*gah*

[ksmith]

Do you have any idea how much mud a dog with feet like little dinner plates can get lodged between his big fat toes????

Bloody thaw.

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[mevennen.livejournal.com]

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!

I was very pleased with myself for layering the hall with newspaper, so when everyone charges in with their great muddy feet, the mud goes on the paper and not the carpet. Then literally turned round to see a cat, with an expression of 'Hooray!' leap upon the paper, and pee.

You can't win.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

The dogs enter and leave by the back door, which exits through the dining room. I have hardwood floors, which have been covered with very cheap felt-y carpet in the interest of preservation. I keep meaning to take up that carpet and clean the floors underneath, which are dulled and a little dusty from the stuff that filters through the felt. Maybe in the summer, in the midst of a long dry spell.

They enter and leave together, so that when I grab one to towel him down, the other takes off for other parts of the house. I just follow the footprints. *sigh*

[slave2tehtink.livejournal.com]

It's approximately enough to fill a couple of egg-cartons up so you can use them to start seeds.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Now *that's* an idea.

[slave2tehtink.livejournal.com]

I figure if the dirt is coming in the house anyway, it might as well be put to good use instead of just winding up on a paw-wiping towel! And I swear I'm going to try a garden out here, although the deer might get it, and if the deer don't then probably it will be the squirrels.

[coalboy.livejournal.com]

Yes. We had rubber boots for our standard poodle (male. Not in the lion cut. Very non-prissy.) Ice/compacted snow between the toes *hurts*.
By the way, he hated them. Tried to walk out of them, but there was a strap around the ankle.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

They apparently make disposable dog booties, which are like little foot baggies--a little plastic circle with elastic sewn around the edge. I tried the nicer strap-on booties, and Mickey, who hates having his feet messed with, reached the point where he hid every time he saw me bring them out. I don't think he'll like the disposable ones any better, but they will be easier to get on/off.