--- Malcolm Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > frank theriault wrote: > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2492691 > > Another interesting capture. > > I'm beginning to think dogs aren't allowed to walk > in Canada. > > Malcolm > > Hi, Malcolm,
Thanks for your thoughts. I know you were being tongue-in-cheek about the "dogs walking in Canada" thing, but in wintertime, walking the dog can be a problem, as I understand it (not being a dog person myself I speak not from first hand experience). It's not so much the cold (although coats and sweaters can be bought, and fashion seems to be quite important), but rather that places like Toronto that over-use ice-melting salt on the sidewalks wreak havok on sensitive doggie paws. The coarse salt crystals can cut the pads, and then the salty brine that covers the sidewalks gets into the fissures and really hurt. So, booties made or neoprene or such materials seem to be de rigeur in Toronto in the winter. And, one sees lots of dogs being carried, as in this photo (which was taken in early March). Thanks again for your comment, Malcolm. cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
