Old dawg, new trick

Jami and I brought Isaac home as a puppy around this time 14 years ago. His hips aren't doing so great and our hardwoods make it very difficult for him to stand or make turns when he walks.

I was about to try to rig up some rubber pads to tie to the bottom of his paws when I looked up "dog boots" on line. Sure enough this is a common problem with old dogs on hardwoods and there are lots of brands of dog shoes. Acknowledging the frugality that was ingrained as a child, I purchased 4 of the most economically sensilbe ones.

They arrived the day after Christmas. Isaac is too old to worry that we've strapped shoes to his feet - but he hasn't slipped in 2 days and gets around the house much better. Merry Christmas poor, ole Isaac.