12.17.2007

I liked the idea about smearing the paws with olive oil, that would never have
occurred to me.

I also have a 'new' long-hair - he's a five-years-old rescue through the
Western Washington Weim Club. One of the things my brother (who fostered him)
and I have had to do is to keep the hair between the toes/pads trimmed. This
boy gets all kinds of stuff tangled in the hair between his paw pads and toes,
and then has a definitely pained gait as a result.

Between both of these, your dog's paws should remain fairly free of snowballs.
I must say, even my short-haired weims have had the occasional snowball between
the toes/pads. It's doubtful anything will be be a 100% remedy. In the end,
you can always try doggie rubber booties if nothing else works.

Bonnie Schultz

Tonya Scribner <horsesrfun53911@...> wrote:
Hi all,

We have had an early winter here is Wisonsin, USA. We have already had
4 snowfalls and probably have a good 10 inches of snow on the ground.
The snow is here to stay as the temps are barely hitting the upper
teens. I'm so happy to have my LH weim!! He does great in this colder
weather. My other 2 dogs are Dalmatians who are usually ok in the
winter, but this year they are chilled on our outdoor romps and are
using thier coats already.

I am having a problem though that I never had before with the shorthair
weims. Harry gets a big build up of snow in between his toes and under
his pads. This builds up as we are playing and eventually he stops and
tries to chew it out.

Since I am new to dogs with this amount of foot fur : ) any suggestions
as to how to reduce this snw build up?

Tonya






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