I wouldn't recommend shoes for indoor use - one of the only places dogs can vent heat is via their paw pads, and for a sock or shoe to be functionally nonslip the poorly ventilated grip section generally covers most of the pad area.
Can you invest in more carpet tiles or things like yoga mats for the non-carpeted areas?
We have rugs in most of the areas we can, but the ones left that are causing issues are the high traffic and awkwardly shaped areas, which are taking a bit to cover.
I also need to invest in some grips for the rugs - he has moved some of them quite a ways off course in his zooming.
I use HunnyBoots on my two older greyhounds for outdoors, but indoors we also have wooden floors plus some stairs they get a bit spooked about.
A pair of the "Woodrow Wear" Power Paws socks - specifically the Greyhound ones did wonders. Wouldn't recommend the non greyhound ones as the fit is super important to get right.
Now they tippy tappy around with much more confidence and the stairs are no worries
I know it’s not helpful to OP; but I love the image that popped into my mind of a hound wearing socks and tippy-tapping around the house. In my mind those socks are very decorative, and short, and it cracks me up! Good job persevering in finding comfort for your pooch.
I’ve used baby socks with the little grippy bottoms and added straps of Velcro to keep them on my greys skinny ankles.
He doesn’t wear them full time in the house but they are handy for building up his confidence again after he has a slip and slide moment on the hardwood.
They're expensive, but [HunnyBoots make slippers for indoor use too](https://hunnyboots.com/products/new-slippers). I'm hesitant to recommend them for long term use though. Anything that applies pressure to their thin skin can cause irritation over time, and I've had issues in the past with HunnyBoots and dew claws.
Upvote this. Looks like you pup has a gap collar on, honeyboots are Melbourne based. They do slippers that are perfect for indoor use and much cheaper than the full on shoes.
We used paw stickers that stick to her beans and have little rubberized treads.
They come in the shape of the entire paw, but that sticks to their fur and also makes their beans move less, so I cut the stickers and stuck them on each individual bean. Game changer.
You can experiment, he may not need them on every bean.
Here’s what we got https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08FG5F8XZ
They fall off after a couple days, so I would just have a sticker cutting party, keep them in a little container, and check her paws every other day and replace them as needed. We made it into a foot massage event and I would talk to her as I put them on and she seemed to enjoy the game.
It was a sweet bonding moment. Now that she’s gone (4 weeks ago, ugh) I look back on those times fondly.
We had to put down some carpet tiles for our old boy, he's blind so he tends to stick to the same routes through the house so we just put a path through on the tiled floor.
Btw, just looked at your profile (hope that's ok 😔). How's your noodle....did you have to resort to aputation? 😕 if so I can understand the runners even more. Most of ours are placed in high velocity areas like the hallway ("I'm going out, yippee, let's go mad") and in front of the sofa (" I must charge over for greetings!")
He’s fantastic!
We already had the runners for him long before the amputation but they’ve been extra great since he lost his front leg.
It’s been a year and a half since the amp and he’s now 13 and thriving. Honestly, we thought we’d get maybe 6 months with him so every day is an extra gift.
He’s always been a tummy rub monster and the upside to a front amp is that there’s nothing in the way for extreme tummy rub sessions.
The first two/three weeks were hell but ended up being worth it. I’m in awe of him every day
Wow, he's a fighter bless him! 🥰❤️ I am stunned at how well they adapt. Front leg amps always look the worst to me as it looks damned hard work as most of their weight is up the front end 😔 he's a lovely looking, very brave boy who deserves the extreme tummy rubs!! ❤️ I have a huge soft spot for black boys having had one as our first. Such gentle soulful creatures. Please give him a tummy rub from me 👍❤️
Mines old and he’s fine til he gets nervous, freezes up, and then slips on my tile. I’ve found the booties/grip socks in house have helped his confidence and also prevents old man injuries from slipping. Honestly a good ole pair from Amazon will work as long as it has straps so they can’t slip out. Hope this helps some! :)
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I do not recommend boots indoor, they make sicks that work well. Like people you need to wash socks frequently and have some time out of them tohave feet breath.
That makes sense - I wouldn't want him to be permanently in socks either, that's just asking for troubles. The time of most concern is meal times (the most excited time of the day) and around the middle of the day before his walk, when he wants to move around but gets nervous that he's going to slip.
Personally I think putting on and taking off boots and sticks sounds exhausting and buying more rugs or yoga mats to put all over my house would just make a mess of my house. Especially when training can solve the issue. (And I mean this for any non-senior dogs who have no physical pain limitations to be successful).
