Experience with dog booties?

Does anyone have any experience with dog booties? My dog is a 70 lb golden retriever-chow mix and sometimes on rougher terrain and on hot days you can tell his feet are feeling bad, so we stop often. Does anyone have any experience with the granite gear, ruff wear, or any other dog shoes? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I have Neopaws shoes for my dog, they're pretty good, she hates wearing them though, so I don't put them on her. I just take them with in case she gets a cut on her pad or something. I've also noticed that in any boot, the dog gets really clumsy and not so sure-footed.

Thanks for the info!

My dog hates em, can't get em on her. Carry first aid supplies including a topical and some gauze and a "stick to itself" wrappable bandage. You can repair most lacerations by washing them and wrapping it to keep it clean and closed.
Jim S

I had a chocolate lab that I used to backpack with; she used the ones REI sells. She did not like them at first but she soon accepted then after about 15 minutes. I live in CO and we used to go over some rocky ground and the boots really protected her feet.

Bringing dogs to the woods endangers their stupid lives and is fault of owner. Wet muddy dogs will seriously mess up your sleeping bag, which is another important argument for light sleeping bag cover.

I love dogs in the woods, and my girl friend's two Samoyeds loved the woods. A major pleasure.

I'd hope to avoid difficulty of doggy boots, but it could be necessary...Some Eskimos just cut their dogs loose in the summer...

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I use the ruff wear ones and think they are great. One hike with my Australian Cattle Dog on 7 miles in on rough terrain he stopped and did not want to get up from laying down. Close inspection showed his pads had peeled back on his paws. It was to rough terrain to carry his 65 lbs out, so I wrapped his feet with moleskin and duct tape and he did make it back out. I never felt worse for causing him so much pain and bought the boots the next day. It did take a few minutes for him to "learn" to use them, but now he wears them on all our hikes. If the going is easy, you can always take them off, but cant put them on if you dont have them!! Protect your friends feet, dont feel that awful feeling I did, get some!!