At a week away from turning 12, my Chan Man has been slipping a bit on my wood floors. Not a lot, just see his paws shuffling a bit. I can also hear them swishing when he walks on the tile in my sunroom. So, last week, I did his paw trimming, big time. He had just had his nails trimmed at the vet. I was determined to get all the extra sloppy stuff off. I got a bit overzealous because he started to limp a bit on his back leg. I even noticed him having some trouble squatting to poop. After checking him thoroughly, this being after I panicked, I discovered a red, raw place right behind his paw pad. The best I can figure, I nipped it with the clippers( which, by the way were my hubby's beard trimmers.) I decided there had to be a better way. After some research, I discovered Dr. Buzbys toe grips. They really do help. No nail clicking and a lot less sliding. I was so proud of myself, I gave him a Kong, got on the floor and put all 16 grips on his toenails. No small feat as he hates his paws handled. He walked all around the house and I figured I had done something really helpful for him. Then...I let him outside. He settled himself on the front porch and within 5 minutes had removed 3 of them. No, they did not fall off, I had noticed him chewing at them before I let him out. The ones I removed later had to be pried off with my nails.  There were 3 little rubber grips laying in a row. I took all the front ones off and thought the back ones would still help. I had to go in town and when I returned he had removed all of the back ones with the exception of his little toes. There was another very neat pile waiting there for me. Uggggg! I think this is probably a very helpful, useful product, but unfortunately Chan is not a fan. I guess I will just get some more area rugs. Unfortunately, when it rains, Lucy still will pee on them, so I have to replace them a lot. I figure that if he took the time to remove them, there must be a reason. I will follow his lead on this one. He is a very smart boy and the source of many chuckles. If anyone has another idea, I am open. I tried the show sticky spray. Not very helpful. I know boots will not fly. Probably not socks either. I still remember poor Ty when I bought him socks. He just stood there like I had taken his other 3 feet away. So, I figure They are not a solution either. I just found this whole thing a bit amusing and thought I would share the laugh. Lori, Ty and Gang