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Posted : 4/22/2006 12:03:47 PM

We like to bike with our coonhound, but his feet get pretty sore after long rides. Anyone here use foot protection? What kind do you use? Where did you get them? Any suggestions for fitting?

Justine Freeman

Posted : 4/22/2006 3:21:41 PM

I started using "musher's secret" ...it seems to work really well!

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10119&Ntt=mushers%20secret&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1

ron2

Posted : 4/22/2006 3:26:19 PM

Another musher's secret is dog booties. The pads can get cut and bleeding out on the ice. So, they'll stop and put on booties and always carry an extra set for each dog.

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Justine Freeman

Posted : 4/22/2006 8:31:52 PM

You can also buy the dog booties athttp://www.iditarod.com for $1.00 each. I found they were really easy to make too. We don't have much snow here in Southern California...so I went the protectant route instead. The booties would make Marley's feet too hot. [

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jorja comer

Posted : 4/25/2006 9:31:12 AM

Thanks guys! It's getting to be biking season soon. We're city dwellers so he's on pavement most of the time. He loves to run, so much so that he will run himself bloody. These should help his lttle tootsies.