Saint Bernards don't have curly fur, but they do sometimes get those icy lumps. Dad's current Saint, Bruni, gets walked on the road after they are plowed, but we used to have to check our old dog, Freckles, when she came in the house. When outside, she'd begin to limp with one leg, and we'd lift her paw and clear the ice lumps from that paw. Wouldn't work with Bruni - she'll limp inside the house even on a warm summer's day sometimes just to gain some sympathy - but sometimes she forgets which paw is "sore" and switches to another one!

Pa, do you think if they trimmed the fur on his feet in the winter that it would help?