I'm telling you, theres not much that's as exciting as having a good hunting dog as a partner. It has payed off ten times for the work I put into training her. There's nothin like seeing her run a rabbit into range... except maybe a slobber mouthed treedog bobcat. Any kind of hunting with dogs is great. I knew coon hunting was fun for a long time and then I got into rabbit hunting with a beagle. It is almost as good. ALMOST. BB