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Dog boots
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12/15/17 11:50 AM
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Old Hickory
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Light Foot
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Checking on y'alls opinions on dog boots or duct tape. I'm headed to an area with sand spurs in a couple of weeks and trying to decide whether to pull the trigger on some Lewis dog boots or just stick to duct tape.
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Re: Dog boots
[Re: Old Hickory]
#6997412
12/15/17 03:00 PM
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Triple7
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I have never used either on my dogs, but my yellow got a huge thorn in his paw earlier this season. I'll watch for educated opinions.
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Re: Dog boots
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#6997513
12/15/17 04:07 PM
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Eagle 1
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Go with the Lewis Boots...DO NOT USE DUCT TAPE. If you don't want to spring on the Lewis Boots, buy some cheap bicycle inner tubes and make some boots.
JMc
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Re: Dog boots
[Re: Old Hickory]
#6997726
12/15/17 06:44 PM
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Smokey Bear
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Motorcycle inner tube is what I use. YouTube is your friend.
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Dog boots
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#6997879
12/15/17 08:53 PM
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JTS
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My vote is for motorcycle inner tubes. Made a big difference in my hunt in the sand hills this year.
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Re: Dog boots
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#6997968
12/15/17 09:47 PM
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bill oxner
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Don't go barefooted in your motel room.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Dog boots
[Re: bill oxner]
#6998143
12/15/17 11:52 PM
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bobcat1
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Don't go barefooted in your motel room.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Dog boots
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#6998201
12/16/17 01:04 AM
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scalebuster
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I like the LEWIS boots. I’ll usually only boot a dog on the front feet when they get to where they can’t run. I have had to boot dogs every day, at least on the front when hunting public NM land every year. This year the grassburs weren’t bad enough to boot up and there weren’t many bird either.
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Re: Dog boots
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#7000687
12/18/17 03:10 PM
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fishingpunk
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Motorcycle inner tube works great for me and use medical tape and wrap!!!
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Re: Dog boots
[Re: Smokey Bear]
#7000808
12/18/17 04:15 PM
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reeltexan
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Motorcycle inner tube is what I use. YouTube is your friend. me too. front paws only. works.
"If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan
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Re: Dog boots
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#7001506
12/18/17 11:06 PM
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blanked
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I use Lewis boots for rocks. Sand burs I use dogbooties.com. 1,000 denier. Dog booties are a whole lot easier to put on if your new to dog boots
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Re: Dog boots
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#7001647
12/19/17 01:11 AM
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Guy
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These look pretty good....
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Re: Dog boots
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#7001664
12/19/17 01:23 AM
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nak
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Many, many years ago, I used motorcycle innertubes. Today I have converted to Lewis boots, but I always carry an innertube and some duct tape in my vest, in case a dog throws a boot. I have only lost one Lewis boot and that was because it was put on when the rubber was wet, and the boot pulled off the boot.
The dogs never seem to notice them in the field. It takes less than 5 minutes to boot em. Even if burrs are not too bad, I really notice a difference in how the dog runs the second day.
We all need to practice Whoa more.
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Re: Dog boots
[Re: Guy]
#7001770
12/19/17 02:42 AM
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bill oxner
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These look pretty good.... A guy at a NSTRA trial said that he had used baby shoes and they worked fine.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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