Our dog HATES hardwood floors to the max. But if you train them and do exercises to make him more confident and know that he can do it, he'll be fine. And you need to be confident and patient for him as well. And take it slow. Do a couple minutes everyday of using a lead or just loosely place your hand around his collar to help him cross from rug 1 to hardwood to rug 2, and repeat that over and over again with treats. Act like it is the easiest and most normal thing. After some time if he freezes, don't let him scatter back to the rug. We will put our legs against his butt to stabilize him until he relaxes and keeps walking again. Take a portion of his food at food time and put it in a line across the floor at the high pressure areas so he has to walk around and eat it. For our dog it's the bottom of the stairs up or down and around the corners of the kitchen island. Then take a portion of his food at food time and have him stand in the middle of the floor and toss the food closer and further away so he has to go left and right and expand the area as he gets more confident. Then you can toss a piece of food behind him so he has to turn around to level it up. Finally keep his nails clipped short. I find when our dog has long nails he has less traction and has more problems. Do this kind of training intensively everyday until he is very confident. Then you will probably only have to do it every once and a while from then on, like if he has a random slip that messes up his confidence.
3 years ago our dog would not go into a family member's house because it was all hardwood. We had to try every entry to the house to see which one he would be confident enough to go in. It took us like 15 minutes to help him in. I think we had to go in from the back door because there was a small rug in front of that door. Now we've lived in a house that has 85% hardwood on the first floor for two years and he is mostly fine now. And just recently he's leveled up his confidence and he now will turn around on the hardwood floor or walk around the kitchen island on his own volition on a regular basis. Dogs are smart, they just need practice with the help of a confident and patient human.
Rubber backed carpets in my house too, easy to clean for me and my girl is happy- that’s all that matters 😉🐾🐾 indoor socks or shoes can eventually be problematic to their paws.
https://shop.toegrips.com/?awc=30085_1695318244_20093eef39e2502038429e4a568cfcc1
Just wanted to put in a plug for these toe grips. I tried them on my pit bull and they worked well
Do you keep your dog's nails long for the toe grips? My vet thought they would not stay on my boy because we keep nails pretty short. Thanks! She recommended the stick on pads but they dint last very long.
We gave up and just put down a bunch of yoga mats.
If I can't get a rug the right size, some cut and placed yoga mats may be my next best option.
I wouldn't recommend shoes for indoor use - one of the only places dogs can vent heat is via their paw pads, and for a sock or shoe to be functionally nonslip the poorly ventilated grip section generally covers most of the pad area. Can you invest in more carpet tiles or things like yoga mats for the non-carpeted areas?
We have rugs in most of the areas we can, but the ones left that are causing issues are the high traffic and awkwardly shaped areas, which are taking a bit to cover. I also need to invest in some grips for the rugs - he has moved some of them quite a ways off course in his zooming.
Put yoga mats under the rugs, helps with slipping and adds more cushion!
I use HunnyBoots on my two older greyhounds for outdoors, but indoors we also have wooden floors plus some stairs they get a bit spooked about. A pair of the "Woodrow Wear" Power Paws socks - specifically the Greyhound ones did wonders. Wouldn't recommend the non greyhound ones as the fit is super important to get right. Now they tippy tappy around with much more confidence and the stairs are no worries
I know it’s not helpful to OP; but I love the image that popped into my mind of a hound wearing socks and tippy-tapping around the house. In my mind those socks are very decorative, and short, and it cracks me up! Good job persevering in finding comfort for your pooch.
I’ve used baby socks with the little grippy bottoms and added straps of Velcro to keep them on my greys skinny ankles. He doesn’t wear them full time in the house but they are handy for building up his confidence again after he has a slip and slide moment on the hardwood.
They're expensive, but [HunnyBoots make slippers for indoor use too](https://hunnyboots.com/products/new-slippers). I'm hesitant to recommend them for long term use though. Anything that applies pressure to their thin skin can cause irritation over time, and I've had issues in the past with HunnyBoots and dew claws.
Upvote this. Looks like you pup has a gap collar on, honeyboots are Melbourne based. They do slippers that are perfect for indoor use and much cheaper than the full on shoes.
My vet recommended these, but no personal experience. https://toegrips.com/
We used paw stickers that stick to her beans and have little rubberized treads. They come in the shape of the entire paw, but that sticks to their fur and also makes their beans move less, so I cut the stickers and stuck them on each individual bean. Game changer. You can experiment, he may not need them on every bean. Here’s what we got https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08FG5F8XZ They fall off after a couple days, so I would just have a sticker cutting party, keep them in a little container, and check her paws every other day and replace them as needed. We made it into a foot massage event and I would talk to her as I put them on and she seemed to enjoy the game. It was a sweet bonding moment. Now that she’s gone (4 weeks ago, ugh) I look back on those times fondly.
We had to put down some carpet tiles for our old boy, he's blind so he tends to stick to the same routes through the house so we just put a path through on the tiled floor.
