i am going to be looking into getting boots for finn...and, i am going to look into adding zinc to his diet, as glacier suggested. he tears his pads up all of the time. i try to keep an eye on them, but, sometimes he just plays so hard that the next thing i know he's limping. :/ it never seems to bother him for more than a day or so, though. i think boots would stay on him, though, so, hopefully that's all i need! good luck with finding something that works for misty!