These are called Stabilizers and they do! The have cleats instead of studs and are protected from wear. A must for walking a dog in the snow and ice. I had some heavy steel-toed combat boots (size 12) I installed these on them, and ordered XL that says 13.5-16, but because of these large boots they fit perfectly. Might keep that in mind since I doubt that the LG size would have fit(10.5-13)these boots.