To spur some confidence in his ability to walk across the ceramic tile, as well as provide some traction on our slippery winter roads, Zenga is now sporting some flashy red slippers. There is no sneaking around for him anymore, as the slippers announce his shuffled wanderings with a distinctive “whooshck-whooshck, whooshck-whooshck”.
Leaving them on for 2 days straight did great things for Z’s mobile confidence. Hurrah! However, removing the slippers for a routine nail trim reminded me that dogs sweat through the pads on their feet. Even in the winter. And especially when covered by a secure rubberized footing.
I left the slippers on the boot rack in the back entry to allow them, and his feet, to dry overnight. In the morning, the back entry smelled like the Anoka Senior High School wrestling room. (I can make this comparison only because, for reasons long forgotten, our dance line had to practice in the wrestling room once or twice and the smell has been burned into my permanent nasal memory.)
So now Mr. Shuffleupagus builds confidence and strength with his slippers by day, and airs out by night.
Next up, a cardigan for my canine…
From Four Sticks Farm 