HunnyBoots

11/08/2023

Introducing the V4 Summer Hunnyboot - an upgraded version that embodies everything you adored about the V3 and includes all the enhancements you requested!

The V4 takes comfort and flexibility to a whole new level, providing you with an incredible walking experience and unprecedented toe flexibility.

Your feedback mattered to us, and we're thrilled to share the following improvements:

We've equipped the V4 with a full-length, high-quality YKK zipper, the same trusted brand used in premium luggage. This ensures durability and ease of use.

To offer extra protection for toes, we've extended the coverage of toe capping, guarding against bumps and scrapes for worry-free walks and adventures.

Our 3D digitally generated Velcro technology is a game-changer. It boasts high grip capabilities, silently opening without the familiar 'ripping' sound, ensuring a more peaceful experience.

We've invested in a significantly upgraded production line, ensuring consistently improved quality. Plus, we've made upgrades to the sole bonding process for added durability.

We love reading the wonderful reviews with videos and photos, but what genuinely humbles us is the rich feedback and many insightful suggestions we receive. We sincerely hope that you'll experience the same joy with the V4 Summer Hunnyboot as we did while creating them with our production team, taking into consideration all your input and our longboi and gals' needs!

09/04/2023

Stock up with YELLOW Splish-Splash boots and save big ahead of this Winter!

Only for Greyhounds in sizes in Medium, Large and X Large. Grab yours before they trot out the door!

Use code YELLOW40 at checkout

22/12/2022

25% Off the entire Hunnyboots range! www.hunnyboots.com

Thank you for continuously trusting us to help your corn-troubled greyhounds find their happy feet again.

Our Annual Boxing Day Sale is now on and it's our way of saying "thank you" for all your support throughout the year.

You can purchase while we're away on our annual break but responses to customer inquiries will wait until the 9th January when we return to pack and ship your orders.

A very merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the whole Hunnyboots Team - Hunny, Mark, Jenni, Kay, Charlie, Katie, Katia and Julia.

Be safe, be happy, love your Greyhounds! ❤️

14/08/2022

After 12 months in design and development, our Hunnyboots coat is in production and we're so excited to show it off, modelled by two of our favourite local boys, Duke the black and Odie the brindle with a 'back-end' demonstration by Hunny!

Odie, Duke and Hunny are all wearing the same size coat thanks to some innovative technical engineering. Remarkable since Odie is a solid 40kg, Duke a tall and slim 34kg and Hunny a 'dainty' 30kg.

Squatting for the girls (and some boys) is enabled as both back legs are seperate and clip on to the coat on the outsides only. Pooping has been fully considered! The lining is super-soft with no exposed seams for our delicate-skinned creatures.

Like all our footwear, this coat is tailor-made just to fit greyhounds with their long skinny legs, deep chests, impossibly thin waists, massive shoulders and bulging thighs.

The coat features three adjustable zip positions. It is this unique feature that allows the same size coat to fit our three models with a 10kg weight and 10cm height difference. The coat is put on by stepping into the front legs, clipping together the belly strap and zipping up on the most snug setting, making fitting simple - no wrestling involved!

The fur lined collar can be worn up, down or folded half-way. The back legs are detachable, making them very easy to put on and can be moved forwards or backwards on the five press studs, depending on your greyhound's back length, or not worn at all on warmer days.

Perhaps the best part is the waterproof coat with a reflective safety flash on the side has a three-point fully stitched and padded harness built in, with a belly strap so Mr or Miss Houdini can't wriggle out of it!

The adjustable belly strap secures the harness to the correct position between the rib cage and belly so it can’t slip forward.

We're only making small batches to start with and offering a discount for people who pre-order.

Deliveries are expected to start before the Northern hemisphere winter - late October.

https://hunnyboots.com/products/the-coat

14/08/2022

Stripey Fashound Sox in Crew and Knee-high fit coming soon! Stock arrives in three weeks. Get ready to make a statement 🎉

29/06/2022

Four weeks ago, Harvey the five year old whippet from country Victoria was bitten by a snake. He had a bleed on his spinal cord which resulted in total hind paralysis for two weeks. Harvey was recently able to start walking but was very unstable particularly with his back legs dragging, scraping and cutting his feet. This made him totally unable to walk and set back his rehabilitation. His mum Clare put him in Hunnyboots and these videos are his first walk in them. Clare is jumping for joy and hopeful of a speedier recovery. I'm sure the entire Hunnyboots community wishes little trooper Harvey all the best, as do we!

Please be ever vigilant on the lookout for snakes on your walks.

19/02/2022

Nice update from Max the mini schnauzer with cracked paws and Spondylitis of the spine.
He is causing quite the stir around West Lakes and always get comments about his ‘sneakers’. Love the little skip max, you tell that rock who’s the boss ❤️

19/02/2022

lil’ baby Casper the Italian greyhound showing all you big guys how it’s done on hot pavements!

