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clean - any of these options are safe. It's a good idea to confine your dog to their matt or bed while they clean up, to avoid having any coating on your floors.

• If you'd rather not coat your dog’s pads, other options to deal with snowballs would be to use grip type booties you can velcro on to your dog's feet. Use the kind that fasten at the top so they don't provide snow pockets and introduce boots gradually as many dogs will be dumbfounded with what the heck is on their feets!

• You could just enjoy short winter walks and/or deal with the snowballs once inside if your dog doesn't seem bothered by them. Keeping a whisk or a hairdryer handy inside the door works great (use the warm not hot setting). Another ideal method I like to suggest, especially for city dogs, will also deal with any salts or chemical melting compounds used on pavement. Simply, have a small footbath pan with luke warm (not hot) water just inside your entrance, useful to dip your dog’s feet into briefly then towel dry. Double win solution!

Any which way you choose to deal with your dog's discomfort from snowballs in the paws is just fine! Your dog will surely look forward to those snowy walks, all the more grateful that the effects are easily managed by their ever dedicated owner!

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Dogs in Translation – A Unique Journey of Observation and Interpretation

Authors: Katja Krass and Gabi Maue

There have been a number of fine books that have attempted to penetrate and unravel the complex manner in which dogs communicate with dogs, humans and other species. But Dogs in Translation, the work of two of Europe’s leading behaviourists, Gabi Maue and Katja Krauss, takes this journey of exploration to a new level.

The authors have taken every opportunity to witness situations and interactions to build their knowledge, and spent over a decade collating a library of photographs which demonstrate the myriad ways in which dogs indicate their mood and intentions. The result is this extraordinary pictorial journey through the emotional world of the dog, with more than 1300 photographs, all expertly analyzed.

Making use of split-second photography, we can see the most subtle of signs that tells us what a dog is experiencing, moment by moment, and how he is processing that experience. Not only does this provide a fascinating study of canine behaviour, it also gives us the tools to predict outcomes. Armed with this knowledge, we can step in, where necessary, and prevent our dogs suffering discomfort, stress or trauma.

Dogs in Translation is a landmark publication that fully acknowledges dogs as sentient beings. The remarkable range of photographs, coupled with sensitive and perceptive commentary, gives us the means to understand, and help, our dogs as never before.

SKU: DTB1654

$79.95, 468 pages, dogwise.com

Publication Year: 2022

ISBN: 9781910488645

Publisher: First Stone Publishing