I have to agree with Frank about owners, many people think I don't like dogs but in reality I love dogs, I hate irresponsible owners.
That being said we do use dogs, mostly beagles with short little legs but great big lungs, the good ones are always within sight of a pusher and don't make a sound untill they actually see a deer.
Where we hunt the few deer around are lounging in thick wet swamps and won't move if a man walks the edge, we don't have much luck waiting for the deer to come to us so we have to take the hunt to the deer. I think that most anti-dog hunters are in heavily populated areas where you can't get to your stand without tripping over deer, these hunters may change their tune after sitting in a tree for two weeks and never seeing antlers. (Our rifle season rarely coincides with the rut).