Poor puppy. His fuzzy feet pick up all the sticky seeds when we go for a walk. Picking them out of his fur, even with a brush, leaves him shaking. Before we resorted to shaving his adorable wookie feet, we decided to try some socks. Now, every dog we’ve had in the past has not been a fan of socks or booties, usually with hilarious results. Not Griffin. We put them on and he stood up ready to go! What a good dog.

We used some of my youngest’s old socks (we had to make sure they weren’t the pink ones), and folded down the tops. Well, that worked for about 5 minutes before the first one came off. Then another, then another fell off. By the end of the walk, he only had one sock left, but we had enough data to warrant buying him some dog boots! Not only is he OK wearing them, the foot that maintained the sock had no burrs! They all collected on the sock.

We found some all weather dog boots, so not only should they protect his fur, they should help with the hot side walks we get here in Texas. I shall report on the results after the boots arrive!

Not for me, still waiting for the salons to open, but for my dog, whose long black hair gets rather hot in the summer. I tried taking him in for grooming in the past, but I really like his shaggy face and legs, and that is what the professionals would always trim first. So I’ll stick with my unprofessional cut, where I shave his back, neck, and belly, and leave his wookie feet and beard. I did have to trim his ears this time. He managed to get matts at the tips. Aw.

Photographing black dogs is a challenge. That is all.