Dog thread!🐾

[MotherofOrpies]

My dog doesn’t get sweet food and gets raw bones every second day or so, so her teeth are in good condition, she is 6 years old, all my dogs didn’t have any trouble with their teeth even though they were 12,5 and 13 years old

 

[ShrekDawg]

My dog doesn’t get sweet food and gets raw bones every second day or so, so her teeth are in good condition, she is 6 years old, all my dogs didn’t have any trouble with their teeth even though they were 12,5 and 13 years old

That’s good

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I will add more oily fish to her diet and see if it helps!



I can’t find much information on how protective musher’s secret is. I don’t like using boots so I would want to use musher‘s secret instead

it would mostly be for salt, snow, hot pavement* and general pad protection


*I don’t think it ever gets too hot and if it does chances are I am not going out and I will still have boots incase of need

I have boots for Denver and will get some for Tucker.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I have boots for Denver and will get some for Tucker.

Fanta has boots too, they where very useful to have them when she cut her pad




I keep hearing about boots are great! you should use them! But not many people talk about when you shouldn’t use them. I saw a video by someone who has a search and rescue dog and they talked about why SAR dogs don’t use boots most of the time. What they said made a lot of sense and isn’t discussed in the ad/sd community even though they push using boots a lot

reasons not to use boots
-dogs sweat from their pads, its one of their main whys to cool down
-will give them worse grip on most surfaces
-will change their gait slightly, which can cause issues after long term use

I can’t remember exactly what the issues where but the cooling one I think is very important to know, since most of the time people recommend boots for hot pavement

 

[ShrekDawg]

Fanta has boots too, they where very useful to have them when she cut her pad




I keep hearing about boots are great! you should use them! But not many people talk about when you shouldn’t use them. I saw a video by someone who has a search and rescue dog and they talked about why SAR dogs don’t use boots most of the time. What they said made a lot of sense and isn’t discussed in the ad/sd community even though they push using boots a lot

reasons not to use boots
-dogs sweat from their pads, its one of their main whys to cool down
-will give them worse grip on most surfaces
-will change their gait slightly, which can cause issues after long term use

I can’t remember exactly what the issues where but the cooling one I think is very important to know, since most of the time people recommend boots for hot pavement

Good point

 

[StinkyAcres]

How do you keep boots on a dog in the first place? The ones I have for my dogs just fall off and I don't want to tighten them too much.

 

[ShrekDawg]

How do you keep boots on a dog in the first place? The ones I have for my dogs just fall off and I don't want to tighten them too much.

I think it depends on the brand too.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I think it depends on the brand too.

Maybe...I got tall ones with more straps thinking they'd stay on better, but nope! I also got boot suspenders and they still come off!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Maybe...I got tall ones with more straps thinking they'd stay on better, but nope! I also got boot suspenders and they still come off!

Hmmm weird! Idk then

 

[StinkyAcres]

Hmmm weird! Idk then

I must not be tightening them enough. I'm afraid I'll cut off blood supply!