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irisblue

(32,969 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2018, 08:24 PM Jul 2018

Police Dog getting used to booties for protection from hot pavement

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Connecticut K9 Sonny struggles to find his feet as he tests out new booties designed to protect his paws from being burned by the pavement in hot weather. https://t.co/yrEPzN8hTZ https://t.co/GF5jg5LFZ7

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Police Dog getting used to booties for protection from hot pavement (Original Post) irisblue Jul 2018 OP

Not sure this is a great idea Major Nikon Jul 2018 #1

105 degree pavement is pretty bad. irisblue Jul 2018 #2

Which is why they should keep the dogs off the pavement when it's hot Major Nikon Jul 2018 #5

Hilarious prance Demovictory9 Jul 2018 #3

K9 ain't loving it. TomSlick Jul 2018 #4

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

1. Not sure this is a great idea

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 08:50 PM

Jul 2018

The only place dogs sweat is on their foot pads. Putting shoes on them would seem to defeat that mechanism.

irisblue

(32,969 posts)

2. 105 degree pavement is pretty bad.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:09 PM

Jul 2018

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

5. Which is why they should keep the dogs off the pavement when it's hot

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:09 PM

Jul 2018

If you are taking your dogs out for a short walk, boots might be OK, but a working dog wearing these all day in hot weather is probably going to interfere with their cooling system.

Demovictory9

(32,453 posts)

3. Hilarious prance

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:46 PM

Jul 2018

TomSlick

(11,097 posts)

4. K9 ain't loving it.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:56 PM

Jul 2018

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