wut my great uncle used to do was kill a rabbit and feed him the ex-cess stuff then cut off some of the hide and tail and tie it to a long rope
then run and pull the rope behind and let him chase it
let him have a good smell of it

he had some damn good dogs..

also i got a blue healer..i was gettin ready to take him out to go rabbit huntin when we was in the backyard doin his buisness..when he jumped one up and caught it and killed it..never seen one do that..chased it all around the yard then caught it and broke its neck..good dog if i say so.
eded gettin one more that day..that rabbit was REALLY good the next eavening..mmmmmmmm