02/02/2022

The very cheeky Willow prancing in the snow and doing her best "catch me if you can" pose to her mom! Gorgeous Willow is breaking hearts everywhere she goes in her winter coat and Splish-Splash winter boots ❤️

11/01/2022

Australia is in the midst of Summer and it's only getting hotter for the next couple of months. Please be careful in the heat with your sighthounds.

Anything over 30°C can cause severe burns and blistering on Greyhounds paws. If you're unsure, stand barefoot yourself on asphalt in the sun. If it's hot or uncomfortable for you, it's the same or worse for your pups.

We make our summer shoes to protect against this. If you can't get your hands on any, please... Walk early before sun up or after sundown, but check with your own bare feet first.

https://hunnyboots.com/products/big-red-v3

A shoe reimagined in Melbourne, exclusively for Greyhounds.

04/01/2022

Timmy doing some excellent snow work in his new Splish-Splash Winter boots ❤️

04/01/2022

We got the very sad news that one of our dearest customers, Mr Zeke had died suddenly last Friday.

We often do custom fittings for people local to Richmond, by Mr Zeke holds the record for an eight hour drive to visit us for a fitting. He was our "greyhound of the day" two years ago, and we publish it again today in his memory.

Sleep well my big friend, you've earned it.

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Nicknamed “Mr Zeke”, Zeke lives a charmed life with Michelle and Peter and little sister Maggie by the sea at picturesque Lakes Entrance in Victoria. Zeke is a bit of a ‘toy boy’ and loves to assemble his toys together into his bed - the love is real as he even enjoys choosing one to take on his daily walks. A seasoned traveller, he’s looking forward to restrictions easing in Victoria so the whole family can go caravanning again to some very special places like Hervey Bay.

Life wasn’t always so laidback for Zeke. He spent two years racing the tracks in Victoria, NSW and Canberra until he was retired and put up for adoption. He certainly hit the jackpot in finding Michelle and Peter, who say he has excellent manners and a very laid back personality.

Not uncommon for retired racers, Zeke has problematic and sensitive feet but things took a turn for the worse when it was discovered he also had allergies to grass. After a number of investigative vet sessions, including courses of acupuncture, a management plan of Apoquel and foot baths was successful.

His dedicated family drove a marathon 8 hour round trip for a private consult and fitting for Hunnyboots to help out his sensitive feet. Now he’s been fitted properly, his life has changed for the better again. He can walk anywhere without limping; pavements, gravel paths, sand and grass no longer trouble him while he's in his Hunnyboots. In fact, Zeke now takes the lead from Maggie out on their walks.

As Michelle says “Thank you so much Hunnyboots, he has become more confident wearing his Red and Black Hunnyboots out and about doing the ‘quick step’ and now when people see him they call him Mr Zeke too!“

12/11/2021

Max the mini Schnauzer sporting his funky new True Blue Hunnyboots in size medium!

Max gets cracks in his paws, so a big welcome as a new honorary member to the family of sighthounds 😂

03/10/2021

Hunnyboots Slippers+

Do you have a greyhound that's getting on in years? Our new slippers are perfect for the older boys and girls struggling to get up on hard floors or with arthritis.

They size from weeny right up to extra large and will fit many other breeds too!

AUD $44.95 for a set of four.

Thanks to for being one of our road testers and a very handsome model to boot ❤️

27/07/2021

Spare a thought for our customers and friends in the US, particularly in Nevada, trying to keep their pups cool. Remember to boot up if you have to take them out ❤️

21/07/2021

Pro Greyhound?

Choose Grey. Or Blue, or Black, or Brindle, or White, or Fawn, or Red, or White & Black. Doesn't really matter, just choose life.

We've created a special range of T-Shirts and mugs so you can show your support for adopting Greyhounds with pride.

10% of the proceeds from every sale in this range will be donated to our friends at , an all-volunteer run charity that fosters Greyhounds with families in Melbourne and South Gippsland.

This gives Greyhounds a chance to adapt to pet-life as Racing2Rehome get to know each greyhound's personality. This enables them to match each greyhound to the specific needs, personalities and situations of both the dog and potential adoption home.

You can find them online at https://hunnyboots.com/collections/merchandise

30/06/2021

Meet 'Shugga'.

We're exploring designing and making greyhound-specific beds, winter coats and harnesses.

As we did with our hunnyboots 3d foot models, the first thing we needed was an accurate mannequin - a life sized plastic Hunny replica! With scans in hand and a computerized 3d model, we set about printing 8kg of white plastic filament over 200 hours to produce a tetris-style jigsaw greyhound in 10 pieces.

