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Whats the difference..? is it more of a preference thing or is there legitimate reasons?

Ken

Well for my experiance the light paws do not hold up as well to hard running.Course Ive only been at this 25 plus years,check back in another 25

The worst feet I've seen were speckled and light. I don't have near the experience as Sam, but i like dark solid feet. definitly no speckles.

color of feet don't matter as long as you keep em in running condition

I have blown out pink feet and I have blown out dark feet. I am no expert but I dont think it matters.

I feel pads are pads. Of course some dogs feet will be tenderer than others but pads are pads. I f you keep them in running condition then you should have no problems be it black or pink. I have pink feet black feet and mixed feet and they are all the same keep 'em up and they all do just fine. its all about the conditioning if their feet not the color ???

Foot color is a minor point for me but I can say there is one definite benefit to white feet almost everyone will agree on. When the dog has white feet it usually has white toenails which are so much easier to trim without cutting the quick because you can see it. With black toenails it is a guessing game.

Bring those white padded dogs here to wv in bear season(Dec) and run em day in and day out.They wont hold up.

I think its more shape of the foot and genetics that make good or bad feet than the color.

enviroment can degrade foot quality very fast---wet soft ground is tough on feet .