador (who doesn’t suffer with getting snow stuck, but I thought they might just work as protection from salt) and they fell off of her after 30 seconds of walking. Literally just came right off as she was walking – and I’m frankly not sure how it happened because the fit around the securing point was quite snug. She also had holes in hers and, as stated, they were only on her for a few seconds before they came off.Perhaps for very small dogs these might work in VERY delicate use situations (maybe – though I can’t imagine they’d be good for much of anything), but if a dog is of average to large size, I just can’t see these as a viable option at all. Such a shame and a waste of money, but I would hate to see someone else buy these and think they would get multiple uses out of them when one use didn’t even happen.

My Parsons Russell needed a toe amputation so I hunted the internet and pet shops for a shoe/boot etc for him to use while walking.His legs are so scrawny and paws so naturally thin that I’ve had real trouble finding something to fit.The Mikki boot was my first choice but was unable to get it on his very delicate, poorly foot, which still had stitches.I’ve found the Pawz rubber balloon like socks to be ideal. I have arthritis myself in my hands and struggled for while to get to grips with putting the rubber sock on.Making sure my dog was sitting or laying quietly on the settee to make life easier for me, with his front paws hanging over the edge of the seat, I began by placing 4 fingers in the neck of the sock to pull and spread apart and slowly and gently eased his paw in, then removing my fingers to allow the sock to close neatly around his ankle part, he was ready to go.I found it not only stayed on, but stayed in place and for me, I consider each rubber sock to be thick enough to be long lasting.I think it works well because he is able to feel the ground and he walks so much better with it on.(Brief note of before the Pawz arrived – I had placed his foot and leg in a clean new poo bag and tied the handles above his elbow which helped keep the bag on his foot/leg and kept his paw from getting dirty, especially with stitches still in – so the rubber pawz socks are proving to be worth their weight in gold.)THANK YOU PAWZ. I realise they are not designed for medical protection, but in the house, his foot is free as I let the air get at it. Out of doors we simply need to keep it covered and protected.

Indispensable pour les chiens qui craignent le gel ou la neige qui s’amasse entre les coussignets et blesse mon chien.Très utile aussi en cas de pansement : permet de marcher sans souci de salir le pansement

Para cuidar las almohadillas de mi perrita, que con la lluvia y humedad se le agritaban bastanteImportante no tenerlas mucho tiempo puestas, solo en contacto con el agua, porque el pie dentro tambien suda