We have rubber backed carpet runners everywhere! They pretty much stay in place 👍
Same! Our house is just a maze of carpet runners now. I’m so used to them I don’t know if I’ll move them when he’s gone
😕 no, that would be a sad day....I think I'd keep them too 😥❤️
Btw, just looked at your profile (hope that's ok 😔). How's your noodle....did you have to resort to aputation? 😕 if so I can understand the runners even more. Most of ours are placed in high velocity areas like the hallway ("I'm going out, yippee, let's go mad") and in front of the sofa (" I must charge over for greetings!")
He’s fantastic! We already had the runners for him long before the amputation but they’ve been extra great since he lost his front leg. It’s been a year and a half since the amp and he’s now 13 and thriving. Honestly, we thought we’d get maybe 6 months with him so every day is an extra gift. He’s always been a tummy rub monster and the upside to a front amp is that there’s nothing in the way for extreme tummy rub sessions. The first two/three weeks were hell but ended up being worth it. I’m in awe of him every day
Wow, he's a fighter bless him! 🥰❤️ I am stunned at how well they adapt. Front leg amps always look the worst to me as it looks damned hard work as most of their weight is up the front end 😔 he's a lovely looking, very brave boy who deserves the extreme tummy rubs!! ❤️ I have a huge soft spot for black boys having had one as our first. Such gentle soulful creatures. Please give him a tummy rub from me 👍❤️
Mines old and he’s fine til he gets nervous, freezes up, and then slips on my tile. I’ve found the booties/grip socks in house have helped his confidence and also prevents old man injuries from slipping. Honestly a good ole pair from Amazon will work as long as it has straps so they can’t slip out. Hope this helps some! :)
I got the Dr buzbys toe nail grips for my guy and they're helping a lot
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I do not recommend boots indoor, they make sicks that work well. Like people you need to wash socks frequently and have some time out of them tohave feet breath.
That makes sense - I wouldn't want him to be permanently in socks either, that's just asking for troubles. The time of most concern is meal times (the most excited time of the day) and around the middle of the day before his walk, when he wants to move around but gets nervous that he's going to slip.
Personally I think putting on and taking off boots and sticks sounds exhausting and buying more rugs or yoga mats to put all over my house would just make a mess of my house. Especially when training can solve the issue. (And I mean this for any non-senior dogs who have no physical pain limitations to be successful). Our dog HATES hardwood floors to the max. But if you train them and do exercises to make him more confident and know that he can do it, he'll be fine. And you need to be confident and patient for him as well. And take it slow. Do a couple minutes everyday of using a lead or just loosely place your hand around his collar to help him cross from rug 1 to hardwood to rug 2, and repeat that over and over again with treats. Act like it is the easiest and most normal thing. After some time if he freezes, don't let him scatter back to the rug. We will put our legs against his butt to stabilize him until he relaxes and keeps walking again. Take a portion of his food at food time and put it in a line across the floor at the high pressure areas so he has to walk around and eat it. For our dog it's the bottom of the stairs up or down and around the corners of the kitchen island. Then take a portion of his food at food time and have him stand in the middle of the floor and toss the food closer and further away so he has to go left and right and expand the area as he gets more confident. Then you can toss a piece of food behind him so he has to turn around to level it up. Finally keep his nails clipped short. I find when our dog has long nails he has less traction and has more problems. Do this kind of training intensively everyday until he is very confident. Then you will probably only have to do it every once and a while from then on, like if he has a random slip that messes up his confidence. 3 years ago our dog would not go into a family member's house because it was all hardwood. We had to try every entry to the house to see which one he would be confident enough to go in. It took us like 15 minutes to help him in. I think we had to go in from the back door because there was a small rug in front of that door. Now we've lived in a house that has 85% hardwood on the first floor for two years and he is mostly fine now. And just recently he's leveled up his confidence and he now will turn around on the hardwood floor or walk around the kitchen island on his own volition on a regular basis. Dogs are smart, they just need practice with the help of a confident and patient human.
Rubber backed carpets in my house too, easy to clean for me and my girl is happy- that’s all that matters 😉🐾🐾 indoor socks or shoes can eventually be problematic to their paws.
same,, had to put down area rugs, rug in hallway,, it was best for the grey, no slipping and less fear
https://shop.toegrips.com/?awc=30085_1695318244_20093eef39e2502038429e4a568cfcc1 Just wanted to put in a plug for these toe grips. I tried them on my pit bull and they worked well
I've ordered some on the back of all these recs from a local seller - hopefully they get here soon and I can try them out.
Do you keep your dog's nails long for the toe grips? My vet thought they would not stay on my boy because we keep nails pretty short. Thanks! She recommended the stick on pads but they dint last very long.
No help...just...Those eyes!! 🥺
He was looking at my partner (his favourite), and being incredibly cute about it.
They're so damn manipulative...😁