I hunt rabbits with a cocker spaniel. My first cocker was really good at it. One day he trapped a young one. He held it down, and in his own dog language said, "I am going to hug him and squeeze him and call him George". The bunny lived, but left, with a good bit of dog slobber, well loved and confused. Can you imagine that little rabbit trying to explain that to his bunny buddies?
He died a couple of years back. I got a 5 year old female that was used as a breeder and had never been out of cage. She is shy and sweet, but she does go after rabbits. This summer she caught a baby, no baby rabbit has ever been that loved up ever. I am going to take her hunting when it warms up, but I will have to use a bow as she is terrified at the sight of a gun. She is finding where the bunnies hide on our yard, but I am not too sure how she will react when I shoot one.