In addition to using the pad treatments, we also use booties in some situations. It seems that Wheat and Bean stubble are the hardest on the odgs. Most of the booties out there are really expensive, but dogbooties.com has some very cheap varieties. They are not as tough as the others, but you can afford a heck of a lot of them. There are a couple of varieties, we use the fleece the most, but the cordura ones are the toughest. Make sure and use tape as well as the velcro.