My dog was out walking with my friends and me in the winter. We had about 5-6 dogs with us in a big open field. . It was cold and snowy, and there was a ton of ice and broken ice shards. We found blood on the snow because the dogs paws had been cut by the ice shards. It was awful! So we all started using Musher’s Secret. It goes on so smooth and then hardens up so tough that it protects from everything. Especially salt, ice and ice shards. It also stops those little snow balls on furry feet. No messing with fussy booties, a couple times a week and walking is practically worry free.