Grow out of soft pads?

I’ve had a finished dog that I was willing to apply all that pad treatment to on a daily basis because she the best I had (she’s a retired house pet now). But I still couldn’t hunt her every go and if I missed a few days it showed. I’ve never scene any treatments ever “fix” anything they only helped and just barely… lol I have a buddy that runs walker dogs and he swears he has more luck putting duct type on pads than any mineral ointment.

Halfbreed - will they toughen up enough to not have to use that stuff everyday? It’s an unproven gyp I would just assume find her a short-range hunting kennel or pet home ratter than deal with that for years again.