I'm in Il, and it was around -5c today with over a foot of snow, and Jake was fine without boots and only a simple jacket.
My vet said the pads of a dogs feet are made with lots of blood vessels to keep them warm, so short walks are perfectly fine.
He suggested because of my dogs small size (he's a 6lb yorkie) that I should do a 5 min walk and then carry him for 5 mins and then walk for 5 mins ... you get the picture.
So when we go out I take a dog carrier with us (one that doesn't zip up at the top so he can look out) and I put a towel on the bottom to catch any snow / wet (I dont want to ruin the bag after all) and he's perfectly fine.
Saying all that I can understand your concern, and I too had trouble with booties.
The only way I could get them to stay on was to make the strap that goes round the leg was really tight.
I hope you work something out that your comfortable with. |