Terrier vs furry boots (contains gratuitous dog photo)

[PumpkinSpiceAmericanoNoSugar]

I have a Glen of Imaal Terrier, Glens are generally pretty chilled for terriers but they obviously still have occasional terrier urges. I bought myself some frivolous furry boots ( these, this isn't Style and Beauty so you can keep your opinions to yourselves ) and my DDog is convinced that they are some type of rodent and wants to savage them, fortunately not while they are on my feet.

Should I put them away when I'm not wearing them or leave them out and keep saying 'no' until he accepts them as a rodent-y family member and leaves them alone?

[Vallahalagonebutnotforgotten]

I would just put them away when not wearing them . What happens when you wear them and he is about?

Your dog is fab - he is just protecting you from rodent boots

[PumpkinSpiceAmericanoNoSugar]

It's fine when I wear them, they are clearly footwear when they are on my feet so he ignores them. They only become suspicious and rodent-y when lying around on the floor, near the shoe cupboard but not actually in the shoe cupboard, like every pair of shoes in our family.

[BiteyShark]

Unless you want them to meet their demise I would put them away when not wearing them as you won't be able to keep an eye on them all the time.

[SD1978]

They look like they have eyeballs. Your shoes are dicing up your dog, and vice versa. The dog is protecting its territory for the rat shoes. Hide them. They will never be friends. 😂

[SD1978]

Eyeing up even. Not dicing

[Greyhound22]

He's adorable.

My greyhound would have those bad boys even if they were on your feet. I would just put them away somewhere carefully.

Novelty slippers are a no go zone in our house.

[PumpkinSpiceAmericanoNoSugar]

My Mum once had a pair of monster feet novelty slippers, furry with claws. She had a Shi-Tzu at the time who was insanely jealous of the slippers and attacked them with ferocity every time she wore them. Fortunately he was little so she just walked around with a snarling fur ball attached to her furry slippers until they were so shredded that she threw them away. She got almost a whole winter out of them though.

[fleshmarketclose]

Love the dog pic, had never heard of that breed before. I think you need to hide the boots though as he will probably destroy them.

[doodleygirl]

Your dog is gorgeous

[yousimplyhavetobethesedays]

I had to look twice at those boots. I thought they had eyes, I'm not surprised he is perturbed!

[AvocadosBeforeMortgages]

I thought the same @yousimply!

[PumpkinSpiceAmericanoNoSugar]

I hadn't noticed the eye thing, but they are very mouse-like aren't they? I have the taupe shoes, not the black which comes up in the link. I think the taupe are even more rodent like, very mouse coloured.

Thanks for the doggy compliments, he is a darling and very tolerant with the DC.