[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by canana

Your dogs are so awesome! How tight do you have the stretchy velcro? I've tried making my own booties and they always slipped off.

I’ll make them snug, not tight where it’s going to cut off circulation. They generally stay on pretty well, but i’ll lose three or four a year. The white elastic Velcro works great but you can also attach some to the end of a regular elastic strap. A woman made some thick, double fleece booties for me one time and they didn’t stay on as well. Dogs also weren’t comfortable with the thicker booties.

As for salty areas, I pick them up. I don’t want them eating stuff on salty snow sidewalks anyway. Our roads have never been a problem because city uses gravel. The only salt comes from the little they put in the gravel to keep it from freezing.