On Tuesday, February 25th, 1997 - Marj Cooper wrote:
 
MC> we walk nightly and where we live (British Columbia) it gets pretty 
MC> cold in the winter...the pads on a dog's feet can get frost-bite 
MC> pretty quickly, not to mention the salt and chemicals that are on the 
MC> roads to melt the ice.  These are pretty rough on the dog's feet as 
MC> well. 
MC> We bought a set of four "bootees" for our dog.....$19.95!!
MC> They were made out of polar fleece and had velcro fasteners.  Our dog
MC> just loved them...we called them his "flying boots" because he just 
MC> had a ball bouncing around in them and just flew down the street.
MC> She is now making them up, bagging them, and will sell them for 
MC> $10.00 a set at the next craft fair.  (We suggested that she make 
MC> sets of 5 and charge $12.00)
MC> Anyway, this is just a suggestion and if you are interested, I can 
MC> send you one of the original boots so you can see what I am talking 
MC> about!! 
 
 I wouldn't see why these couldn't be made with  Wool and then
'Felted' either. Knitted 'booties' with a modified sock pattern, then
boiled and felted would work great! Thanks for the ideas.
 
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