Paw Protector Dog Boots Soft Sole Nonslip and Reflective Set of 4 Color Blue Size X-Small

Best dog booties ever – They Stay On!!!!
(Husbands review). I’ve lost count of the sets of booties I’ve purchased for our Wire-Haired Dachshund mix. He’s got short legs, and long feet, plus he’s male and so he does the “hard foot sliding thing” often to mark his territory. We only need booties for snow or wet ice conditions, especially when there’s salt down (it buns his feet). The problem with all other booties I’ve purchased (once I found the right size, they need to fit snug, but not too snug) is that they don’t go up high enough on his leg. They “just” cover the paw and the lower ankle, and even with Velcro strips (my own or those coming with the booties) I never found a set where they stayed on for any length of time, leaving me to watch his feet closely so I could find Velcro strips and booties somewhere in the snow. A real pain. Anyway, I did an exhaustive search on Amazon yet again, and found these. Here’s what makes them work better than any others I’ve tried. 1) Easy to put on; they have a stretchy sock-type top and a good sized opening into the water;proof part of the bootie that fits over his paws, and I can easily pull that apart enough to slide up over his paw, and once it’s over his paw I just put one hand on his (elbow? knee”) and use the other hand to pull it as far up his leg (not quite to his knee) such that his paw is firmly inside the bootie. Then 2) they have the best attached Velcro strip I’ve ever seen. It goes though a metal loop on the front/side of his foot, and loops back around his ankle and you can secure it very tightly. Since it’s wrapped round his leg, so to speak, and not the back of his paw, and pulled tight, it’s virtually impossible for the booties to come off. I haven’t had a single instance of a bootie coming off. And, he LOVES THEM! As soon as I put them on him inside he gets all excited to go out, and once out, the minute he hits the snow/sleet/slush he’s off like a rocket. He loves to play in the snow, and truly enjoys what used to be a not so much fun experience. I can definitely recommend these booties. You (and your dog) will be extremely happy you bought them.

really such sub-par durability as to constitute unethical marketing of a product
one walk, then straight into the trash can.context and conditions: they were the correct size for my frenchie. i use newborn baby no-scratch mittens for socks made out of 100 percent organic cotton because they don’t have the non-slip bottom almost all dog socks have, and they fit perfectly. i also used a plastic snack bag over the socks to prevent friction between the sock and the shoe, which could cause hurt his paws or wear on the shoes; and to protect hims paws from wet in case there was a puddle or something. i did not drag him along at any point in the walk. (admittedly, he is a stubborn frenchie, who is prone to stopping and refusing to walk at any random point during any walk, but he has a dogger. so when he refuses to walk, i pop him into it). his paw nails are regularly clipped; so he doesn’t have sharp, jagged talon-like nails, which could rip through fabric. in terms of activity, he did not run after a soccer ball or retrieve chuck-it balls, which causes more extreme wear and tear on boots because of the gripping and pushing off against ground for traction. the ground was not muddy or wet from rain or snow. the terrain was not like an arduous hike through the woods. we walked primarily on sidewalks and paved pedestrian lanes, with some off-leash time, during which he ran and walked on clear, grass fields, which are used during warm months for sports activities like soccer and football.one walk: they lasted one walk of about an hour and a half. when we returned, the fabric was ripped open to the lining around the front toe seam. His socks were covered with dirt, and there was a hole in a sole. His poor paws were red, and i had to skip a couple walks to give his paws time to become less irritated. this type of wear and effect for one normal walk is just really…unconscionable. they should be ashamed.

Two of the socks were new and two of them were worn out and ripped, full of another dogs hair and dirt on bottom. Not impressed.

These boots did not even last him 1 week. I have a 100lbs Dutch Shepherd and he ran around on the pavement, grass, snow, water, etc. All his boots ripped around the sole. Boots are good if they are only for walking only. Not waterproof.