{"id":555,"date":"2017-02-05T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2017-02-05T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T09:33:00","slug":"once-a-block-dog-boot-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"Once-a-Block Dog Boot Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was a week when Poppy&#39;s <a amzn-ps-bm-asin=\"B001J22876\" class=\"amzn_ps_bm_tl\" data-amzn-link-id=\"3b11c4801f11a3464898fcae078632d3\" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword=\"Pawz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pawz-Water-Proof-Boot-Small-2-Inch\/dp\/B001J22876\/ref=as_li_bk_tl\/?tag=bostonzestcom-20&amp;linkId=3b11c4801f11a3464898fcae078632d3&amp;linkCode=ktl\" id=\"amznPsBmLink_1207302\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pawz<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"0\" id=\"amznPsBmPixel_1207302\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?source=bk&amp;t=bostonzestcom-20&amp;bm-id=default&amp;l=ktl&amp;linkId=3b11c4801f11a3464898fcae078632d3&amp;_cb=1485969368008\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; height: 0px !important; width: 0px !important;\" width=\"0\" \/> came off <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonzest.com\/2015\/02\/our-improved-dog-boot-drying-hack.html\">Our Improved Dog Boot Drying Hack<\/a> and onto her paws.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d25b30e1970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_6846 copy\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d25b30e1970c img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb8883401b8d25b30e1970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"IMG_6846 copy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we walk along, we have a system to be sure she hasn&#39;t thrown a shoe.&#0160;Salt is the reason she is wearing boots, so each time we cross a salty intersection, we do a mental boot count.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>Once you get started on this habit, it becomes almost automatic. 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