Okay, I am getting up on a soap box right now, so be prepared.
On Saturday I had some of the locals who run dogs on coyotes stop by the house to pick up their dogs who were on the property behind mine. Generally I have no problem with this, they are being responsible and collecting their dogs, but where my problem comes in is the condition of thier dogs feet.
They scooped up 2 dogs behind our house and when they brought them to the truck to load up I noticed their paws. I was just horrified. You could see blood around each toenail! Well, of course I couldn't keep my mouth shut when I noticed, so I said something to the guy about how bad the dogs feet were.
Guess what the response was that I got. Any idea's?
Here it was: "The snow is really crunchy today."
What kind of bologna is that? Ever hear of mushers wax? I don't think so. If only they would condition their feet with that and maybe pull the dogs if the "snow is too crunchy"? Just a thought.
And the sad thing for those dogs is, if the weather was cooperating the next day, they would be running them again.
Now, I am all for hunting with dogs and all, but what about taking CARE of them?
The nice thing about mushers wax is that it can be used all year long. It helps paws on hot pavement, in sand, snow and salt. Your dog would thank you if it could for protecting their paws.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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