remedy for tender pads

Don’t take this as a smart a$$ reply and will admit to scratching my head the first time my paw paw told me this when I asked him the same question, run it back on them, they will sore up and slow down for a short time but eventually they’ll build up good thick strong pads, same way as working through blisters to create calloused tough hands, I understand some situations a lay is only option but far as general soreness from wear and tear and regular using just keep pushing them through it and do what you can to help them out in between hunts, I mix a good disinfectant, coppertox, terpentine, little DMSO, and pine tar, can’t remember the amounts of each, I made a gallon last time and have just run out, I’ve been researching on simmering oak barks in water just under a boil for a specified time to extrachb the tannins and use it as tannic acid to soak the dogs feet in to toughen them up, haven’t done it yet though...