Don't know if this'll work with dogs, but we always used vaseline, crisco or spray cooking oil on horse's hooves to keep ice from forming a ball on the frog (filling the open part on the underside of the hoof, to those of you without horses).
I'd think the dog would just lick it off. :) But the vaseline might work. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/