Brisbane's pad issues continue, and the vet wants me to stop using pad toughener or mushers wax on them. I'm supposed to just keep shoes on him for everything and start with a 5 minutes a day of walking barefoot on cool pavement.
Brisbane hates wearing shoes. He gets worked up enough for lure coursing to run in them, but short of that nothing is worth it. He doesn't even get excited enough for sheep, and herding lessons are absolutely shredding his pads.
The herding instructor wants me to leave the shoes on him until he gets over it and chills out. Obviously pairing them with super-fun activities isn't working. I' just not sure if he'll ever get used to wearing them.
I put the shoes on him earlier today and he spent over an hour standing motionless before giving up at life and laying down. He has been sulking in that same spot for over an hour now. Last night he spent three hours standing in the middle of the living room moping and wouldn't even take a step for squishy fancy cheese.
I've got vetwrap strips wrapped around his feet under his dewclaws, and the Ruffwear socks under his Ruffwear boots. Any suggestions for helping him acclimate to wearing the shoes?
Brisbane hates wearing shoes. He gets worked up enough for lure coursing to run in them, but short of that nothing is worth it. He doesn't even get excited enough for sheep, and herding lessons are absolutely shredding his pads.
The herding instructor wants me to leave the shoes on him until he gets over it and chills out. Obviously pairing them with super-fun activities isn't working. I' just not sure if he'll ever get used to wearing them.
I put the shoes on him earlier today and he spent over an hour standing motionless before giving up at life and laying down. He has been sulking in that same spot for over an hour now. Last night he spent three hours standing in the middle of the living room moping and wouldn't even take a step for squishy fancy cheese.
I've got vetwrap strips wrapped around his feet under his dewclaws, and the Ruffwear socks under his Ruffwear boots. Any suggestions for helping him acclimate to wearing the shoes?