EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

After Thursday night's hunt, Blade has 2 blow pads and Diesel has 3.  I was looking for some Foot Tough but the feed store only had AluShield.

Most bird doggers use the Foot Tough I believe. Dont know how much of a problem this is in the parts of Texas that is sandy or dirt, but it happens in the rocks, although this is the 1st time for us.

So what do y'all do for 'em?

Maybe it's the dry weather or something, because my Red dog ran about 9 miles on the garmin last night and is really sore. I don't think he's ever blown his pads before either.

Seal it with super glue then take and tear up some leaves and pour a puddle of glue in them them stamp your dogs foot on it and let dry this heals it and creates like a new pad it works great for me

I use Bag Balm for blown pads.  I have found it helps them heal up quicker.  Bag Balm is made for cow utters, you should be able to find at your feed store. 

To prevent blown pads I use super glue.  You put a light coat over the pad and let it dry before the hunt.  It forms a barrier over the pad that has to be worn through before the pad is affected. I was skeptical at first but it works great for me.

I have a dog it seems every time I hunt him hard he blows them off.  Put him on cliche and see if it helps.   

you can also soak them feet in brine water to toughen them . i've done it on dogs feet and mules shoulders when they get sore ,bare knuckle boxers used it on their hands .

My grandfather used pine tar or turpentine to heal dog pads and to toughen them up.

I like the brine idea. It should toughen the pads.

BobbyB,

Got this info from another forum...posted by a vet.

Iodine 1-3% and formaldehyde half and half apply daily for 5 days and then use daily before hunt.

You can buy the iodine at the feed store. Also can be used without the formalehyde. This treatment can be used to toughen the pads before a hunt or can be used to treat blown pads after the fact...

i know some guys dont like there dogs on cement but i have had dogs on cement for 25 yrs and have never had a prob with pads i guess it toughens the pads

That's why we getting out run, hogs got the nikes and we running barefoot lol. My strike dog has real sensitive feet for what reason idk. 30 minutes and she starts hopping around like she got splinters on her feet. Like if her pads can't resist them at all.

Blade has a front foot that will swell some to the ankle after a hard night. He is usually ready again by the second day, but that doesnt always happen. He's never ruined a pad before and we hunt on broken rock nearly every hunt.

Thinking on it, the temps that night were still mid 90's at 11 PM. It had been 100 plus most of the afternoon. Hot rock cant help the situation at all. And the dogs were running over broken rock most of the night.

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This is an old time remedy that the bird dog guys have used for years. Mix a pint of pine tar and a cup of tannic acid together. Paint this on the bottom of their feet and it will be as good as anything you can get.

I have tried every thing under the sun for blown pads and this works best.

i dont mean to be a smart A$$ but i never had the problem im sure its commin. But i try to put my dogs closer to the hogs. I hunt 2 to3 times a week. in central texas

I'll let that pass except for asking this. Do your dogs travel over acres of rock , after the afternoon temps were about 103 ?And it wsnt caused as much by roading as trying to stop a bunch of Nike wearing shoats

ive used hoof laquer the girlfriend gave me, ran out of glue in the middle of an application and it seemed to work real well

I did the same thing to my dog last night. I checked around the garage and I got some iodine and some pine tar, guess I will try to mix those 2 together and paint it on and see if it helps any.  If I put that stuff on him today how long do yall think it will take to heal up enough to hunt again? I am hoping to run him again tomorrow night....