I’m not sure about other parts of the country but here in NY it’s been raining… A LOT! Personally I don’t mind, per say. It beats the alternative of hot and humid weather (I’m so NOT a summer person!). However with all the rain it means my dog is constantly coming back inside either soaked to the bone or with wet paws. Normally we keep a towel outside our front door to wipe him down. I always worry about making the outside of our door “messy”. We live in a condo and we have three other units on the top floor with us. Two of the three are for sale. I try to make sure the outside of our unit looks neat for their sake (who wants to buy into a messy condo building?). Unfortunately I don’t have any place INSIDE by the door to put the towel unless I leave it on the floor. Doing that just makes my home look messy and gives the dog free range to chew the towel up.
We now have the perfect solution to our dilemma. It’s called Spotless Paw. It’s an interesting glove that is made out of the highest quality microfiber known today. The microfiber fabric is a blend of 80% polyester and 20% polyamide. The weave and split of the fibers are woven and split in such a way that creates tiny microscopic “hooks” that attract and hold water, mud, dirt and grime like a magnet. The glove is huge so it fits even a man’s hand. It’s also soft to the touch.
A unique feature to the glove which we thought was very strange when we took it out of the box is that it has an extra finger! We thought it was a mistake at first until we read that the glove was designed with the extra finger making it easy for anyone to use it in their right or left hand. Great thinking! That way you don’t need two gloves and anyone can use the one glove.
Another great feature is the attached “hoop” on the glove which makes it perfect to hang on our door on the inside. It’s high enough so the dog won’t bother with it and it makes it very easy to reach for before letting our dog come back inside. It’s ideal!
The Spotless Paw works great! It really does seem to absorb a lot of the water. If our dog’s feet are just wet we simply put on the glove and “blot” his feet and the glove absorbs the water leaving his paws dry. Not 100% dry but better then a regular towel would.
Our dog rarely gets dirty so I cannot tell you how it works for mud and dirt. Yesterday my son dropped a Ravioli on our dog (who is white!). So he has a big red spot on him. I wasn’t going to use the glove for that (I didn’t want to stain it). We have used the glove to wipe him down when he gets caught in the rain. It does a great job drying him off so he’s not dripping wet and running around our home.
So far the Spotless Paw has done exactly what it claims to do and we are very pleased. It also doesn’t smell like “wet dog”, which we are grateful for. I was a bit worried that maybe it would smell after a few uses but so far it hasn’t. It’s also machine washable and you can put it in the dryer. Just don’t use fabric softener because it will damage the fibers.
To learn more about Spotless Paw please visit www.SpotlessPaw.com. It’s available online at their web site and places like Amazon and Orvis.
The above brief video tells you more about the Spotless Paw too.
