RC Pet Products Sport PAWks Dog Socks, Paw Protection, X-Small, Blue Heather

My 9 year old dog is suffering from hip dysplasia. We have hard wood floors and he just can't keep his back feet under him. I first bought some socks from Power Paws. They went on easy and stayed on pretty well but the non skid part was only on one side. When my dog walked, the sock would twist and the non skid part would be on the top of his foot and it made the problem worse. It was like I put ice skates on the poor thing. I like that these socks have the non skid stuff all the way around. They are a bit tight to get on. My dog has a rather large double dewclaw and it gets in the way. I found that if I stretch the socks out a bit first it makes it easier to get on. Nothing is perfect. The socks fall off. When he drags his feet they get caught up on the ground and get pulled off. They are however increasing the quality of his life. Before we got the socks we were thinking we may have to have our sweet dog put down. Now it looks like we may get to have him for a while yet. I am very grateful for this item! 5 stars for even a month longer with my puppers.

Might be good in rain. The coated part gets stiff in the cold and they are slippery on snow and ice. Might work on the beach. Buy regular RC socks and add Paws rubber booties.The only boots of of many, many that stay on and my dog can feel the ground thru them which she likes. Not very warm but we added the pink argyle RC socks. Cute with the red Pawz. Put the socks on first then the Pawz. Works for regular walking on and in snow. Even stays on during sprints in the drifts - but they will come off with rigorous drift activity. Always carry a spare set as they are impossible to find in the snow. My dogs paws are warm and toasty in very cold temperatures. She likes it so much that she has taught herself to lie down to get her "socks and shoes" on. It takes work, patience and strong hands to put all this on but it's worth it. Watch out that you are careful with the inside front leg claw when putting these on. Don't buy the Pawz too big as they will fall off easier and don't leave them on for longer than the walk as they could be too tight for longer wear. My dog is 30 pounds ash she takes the medium RC sock and the small Pawz boot.

The good: These socks are thoughtfully constructed and very fairly priced. The bad: They run small. My almost 15-yr old Lab-Boxer mix (65 lbs.) needs the LARGE size for his rear paws and the XL size for his front paws. For some reference points, Kirby wears a size Large in the Pawz brand rubber booties (the purple ones), and a size Medium in the Muttluks (the all-weather yellow boots). The Pawks socks in XL also fit a pitty (Pit Bull) friend of Kirby's, but were way too small for his German Shepherd friend. Kirby's paw measurements (including his toenails) traced on a piece of paper are: Front Paws = 2-1/4" wide x 3-1/3" long; Rear Paws = 2" wide x 3" long That said (if your dog's paws are within the size range), I feel these socks are not only well-worth the price, but a real bargain compared to many other anti-slip footwear for dogs. We've used many socks and booties over the past five years, but these socks have definitely become our favorite for around-the-house wear. They have a very snug tube that hugs the ankle & leg portion (the item photo here is misleading; the leg part is actually only about half the width of the foot, and the black-banded top is even a bit more narrow and snug), so the sock stays on quite well without constricting the leg. The sock is made out of (mostly) breathable cotton. The ribbed, rubberized sole covers the entire paw-pad bottom AND extends up around the front to cover 3/4th of the top of the sock, so that even if the sock twists around (which, face it, always happens!) there is no loss of traction. I also don't mind having to buy the 2 different sizes because I like having backups for when they need to be washed or happen to wear out. Kirby wore the same 4 socks every day for 6 weeks on vacation (the house we rent has hard wood floors, and we used to pack a second car JUST to bring all the rubber-backed rugs Kirby needed to get around the house. This year, we only needed to pack these socks - what a huge time and cost saver!) and the socks were still in great shape when we got home. We also showed them to the staff of our canine rehab center, and they liked these socks so much, they are now going to carry them. Hopefully, the manufacturer will realize that larger sizes are needed so that all dogs can benefit from wearing these great socks!

I am so disappointed to be writing such a bad review for a product I desperately need. We have a senior lab with joint problems and slick hardwood floors. He has slipped and hurt himself so many times he is literally terrified to walk on our floors. We have rigged a system of "runways" through the house using rugs (which trip ME!) that looks horrible but allows him to get around. These Pawks seemed like the perfect solution. We measured his feet and verified the size on the RC Pet Products website (x-large). When the socks arrived I was excited to see that they were very good quality and well made. Unfortunately they simple don't work. It took almost 30 minutes to wrestle these onto a very compliant dog. The leg part of the sock is so narrow that it hurt him to force his large footpad through it into the foot part of the sock. Once on his foot, they wouldn't stay on. Total waste of $15. The leg part of the sock needs to be designed to be stretchier to get footpad into sock but still bounce back to a snug fit on the narrow part of dogs leg. Went to TJMaxx and got three pairs of infant socks with the non-stick slipper stuff on bottom for $3.00. They are easy to get on, work well, although we periodically find one of them off. Most important, the runway rugs are gone and Samson can navigate the house again. We know when one of the socks is off because he cries because he can't move around the house.

