You may have seen the D-O-G here and there, and he has even posted here, but today i’d like to talk a little about the D-O-G.

About 12 years ago, or so i am told, SOP was living in a house with a bunch of friends. One day, up in the Uinta Mountains, he saw a red fox running across the road. He quickly realized it was not a fox, however, but a red heeler puppy. He took the puppy home and he and one of his roommates, SS, became its parents, naming it ‘dogie’ (tons of creative energy in that house, actually).

A couple of years ago, Dogie ruptured a disk in his back. The fragments were removed in surgery, but since that time his back legs have become quite weak. Our walks are now down to about a mile at a time maximum, and Dogie is quite upset about it. He drags his hind feet now and the nails are worn down to the paw, but as i looked at his paws the other night i noticed it has gone beyond the nails, he is now wearing into his feet. So, we are looking at shoes for the D-O-G. Most dog shoes seem to be designed as a way of shaming your friend into oblivion. For instance,i think dogie might hate me for the rest of his days if we ever put him in these or these. These however look like they might give him the coverage he needs without the bulk of these. Expensive, though, so we are hoping to be able to try a pair on him first. He may still hate us for putting them on him, but if he can walk without pain i think it will be worth it.

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