Shine On

An extreme closeup of one of the front paws of Barley, a dog, with pads and nails seeming to glisten.

During the multi-day periods of triple-digit temperatures this year, Barley’s paw pads were starting to look pretty rough. Even though I did my best to keep her from spending any time on blacktop, sometimes you just need to cross the street. Thank goodness for Musher’s Secret, a literal wax for dogs. Liberally applied to her pads for about a week, and their alarming dryness cleared right up before it could devolved into a more complicated condition. The “misjudged the specular map” levels of shiny visible on her feet and nails was an amusing bonus.