Abstract: A bootie for canines which comprises a tube tapered-off at least near a closed bottom and having attached around an open top fastening means a complementary hook and loop type fastener strip adapted to decrease the diameter of the opening for securing the top to the canine, the tube being made of a heavy-duty flexible canvas, lined with a second layer of fabric, with polyacrylamide granules or other insulating substance in between the two layers of material.

Abstract: A circular or bar-type slide rule made of a durable rigid material for converting a golf handicap index into a converted playing handicap based upon the slope rating of a golf course. A method for calculating a converted playing handicap by aligning the player's handicap index value on a first logarithmic scale, locating the golf course slope rate on a second logarithmic scale so that the aligned value of the converted playing handicap may be read on the first scale.