Hi Cay,
Thanks for the advice. I did call the vet. I believe
Shaggy cut his paw playing in the field with his two
lab friends on ice. I examined all of his paws and
they are fine as of right now. It was too cold
yesterday but this morning right before we went out I
put a small smidgen dab of vasoline on his paws pads
as well as in between, and he seemed to be doing fine.
I will definitely look for the Musher's Secret.
Thanks! When Shag comes in the house, I take him over
to the bathtub and rinse him off right away. Snow
sticks to him in balls so I get them off right away.
OH! The unruly lab. When I next saw her she said she
felt so bad and I said it's okay. I did tell her that
the only way to stop the dog from doing that is to
immediately put them on the ground and tell them off,
as that is what worked with Shaggy. I was VERY, VERY
nice about it, not at all rude, but I think somehow I
offended her because she never came again and the last
time I saw her was very recently when I was on
vacation and came back and she was there. She hasn't
come since, only that one time. Honestly, Shaggy has
so much fun with the two Guiding Eyes dogs (one is in
training, the other had a medical problem and she
adopted). It's just unfortunate as Lizzy, her dog now
has a weight problem from lack of exercise and she
still misbehaves. Shame really. I feel bad for the
dog.
On another matter, I have another problem. Shaggy
plays every morning in a big field at a high school
with the two dogs and there is a dog that comes later
(a male dog) and this dog and his owner plays fetch
with his Kong toy. This man's male dog is aggressive
not towards the female dogs, but towards male dogs. I
found this out because last week I didn't see his dog
and the two females ran way across the field and
Shaggy took off with them to go get the other dog to
play who was also unleashed and this dog bit Shaggy
and he was bleeding slightly but was perfectly fine.
I couldn't get there fast enough, but Shaggy looked
stunned and then slowly walked and then ran back to
me. I didn't see any cuts but blood came out of his
mouth just a little bit from a tiny cut. The man was
so far away so I didn't say anything and I grabbed
Shaggy and put him on the leash, checked him over and
then was standing talking to Barb my friend for about
10 minutes. The man never once came over to me until
he chose to leave and take his dog home. The man went
up to me and said is he okay and I said yes, but when
I was home I was so mad, because the lady who is the
owner of the two Guiding eyes dogs told me that that
man knows his dog is aggressive towards other male
dogs. Is it his fault or my fault or is it both of
our fault, as Shaggy is completely non-aggresive and
just wanted to play, but got bit. What do you think?
Did I handle that right or should I have yelled at the
guy and said "You know your dog is aggressive why do
you have him off a leash playing here?" Any advice is
well appreciated.
--- CayBella Deanns Gestern from New York Western
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Considering the weather you've been having, it's a
> miracle you haven't had this problem sooner.
> Wash your dog's paws with warm water whenever it
> comes in from outside and dry them thoroughly.
> You can apply various things on the paws before you
> go outside. One product that is widely used is
> "Musher's Secret" Whatever you apply, make sure it
> is safe for dogs.
> I think a quick call to your vet would be in order.
>
> Also, old business, what ever happened with the
> person with the unruly lab that you were telling us
> about a bit ago? How did that scenario play out?
> Another thing, if you use salt to de-melt or put
> traction on ice for your driveway, whatever, make
> sure it is safe for pets, as dogs can get very sick
> licking that salt from their paws.
> Some people have great success with their dogs
> wearing boots. That's an alternative you might want
> to consider. Some dogs just won't tolerate them
> though, but it might be worth a try.
> Many people use this Musher's Secret stuff in the
> summertime as well for when the dogs walk on hot
> sidewalks or roads.
> I am blind, so I was concerned that Musher's Secret
> might leave little marks all over, but I'm told it
> doesn't.
> There are other comparable products. PetsMart sells
> a cheaper version, I think, again, your vet might be
> able to help you.
> I'm not sure chapstick is something I'd want my dog
> licking.
> HTH
>
> -Cay-
>
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