I must have tried dozens of pairs of boots for my dogs over the last five and a half years before I landed on PAWKS. This is the only product that has worked for my dog. They aren't super warm for our northern temperatures, but warm enough for her to be able to walk. They also, of course, protect from salt and sand, but I worry less about that than the cold. Unfortunately, the "boots" get stiff aand tight from the salt after one or two wears so you have to have a lot of them and do a lot of laundry. Because they are knit, they catch a lot of nails; the fibers loosen and then catch more nails so you have to be careful putting them on, especially with the dew claws. They also get worn down or worn out easily over the season and need to be repalced often. That's if you don't lose them to the snow or whatever else. I have lost three so far this year. The I have tried three different sizes with my dog over the years (she's fully grown at 20 pounds). Sometimes medium seems to fit best and sometimes large. If I go large, they are oversized, but stay on better sometimes - it all depends on her haircut and the saltiness and so forth. I have another smaller dog - a chiweenie - and these have never worked for her. The smallest sizes don't have the rubber needed for winter. I would love if I could she could eventually wear some - and also if they went higher up the leg. Highly recommended, in any case, if no other boots have worked for you. I find they are easiest to put on when she is on my lap leaning against me - her back to my front.

I bought these (as well as some other footwear products) for our 12.5 year old, 50 pound Shepard mix. She was dragging her back leg a little and had started to slip on our hardwood floors. We were using boots outdoors and thought socks would be better indoors since they could breathe better. Based on other reviews that said the socks ran small I ordered a Large and they fit fine. They were difficult to get over her dew claws, however, because the neck of the sock is smaller than you might expect. I had to hold her dew claw in place to pull the sock over it. The socks seemed to help her stay upright on our floors better, so that's why I gave the product two stars instead of one. This was my dog's first time with socks, though she had been wearing wearing boots for a few weeks. I put them on her feet, watched her walk around for a couple of minutes, and then went to bed. The next morning, two of them were missing. Since she'd never done anything like that before, we assumed she'd spit the socks out and we just couldn't find them. We switched the remaining two socks to her weaker legs and went about our business around the house. About an hour later, she had pulled off one more, which was missing, and she had the fourth sock in her mouth. That's when we realized she had eaten the missing socks. We tried to induce vomiting, but nothing came up. The vet said that because of the rubber on the sock, there was virtually no chance she would pass them. She ended up dying about 48 hours after we received our shipment. I know this isn't the fault of the sock manufacturer, so I don't blame them for my dog's death. I share my story to warn you that you should watch your dog when trying socks like these on. Many people have talked about the socks slipping off their pets, so it's easy to see how a dog might also be able to easily pull them off. And while the rubber is great for not slipping around on floors, it's also great for blocking intestines.

These have literally saved my old dog's life. She is very old and has a hard time getting up or walking on slippery tiles. We thought it was time to say goodbye when she fell badly and couldn't get up anymore. She took a while to recover and we decided to try those on her back feet as a last resort. A couple of months later, she's still with us because she can get up much easier with the rubber pads. Sizing: I would order smaller than you think you need. We had ordered what seem to be the right size for her, but after a couple of days of wearing them, they started to get too loose. We re ordered a size under and they fit much better. UPDATE: I can't emphasize enough on the sizing. It could be a hit or miss. At this price point, it is worth ordering a couple of different sizes. As for them getting loose. Well... yeah. But what do you expect after much wear and out of fabric? Your body ages and gets loose, why not those socks? If you love your dog, then expect to order a set every few months. This is not kevlar-fashion-brand $10K socks people!

These are well constructed - the knitting is solid and the rubber coating goes all the way around so it won't matter if the socks rotate, which they will - but the overall design needs a rethink and they really do run small as others have warned. Knowing they run small I bought the XL size because my mutt's paws are 2" wide. Hilarity ensued when I tried to actually put them on her, though; despite being 2 sizes larger than recommended there was no way I could stretch them enough to get past the dew claws. And that brings me to why I think these need a redesign: dogs really hate things on their paws, so one essential requirement for a sock is that you have to be able to get it onto a paw quickly otherwise the dog is going fight you by jiggling each leg like an epileptic having a grand mal seizure (at least mine did). I think what would work better is to split the "leg" portion of the sock and use a velcro strap to join each side. The "foot" part - ie, the part dipped in rubber or PVC or whatever - should remain as it is now. Then you could pop the paw into the foot part of the sock then cinch down the velcro across the leg and skip all the misery of trying to slip a knitted fabric over a pointy dew claw. I'd also be willing to pay a few more bucks for a better (read: usable) designed product; as of now, they are totally unusable so I returned them.