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Shoes or booties for dogs
We just got a Rottweiler mix, which we will keep in our enclosed back
yard. We foresee letting the dog inside on very hot or cold days. My wife doesn't want mud tracked in by the dog. So I am looking into shoes or booties to put on the dog's feet when she comes indoors. I've seen sturdy dog boots for hiking and the snow online. But is there something more for our everyday needs? Thanks. Mike |
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Shoes or booties for dogs
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, tenplay wrote: We just got a Rottweiler mix, which we will keep in our enclosed back yard. We foresee letting the dog inside on very hot or cold days. My wife doesn't want mud tracked in by the dog. So I am looking into shoes or booties to put on the dog's feet when she comes indoors. I've seen sturdy dog boots for hiking and the snow online. But is there something more for our everyday needs? Thanks. Mike What a sad existence for a dog. Floors can be washed (as can paws). It seems like a whole lot more trouble to put booties on muddy feet than to just clean them off. Everyday needs? Living in your home and companionship. What was your purpose in getting a dog? For me, they are my companions rather than lawn ornaments. I have them to interact with, engage is activities with, and just hang out with. I can't figure out why I would get a dog just to have it live away from me. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Shoes or booties for dogs
"Janet Boss" wrote in message ... In article I can't figure out why I would get a dog just to have it live away from me. 1. They want him to guard against someone stealing their backyard. Sod is so expensive these days. 2. They can't bear the thought of tiny brown and black dog hairs on anything. 3. They want him to become a constant problem barker to annoy their neighbors. 4. They're afraid he might damage something in the house, because after all, if they were intelligent enough to train a dog, they'd know that dogs shouldn't live as exiles from the family. flick 100785 |
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Shoes or booties for dogs
tenplay wrote:
We just got a Rottweiler mix, which we will keep in our enclosed back yard. We foresee letting the dog inside on very hot or cold days. My wife doesn't want mud tracked in by the dog. So I am looking into shoes or booties to put on the dog's feet when she comes indoors. I've seen sturdy dog boots for hiking and the snow online. But is there something more for our everyday needs? Thanks. Mike All things considered you might want to re-home the dog. Or the wife. Why in the world would you acquire a dog with the stated plan of leaving it alone outside? That's no life for an intelligent, sociable animal that has evolved to live in packs. |
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Shoes or booties for dogs
On Feb 17, 6:23 am, Kathleen wrote:
tenplay wrote: We just got a Rottweiler mix, which we will keep in our enclosed back yard. We foresee letting the dog inside on very hot or cold days. My wife doesn't want mud tracked in by the dog. So I am looking into shoes or booties to put on the dog's feet when she comes indoors. I've seen sturdy dog boots for hiking and the snow online. But is there something more for our everyday needs? Thanks. Mike All things considered you might want to re-home the dog. Or the wife. Why in the world would you acquire a dog with the stated plan of leaving it alone outside? That's no life for an intelligent, sociable animal that has evolved to live in packs. I asked a simple question. Then all of you fanatics came on with your hostile responses trying to push your values and lifestyles on everyone. We found some dog wipes for our dog, that work quite nicely for our needs. Also I found some dog booties online that we might try down the road. Now both the dog and we are happy. Mike |
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In article
, tenplay wrote: Then all of you fanatics came on with your hostile responses trying to push your values and lifestyles on everyone. We found some dog wipes for our dog, that work quite nicely for our needs. Also I found some dog booties online that we might try down the road. Now both the dog and we are happy. Mike I doubt the dog is all that happy not living with people, but you can go ahead and try to convince yourself of that to make you feel better about your decision. Wipes? How about a plain old paper towel? Again, putting booties on already muddy feet seems pretty silly. Then again, so does getting a social animal and making it live alone. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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"tenplay" wrote in message
... On Feb 17, 6:23 am, Kathleen wrote: tenplay wrote: We just got a Rottweiler mix, which we will keep in our enclosed back yard. We foresee letting the dog inside on very hot or cold days. My wife doesn't want mud tracked in by the dog. So I am looking into shoes or booties to put on the dog's feet when she comes indoors. I've seen sturdy dog boots for hiking and the snow online. But is there something more for our everyday needs? Thanks. Mike All things considered you might want to re-home the dog. Or the wife. Why in the world would you acquire a dog with the stated plan of leaving it alone outside? That's no life for an intelligent, sociable animal that has evolved to live in packs. I asked a simple question. Then all of you fanatics came on with your hostile responses trying to push your values and lifestyles on everyone. We found some dog wipes for our dog, that work quite nicely for our needs. Also I found some dog booties online that we might try down the road. Now both the dog and we are happy. Mike Dogs did not evolve to live alone; they evolved to live in pack - in other words, as a member of a group. That group can consist of other dogs, or of people, or if sheep or goats, in the case of a livestock guardian. Dogs that are forced to live alone end up developing problem behaviors because they are lonely and neurotic. Problem barking and digging are two that come to mind. Most of us in this group prefer to see people attempt to meet the needs of their dogs. Allowing a dog to live as part of a family - indoors - meets the dog's social NEED. Making a dog live alone, outdoors, ostracized from the pack (family) is cruel. Be sure to come back and tell us how you cope with the problem behaviors, when - and not if - they develop. HTH! flick 100785 |
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