How Do You All Relax Your Dogs After A Good Night Or Day Working

[mhopton 807]

Take him where there is no rabbits so he doesn't get himself back in the zone

[Giro 2,648]

I am just curious does washing their feet really help? I have never done this before or heard of it before. I give my dogs a rubdown after a big night and of course a good feed but I would imagine washing their feet regularly would actually soften them. Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

Helps prevent /reduce nail bed infections..

[lurcherman 887 13,176]

Amount of mud i get out between there toes after a night .... Yes they need foot wash after a night

[low plains drifter 10,617]

Tea and sympathy

[socks 32,253]

 

I like to give mine a nice hot bath ... A big steak dinner ... Let them watch telly for a while with a glass of Chardonnay ... Then let them sleep in my bed for the night whilst I sleep on the floor ...........

radox hot bath

Yep the blue bottle ........

[crorider 174]

Take him where there is no rabbits so he doesn't get himself back in the zone

what's he hunting then?

[crorider 174]

Feed, foot wash, rest! Next day back to their 40 minute walk off lead

[mhopton 807]

When on a night? rabbits and by the time we get home couple hours rest I take him where I know he isn't going to get his nose down and off , not every field has the sent of rabbits n foxes where I'm from mate

[Silversnake 1,099]

 

I am just curious does washing their feet really help? I have never done this before or heard of it before. I give my dogs a rubdown after a big night and of course a good feed but I would imagine washing their feet regularly would actually soften them. Please correct me if I am wrong.

ffs

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[bobcullen79 1,495]

I like to give mine a nice hot bath ... A big steak dinner ... Let them watch telly for a while with a glass of Chardonnay ... Then let them sleep in my bed for the night whilst I sleep on the floor ...........

I knew you were a fair man bud. Jeez, Tilly deserves it sometimes..

[Silversnake 1,099]

 

I am just curious does washing their feet really help? I have never done this before or heard of it before. I give my dogs a rubdown after a big night and of course a good feed but I would imagine washing their feet regularly would actually soften them. Please correct me if I am wrong.

ffs

I haven't seen dogs have such problems with their feet, but not many people course like that over hear. Thanks for the advice. Edited September 3, 2014 by Silversnake

[skycat 6,173]

They can get sore nail beds, mud sores after running over plough, wet ground etc. I doubt you have the same problems in Australia, but here in the land of muddy winters it can be a real problem for many dogs. The mud gets forced up under their nail beds and can, if left there, form hard crusts as they dry, which in turn can cause infection: nail beds oozing pus, swollen toes: not nice at all. Best to clean it all off before it dries. I usually just use salt water and a soft toothbrush, always brushing away or alongside the nail beds, not into them, then rinse with running water to make sure it's all gone.

[THLpatrick 555]

just a quick reach around

[Silversnake 1,099]

They can get sore nail beds, mud sores after running over plough, wet ground etc. I doubt you have the same problems in Australia, but here in the land of muddy winters it can be a real problem for many dogs. The mud gets forced up under their nail beds and can, if left there, form hard crusts as they dry, which in turn can cause infection: nail beds oozing pus, swollen toes: not nice at all. Best to clean it all off before it dries. I usually just use salt water and a soft toothbrush, always brushing away or alongside the nail beds, not into them, then rinse with running water to make sure it's all gone.

Thanks skycat, I appreciate the extra effort you put into answering dumb posts like mine. Atvb.

[skycat 6,173]

No worries. I had to learn about this many years ago when a coursing dog I had got very sore nail beds. The only way to prevent it happening each time she ran was to actually bind up the nail beds, covering the line where the claw meets the toe, with sticking plaster, fixed in place with super glue. Just soaked her feet in hot water at the end of the day before pulling the plasters off: another coursing enthusiast gave me that tip. Not all dogs suffer that way, and I've never found out why some do and some don't.