When it’s this cold, Sparky’s feet get cold, but he doesn’t want to look like a French whore or poodle. He asked me to come up with an innovative solution. Sparky thought I was kidding about having him wear my ankle socks.
After checking Sparky’s dimensions, I added snaps to his Inspector Gadget jacket.
The socks are stretchy and Sparky’s legs are bendy, so measuring anything is futile. The socks were shortened and snaps added. Sock material is too flimsy for snaps, but this is a proof-of-concept project.
Sparky didn’t understand the core concept. To him, socks meant we were going outside or maybe on a car ride. Nothing else about socks mattered to him. Putting socks on him was baffling.
With his bendy legs, he can step out of the socks, but by turning him over, I managed to get all four socks on. When Sparky saw me taking a photo, he put on his husky face and used his tail to cover his dick. He knows that Aunt Joanne comes here to look at pictures, so he wanted to look his best.
Outside, Sparky didn’t mind his socks. He wanted me to take a photo while he seagulled his ears. That’s what he calls it when he faces into the wind, and his ears catch the air. Sparky says that even huskies can’t do that.
The real test is how the socks performed when Sparky is engaged in his dog patrols. I shot a short video.
As a proof-of-concept, this was a big success. It’s cold enough that the snow doesn’t melt on the socks and snow isn’t slippery at this temperature.
I’d like to get some fleece to make version 1. It may be worth connecting the leg on each side to make little trousers.