Review of Muttluks - Fleece Size Medium

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Muttluks - Fleece Size Medium
By: Muttluks Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 2
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Great Fit and Durable

On: 2008-11-14

I bought the fleece lined Muttluks 3 years ago and they are still in great shape. I dont know if the quality has changed in the past 3 years. I (my dog) only use them during the winter, which lasts for 6 months in Alaska. I use them when the temperature falls below 0. I would guess that I use them on average, for 3-4 hours per week.
Daylight in the winter can be as short as 4 hours per day and I especially like the reflective material on the straps. By the time I get home from work, we have to walk in the dark.
The muttluks are great for walking on packed snow although your dog will have to get used to limited traction. My dog often likes to walk through deeper snow and snow will get packed into the sock above the straps.
The muttluks would fall off when I first started to use them. I was afraid of getting them too tight and cutting off my dogs circulation. With some practice, I know how tight they need to be and they never fall off.
The muttluks fit great and are contoured to the shape of a dogs foot. Most booties I have seen are square and flop loosely on the foot.

Not durable!

On: 2008-03-05

It worked ok for the first few days after we got it for our dog to play and walk in the snow and on the pavement with snow/salt.

We realized that these boots are extremely hard to clean by hand. The salt and sand get stuck on the bottom of the boots because the bottom of the boots are not smooth. They feel like suede/fabric. Unless you toss them in the washing machine after every use, it is very hard to maintain them and dry them.

After using for a few weeks, the bottom of the boots began to break. There are holes on the bottom towards the front of the boots (we do keep his nails clipped frequently). They are no longer waterproof anymore. The companys website stated that "many dogs have worn their Muttluks for over three years", but it only lasted just over a month for our dog. We never use them on dry pavement or concrete. We only use them to protect his feet from salt when theres snow.

The boots are also not very easy to put on. It takes us about 10 min to put all of them on the dog.