I had to purchase these because I was sick of finding excuses to not take the dog for a walk. It typically is super icy on our country road (the plows get to us last) and we don't have sidewalks of course. So after walking slowly and carefully I was sick of it. I had seen some cleats a year before and decided I needed them. I bought the red ones which were the cheapest for some reason...but I wanted them to stand out in the snow not only for myself, but passerby cars, etc. too.

Upon arrival, I attached them to my Kiks Insulated Duck Boots. Having read the reviews I remember not to walk on our house floors in case of damage. Sure enough, I see that the dogs leash is across the room. So without damaging I thought, oh WTH I better just crawl over to get it instead of maneuvering out of the cleats. Funny, but true.

Anyway, outside there was all sorts of snow on the road. They worked beautifully. The walk is typically 1 mile with pretty even terrain. About 1/2 mile in, my left heel started to hurt a bit and I thought maybe the heel cleat was off a bit and I would check on it after. It hurt every step the rest of the way. It ended up hurting the rest of the day too. I followed the instructions about sizing and attaching the cleats to the boots prior, but the only thing I can think of is, that my boots had a bit of a traction heel (only about 1/2" or so) and maybe the cleats are more for flat-soled boots/shoes, and made my step uneven. Other than that, those cleats are awesome.