had a 3/4 grey 1/4 deer a few years ago had great feet best retreiver iv seen ,caught a few daytime hares with him ,but one thing i will say is if he hadnt caught his hare in 4 /5 hundred yards he was never going to catch ,though he wouldnt give up.
theres a few pics on the thread by spiderpig after markbrick lost the lamping comp .cant remember what its called though ,she dont look very big in pics how tall was she?
what i done with the boot liner was buy a cheap patio cover you can get heavy duty ones pretty cheap they go up the sides of the boot just pull out and hose down when dirty.
seen frozen groun d with flint sticking out like razor blades waiting to slice any dog thats slipped on it, put the dog back in car and go when its thawed out.