Here I go again, was talking with a friend earlier today and got me to remembering back.
I was about 17 years old and my Grandfather had a Beagle that was a year younger than my Beagle that I hunted with. My dog was a 13" and she would run rabbits so fast that the rabbits would make a very big circle and when it would come past me, it would be a blurr and I would pass on the shot (with my K-Mag) but occasionally I would get a shot in the open.
Now back to Tufftuff, she was 13" Beagle as well but she had a thyroid problem. She weighed a little over 40 pounds and couldn't run much.
Thinking back it was comical to watch her run a rabbit, she would walk the track all the while yipping and the rabbit would circle a small loop and when it came by me, it would be a hop or two and stop and look back.
Needless to say, I got more rabbits with that dog than I did with my dog.