Well bangers me ole son ,my little bull cross never have 2 touch her nails but the bedlington cross I have 2 tek the ends off the front 2 toes every few month the bitch is hare footed like a saluki so the just don't rub on the deck like the other bitch ,both have solid feet mind and no problems ,as for good winter hares I've bin running the same one 38 year ,it's some animal