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Going to ski with the dog for the first time

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maximiliaan
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so what the title says, im going to ski with my dog for the first time in februari.

im from holland and its not pretty cold out here, and now there is like 2 inches of snow but my dog has already cold feet if im walking trough snow for like half an hour.

do the dogowners from ns have any suggestions what i can do to prevent the little buddy from having cold feet?

dogmittens probably wont do it cause shes into eating and ripping those things apart.

thaaanks
Jan 21 2013 1:20PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Put yo dog on skis, dawg.

Jan 21 2013 1:24PM
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Mr.Huck
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My dog used to get ice crystals in between her pads and she would just stop and sit on her butt and hold her feet in the air until I came over and warmed them up. I would just cup her paw in my hand and blow into my hands a few times. That would usually melt the ice enough that I could dig it out from between her pads and then we were on our way again.
Jan 21 2013 1:30PM
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speedin
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They make special boots for dogs specifically for that purpose. Big in dog sledding
Jan 21 2013 1:35PM
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-dAvE-
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Wait, so u downhill ski as ur dog runs down the hill??
Jan 21 2013 1:55PM
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Hammyslapwagon
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Get the boots OP
Jan 21 2013 2:01PM
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maximiliaan
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yeah but its more about hiking
Jan 21 2013 2:02PM
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maximiliaan
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yeah its the same problem by my dog, but you dont have any way to prevent it from happening?
Jan 21 2013 2:03PM
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jcc03skis
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I have a siberian husky and if we don't put the booties on him his feet get raw.
Jan 21 2013 2:04PM
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El_Barto.
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Ive toured with dogs a few times. Smokey always got his paws torn up on the ice and left bloody dog prints in the snow.
Jan 21 2013 2:05PM
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-dAvE-
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That's awesome!
I worked at a shop where we sold little booties, seemed to be very resistant, they were made by Vibram.
Maybe worth looking at, had a velcro too, so they held on very well..
Jan 21 2013 2:13PM
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Casey
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yeah I think you need those boots

Jan 21 2013 2:14PM
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FroesenSkeeze
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D'AWWW!!!!
Jan 21 2013 2:23PM
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maximiliaan
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^that dog is friggin cute.

the boots look pretty damn good, but i know that my dog will destroy them, so spending 60 bucks on cute little dog boots just to get them destroyed is a little spendy :)

ive heard something about putting vaseline on the feet? or are there any other suggestions beside dog boots?
Jan 21 2013 2:26PM
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Mr.Huck
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You could try rubbing this between your dog's pads before you go out. It should do the trick, but you will probably have to order it online.

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Jan 21 2013 2:45PM
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Sharko
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If you're really from Holland how did you learn the word "spendy?"
Jan 21 2013 3:09PM
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HWW
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Jan 21 2013 3:14PM
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Drail
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I take my dog out touring every now and then. It's a Malamute so it does really good in the snow. I try to only take her out when it's nice snow, not too deep and no crust layer. It's easy to overexert the dog I find, so be careful not to push it too far (and watch your edges! too many times have I heard about dogs needing stitches due to a careless skier).

What kind of dog do you have? My friends dog gets cold feet when we take him out touring and it's a German Shorthair Pointer. Never really bugs him to the point that he stops, but you can tell he's bothered by it. Fastest dog I've ever gone skiing with though, holy cow.
Jan 21 2013 3:24PM
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maximiliaan
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ill make sure i would hurt her :)
ive got an drentsche patrijshond, a dutch breed
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Jan 21 2013 4:35PM
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*steeze_is_good
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wouldn't*

I'm hoping lol
Jan 21 2013 4:40PM
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bakedpow
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i take my dog out a fair bit and she always gets snowballs stuck in her paws but when they get too painful either she will chew the snow out or i will pull them out. you can also trim the hair on the paws so the snow has less hair to cling to. iv tried using booties but she hates them, i think your dog will survive with a little discomfort once in a while. it's kinda like getting a blister for a dog.
Jan 21 2013 4:40PM
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maximiliaan
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haha whoops!
Jan 21 2013 4:45PM
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