February 02, 2005
musher's secret
One thing that always surprises me about winter in New York is how many dogs are perfectly happy to wear booties out in the snow, like my pal Ego the Great Pyrenees:
I tried putting Jarvis in booties twice our first year here: both times it took me 45 minutes to get them all on him at the same time, another fifteen to convince him it was ok to even try to move his feet, and just five for him to permanently lose one in a snow bank! He loves to go on long walks when it's cold out but the nasty chemicals people use to keep the sidewalks from icing up burn his feet, so for our first few snowy weeks in the city I pretty much had to carry him to and from the dog run. And then someone told me about this stuff:
Musher's Secret is "an extremely dense wax-based invisible barrier cream to protect paws" that is non-toxic, non-allergenic and non-staining. All you have to do is slick a bit of it onto your pup's pads, and voila! Your dog can walk all she wants in the winter without you ever have to worry about chemicals stinging her paws or painful balls of ice forming between her pads. You can even use it in the summer when the concrete is boiling to protect her feet from blistering or cracking!
JB Pet offers the 60g jar on Amazon for just $9.95, the perfect size and price to try out this miracle product. Jarvis approves of it and we're sure your dog will too!
posted by lia at 11:47 PM
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