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Getting to be summer, which means no cold paws. Which means I can be comfortable to go free paw!

Unfortunately, now I live in a city and not out in the sticks, not many places are likely to let me in bare-pawed. I guess I can still do so when I visit back home with the folks.

I have always went bare paw my whole life. I hate shoes, they hurt my toes. Plus when you have to special order your shoes, you learn to only wear them when you have too.

I agree.  Cold paws is no fun.

[Hmm, I guess if I randomly go outside o.o I like have nothing on my feetz. Usually when I stick around my yard though and in the house xD! If I'm going somewhere else, I'll put something on them...sandals or shoes ;o]

Hmm, I guess if I randomly go outside o.o I like have nothing on my feetz. Usually when I stick around my yard though and in the house xD! If I'm going somewhere else, I'll put something on them...sandals or shoes ;o

I do whats known as freerunning and I'm just lighter on my paws [no pun intended] withough shoes. I would rather be barepawed than wearing shoes.

I LOVE being free pawed! I really hate shoes!

I would want to go free pawed but the areas I live in have a lot of broken glass lying around so I don't know if it would be safe to go free pawed in such an area.

Edit - I used to go digigrade all the time as a child and I still sometimes do, I just learnt how to do it from pretending to mimic what high heels would be like without wearing them, recently I've been working on getting my posture right and also doing it for longer.

I was when I was little, but my mom kept yelling at me to put my shoes on  (by little I mean like 12 )
Now my feet are too sensitive 

I was when I was little, but my mom kept yelling at me to put my shoes on  (by little I mean like 12 )
Now my feet are too sensitive 

Don't worry! All you gotta do is re-build the calluses on your feet-paws. I recommend starting on indoor flooring (if you have safe, in-tact flooring, that is. My living room floor looks like a demolition crew took a swing at it and stopped for a lunch break (and never came back)), and grass. Then, when you feel ready, gradually walk more on places that toughen up your calluses. Try to avoid nasty man-made objects, as thin lil' pieces of glass are hard to get out of your pawpads!

Just earlier today I was walking the dogs in the rain and my foot got soaked because of a hole in my trainers! I was wishing I had just gone bare-pawed, it probably would have been dryer.

I love to walk with no shoes or socks on and I never wear any in the house or in bed. But I haven't had much chance to go outside without footwear, I really have to start again before summer is over and it gets too cold. I can walk digitigrade fairly easy because of all the dancing I have done; I usually do it just after a shower so I leave pseudo pawprints on the floor

I was when I was little, but my mom kept yelling at me to put my shoes on  (by little I mean like 12 )
Now my feet are too sensitive 

Don't worry! All you gotta do is re-build the calluses on your feet-paws. I recommend starting on indoor flooring (if you have safe, in-tact flooring, that is. My living room floor looks like a demolition crew took a swing at it and stopped for a lunch break (and never came back)), and grass. Then, when you feel ready, gradually walk more on places that toughen up your calluses. Try to avoid nasty man-made objects, as thin lil' pieces of glass are hard to get out of your pawpads!

shoes are not allowed in the house, and I already walk on grass w/o shoes. its just concrete and gravel I have trouble with.

I will wear shoes if I absolutely must. I will wear socks, but only floofy warm socks, if my paws get cold. Other than that, free-paws. Now to build up the bottoms of my feet...

I'm totally a free paw! I hate shoes, even in the winter.

I definitely prefer free paw or flip flop style sandals until the snow reaches over the sides, which kinda sucks 'cause my new job requires sneakers 24/7.   Oh well, small price to pay, and it's worth it to work there.

Ohhh, and for those of you wishing to free paw on the sly, might I offer you a piece of advice given to me once by an old hippie...  Large cuffed (read bell bottom or boot cut, good thing they're back in style) over long pants keep your paws out of sight and out of mind. 

i tried it for the first time the other day,i walked 1.5 miles into the woods near my house to get to these giant sand dunes.
it was kinda painful ........but i  used a creek on the way back,and my feet have a little bit of callus now....i like it  

I normally wear socks around the house. I have a bunch of pairs of hospital socks, the soft ones with the plastic grips on the soles, and those are marvelous around the house. I also have a single pair of white and blue striped super soft socks that I LOVE... and a pair of pink and black striped ones that are just as good ^-^ those will get lots of use this winter!

I don't wear shoes or socks but for a different reason *Taps my right leg* This doesn't work. Why where shoes when you roll everywhere? :3

My freepaw antics caught up with me. I was on a rafting trip, wearing shoes most of the time. Around camp, I went for a late night walk, full moon, enjoying the sand, warm rocks on my paws. Went to an overlook, slipped on a sharp edge, cut a chunk 1"x 2" out of the bottom of my foot!

Just be careful out there! The stupidest things will get ya!

I used to walk around barefoot in camp or when I lived in Worcester.

I'm in San Francisco now, so no way XD

I don't know what I'd step on/in

No.

Saskatchewan is too cold for me for that. I don't tolerate the cold very well and stay indoors as much as possible from late October to late April.

I have tough feet though and can actually walk around on gravel and rocks with no problem.

I tend to go without shoes when possible, the 85 degrees at in October helps (i hate cold). And about the digigrade topic, I dont usually walk digi, but most of the time I run digigrade

in the summer i don't believing shoe

I love going without shoes! Soon as I get inside the house, first thing i do is take my shoes off. I couldn't stand wearing them all day. But I can't go totally barefoot, socks are a must. I just really like having warm feet. I do feel that walking around barefoot is more "natural" than wearing shoes. If it wasn't for all the risks (sharp things on the ground) I would just walk around in my socks everywhere. Someday I'd love to get  pair of those special shoes that are basically a protective cover for your foot that allows nearly full flexibility (think toe socks but as shoes).

Lately I've had to start wearing socks around the house, because we have no carpets and the floors are freezing. But I hate wearing just socks, it feels odd.
Also I have no grip and go sliding across the place XD

yes i go freepaws in my house all the time.