Snow, slush, and road salt turn sidewalks into electricity conductors. And every year there are cases across the world of dogs being shocked or electrocuted by stray voltage. Just this week a poor woman and her dog were shocked by stray voltage from a light pole in Pittsburgh. While this particular story is from a few years back, stray voltage has been and will continue to be an issue. Humans are less likely to get shocked because we wear shoes. My dog, Winston, is wearing Air Pup dog shoes to p