bare paws in the snow

[sniperjon]

Got the first good snow of the year last night and want to still work my 6 month old pup as normal. She loves the snow and I bet she would stay out in it all day if I let her. The question is is should a get her some boots if she is going to be out in the weather for a couple of hours or will she be fine. I see no signs of her paws getting cold or that she is having any issues in the snow. But I have not let her out in it for more then a half hour.

[ultracarry]

Better safe than sorry.... Lewis dog boots.

[DonF]

And a scarf! I've never had foot trouble running a dog in snow. If it's really ice, that might be different.

[ultracarry]

I use a pink blanket on mine but she does have a alpaca scarf (hers) she runs around with from time to time but it usually stays in her crate.

Snow with a hard cap is different than powder. Just depends in the weather the next day. That's why I said better safe than sorry.

[bluestemkennels]

Coming from a place that gets some snow, I would say no boots are needed.

Go out, have fun. Dogs love snow.

Bluestem

[sniperjon]

Not crustysnow-wet heave. I did nor think ir would be a issue just wanted some feed back. Thank for the input

[Croix]

No need for boots, unless planning on using them in future. Good age to get him or her used to them.

[ezzy333]

The only problem with snow is that if the conditions are right it will ball up on the hair between the toes. I try to trim all of that out which helps a lot. As far as the cold it is not a problem. An awful lot of dogs live in the snow and have never heard of a boot.

Ezzy

[Gertie]

Don't use boots but there's some stuff called "Musher's Secret" that I use if it's wet snow that collects on the feet. Works pretty good.

[nikegundog]

The pup will be just fine, we have snow on the ground here 5 months out of the year and 99% of them have nothing on their paws and they are just fine. I wouldn't think about putting anything on their feet unless a problem arises.

[Sharon]

Coming from a place that gets some snow, I would say no boots are needed.

Go out, have fun. Dogs love snow.

Bluestem

Exactly . My 3 love the winter here . They get the occasional ice ball in their pad. They just chew it out or I help them. No need to "baby" a dog.