so sorry we missed you! Chesterwoods is not far from where we live..about 15min away so let us know if you are going again!

Hi Deb and Gretzky, so good to hear from you, we go to Lake Zumbro. We have a little place there with a big beach for the dogs to run up and down and we are all a little worn out today after being there all weekend!!!

Happy Birthday!!

he he he.... we are currently in Toronto :p My wife is Canadian, so we spend half the time up there :) Years ago we had a gentle leader and it hurt our dog's armpit, so my immediate thought was a harness.

Could Gretzky be wearing a harness by any chance?

[resend] The Pawz are the only things I've tried, and I've not tried them very much. Medium (blue); Small (red) might be worth trying also. Gwynn might take a small and Al might take small on his rear feet. I think they'd be a real hassle for routine use. I carry them more for emergency. Their lifespan may be short. They are extremely lightweight (important).
In this photo, I put them on his front feet at the summit; one stayed on til we got back to the car, another came off twice and we lost it. I think that was the one that was filling up with snow after a claw punctured it.
You have different conditions than we do; I rarely encounter subfreezing (let alone subzero F) temperatures with the dogs.
Musher's Secret might be worth a try.
Al especially can be kind of a rocket, and I think it's just the abrasiveness of snow in between the pads on the soft skin that makes him sore. Sand, too -- roads or beach. I skied up a mountain once on climbing skins -- slow travel -- noticed no trouble -- but then taking the skins off and skiing downhill -- he was just tearing along and actually keeping up for awhile -- he slowed down markedly and started licking his forefeet at every stop.
Bottom line: I'm not using the Pawz routinely, but hoping they'll get us out of a sore-foot emergency. Please let me know if you find something better.
Pawz booties

The Pawz are the only things I've tried, and I've not tried them very much. Medium (blue); Small (red) might be worth trying also. Gwynn might take a small and Al might take small on his read feet. I think they'd be a real hassle for routine use. I carry them more for emergency. Their lifespan may be short. They are extremely lightweight (important).
In this photo, I put them on his front feet at the summit; one stayed on til we got back to the car, another came off twice and we lost it. I think that was the one that was filling up with snow after a claw punctured it.
You have different conditions than we do; I rarely encounter subfreezing (let alone subzero F) temperatures with the dogs.
Musher's Secret might be worth a try.
Al especially can be kind of a rocket, and I think it's just the abrasiveness of snow in between the pads on the soft skin that makes him sore. Sand, too -- roads or beach. I skied up a mountain once on climbing skins -- slow travel -- noticed no trouble -- but then taking the skins off and skiing downhill -- he was just tearing along and actually keeping up for awhile -- he slowed down markedly and started licking his forefeet at every stop.
Bottom line: I'm not using the Pawz routinely, but hoping they'll get us out of a sore-foot emergency. Please let me know if you find something better.
Pawz

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Oh how fun to have a puppy at Thanksgiving! Have a great time!

Deb that is the cutest Turcorgi I've ever seen.

just had to comment on the cute turkey u have in ur picture!!!! very cute!!!

Thanks! I have a lot of fun trying different things out on my profile! Next time you get stuck in Rochester you'll have to look us up, especially if it is due to the weather!~ I don't think any of us was expecting that!!Ed and Gem were absolutely loving it though! Hope you had a good visit with your grandsons!!

Hi Deb! Hope all is going well with Gretzky, I haven't heard from you in a while!! Is your Fall going good?? We have had two snowfalls that Ed and Gem have just gone crazy about!!! Did you get a lot of snow???

Hope I am getting this site right in my settings?
Hope all is well.

I never thought of the name till today! My daughter loves hockey and he was her favorite! You may get a message some day (a week or 2 ahead) as I hope to go to LaCrosse again if not before I hope to in spring...of coarse that depends on pups. My daughter has to go to LaCrosse once in awhile for work and then she is there for a week so...I bring my grandson and we stay in the motel for a couple days! The motel is dog friendley also!

Deb, thanks for signing our guestbook, now I know it works and I can look at Gretzky any time I want!!!!

Deb, Have you had any luck finding a new baby yet??? I love what you've done with your profile!!! Did Jane's little Rosie come to live near you?? I have been chatting with Jane for a little bit now!!!

Is that Rosie with Gretzky????Wow...

WOW...it's a small world! My little Rosie was the last to go and we enjoyed her soooo much! So glad you ran into her and met her! Her new family is so nice!!!
I'll check out your new pics but I might not get to it till Tues when I'm in Owatonna as I work about 14 hours tommorrow and then leave at 10pm for my daughters! Later,Jane