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Boots for big paws

GnosticDog

Member
If the weather forecasters have it right, and the super El Nino will spell a very snowy winter, I think I should get Oscar some boots for snowy walks and am looking for recommendations of brands that will fit Mastiffs.
 

DDSK

Well-Known Member
El Niño is here in a big way, if it is anything like the last one it will be a very wet winter here on the west coast.
In Southern California we are seeing astonishingly warm water temperatures, warmer than I have ever seen.
We are seeing fish that we almost never see in big numbers in our coastal waters.
 

Smokeycat

Well-Known Member
I think Muttluks comes in a big enough size. I haven't tried them with Kryten (yet, I'm still thinking about getting him some) but I have used them with Jiggers. The only problem I had was that they would twist and slide off regardless of how tight I made them. I think that is due to the structure of his feet/legs (tiny paws) rather than a defect in the design of the boots though.
 

season

Well-Known Member
You don't need boots. I live in frigid winter central North Dakota. Use common sense and if you want use Vaseline or a type of product that you can put on their paws before u go outside. I use Vaseline at times.


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Smokeycat

Well-Known Member
I don't use the boots for the cold. I use them to prevent ice build up between the toes from the snow getting stuck to the fur and building up. Musher's Secret helps but doesn't completely prevent the build up. The boots also help to keep the feet dry. Both of which allows him to go for longer walks in slushy weather.
 

remi

Well-Known Member
I have muttlucks for my bullmastiff and they come bigger. Amazon has white disposable boots come so big they are too big for a friend's Neapolitan mastiff boy.