Shugga is anatomically accurate, right down to the ni***es, teeth and toenails and will be a great starting point to design coats and harnesses.

We'll keep posts coming as they progress.

Hunny is totally confused looking at herself, and somewhat annoyed that Shugga was at her feed bowl!

30/06/2021

A sneak peek at our new V2 Slippers!

We've widened the toe space a little and added new sizes so they fit from Weeny Whippets right up to XL Greyhounds.

We added some extra padding in the soles to make them super-comfy, but kept the open weave mesh on the tops for all day or all night wear.

The biggest change is the funky silicone print on hard-wearing leatherette soles. They're guaranteed to be non slip indoors, and hard wearing enough to pop outdoors for a wee in the evenings! has been road testing previous samples to the pub with great success.

They'll go up on the website next week for pre-order and delivering in around six weeks.

22/05/2021

V3 Hunnyboots® Now available for Whippies and Iggies!

24/03/2021

Under-boot socks for Greyhounds!

The socks are custom designed and made specifically for Greyhounds and their narrow legs. No more trying to find baby socks and folding up the heel, these don't have a heel and they fit like a glove – actually they fit like a sock!

Made from 86% cotton with 12% spandex and 2% polyester, they help with sensitive paws, give a little extra padding under boots and most beneficially, help stop stinky boots syndrome! Any regular boot wearer will know that constant wearing of boots barefoot will lead to funky smelling feet and footwear – just like us humans. The solution is socks that you can pop in the wash with everything else (except white shirts!).

They come in three lengths to fit every Greyhound; Ankle for smaller hounds and Crew for medium to large boys and girls. If you really want to impress, step out in the Knee Highs and look every part the cross-fit enthusiast!

Gather up Toes and Dew Claws using socks under Hunnyboots. Also helps with wayward toes and dew claws by gathering the toes together so slipping on a boot is easier than ever.

02/02/2021

Wonderful winter wonderland action of Stevie from NYC in Splish-Splash Hunnyboots

18/01/2021

We've gone live with pre-orders for our V3 Hunnyboots on a brand new website! https://app.omnisend.com/view/6005455c60becb402d0d72e2/0

Dad spent many months beavering away late into the night perfecting the form, function and design on these little beauties. 

25/12/2020

Save up to 50% on selected sizes and colours! Hurry sale ends New Years Eve at midnight. https://app.omnisend.com/view/5fe6586b60becb402d0d0cbc/0

Did you all have a fantastic Christmas? It keeps getting better as you can save on my boots and merchandise until stocks last!

24/12/2020

Join our mail list at www.hunnyboots.com to get your invite!

30/11/2020

Are you based in Melbourne and want to try before you buy? We're now keeping a range of sizes and colours at Port Phillip Animal Hospital. Kelly is an expert fitter and devoted greyhound enthusiast.

27/11/2020

26/11/2020

We're having our very first sale, so what better way to start than on Black Friday? The sale starts prompty on Friday 9am AEST and finishes Friday 9pm US EST - That's 1pm Saurday for Aussies!

You can save an automatic 20% on our boots and merchandise, but only during those hours!

26/11/2020

Black Greyhound Friday Sale!, 20% Off Storewide starts in 17 hours! https://app.omnisend.com/view/5fbf338c60becb75062c9be7/0

22/11/2020

Thermoregulation in Dogs

I'm frequently asked if wearing boots in hot summer days is ok "because I heard dogs sweat through their feet"...

After consulting veterinary scientists, this is the best information I have been given.

– Dogs have a type of sweat gland called merocrine glands, which are located in dog paw pads. Rarely, a dog will sweat through its paws. Overall, though, dogs have far fewer sweat glands than people do, making their other natural mechanisms for cooling off more important than sweating.

Dog sweat glands, in addition to being few in number, are also inefficient. Therefore, dogs rely on other mechanisms to keep their body temperatures under control—a process called thermoregulation.

The primary form of thermoregulation in dogs is panting. When a dog pants, heat rises up from his chest and escapes through the moisture of his tongue, mouth and throat. As he exhales during panting, the moist air evaporates and keeps him cool. So, even though your dog won’t have sweaty armpits when he’s hot, you’ll know he’s trying to cool off when he starts panting.

Another form of thermoregulation is vasodilation, which is an expanding of the blood vessels. Vasodilation allows warm blood to get closer to the skin surface. The closer this warm blood is to the body’s surface, primarily through vasodilation in the face and ears, the better a dog can cool down.

–Source: JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM

(Photo: the handsome Panda)

04/11/2020

Meet panda! He's our perfect size Large foot model and foster-brother to - Panda was the most well behaved boy and Ronnie, he got beef sausages for being such a good boy ♥️