just exsericing them up there mate,,,gettin fitt for racing really,,,,althou there running about ,,in the heather ,inbetween rocks / boggy areas ,,,i dont see me having any problems with my dogs feet ,,,,but , that,s a far cry from actaully hunting dogs up there,,,,i think it could be very tough going for dogs up there,,,,,,,,in winter , on the tops off some off the hill,s could be very unforgiving place for some running dogs i would assume,,,,,,,i ve not been up there too visit my family in winter ,,,as there snowed in there most of the time ,,more so the last two year,s with those bad wi