I see where your coming from DC, sometimes I think lads are more interested in having chewed up dog, personally I would prefer a dog that mixed it more than locked on, I have a two different types here one goes in and locks on and gets the job done asap, 6 digs in 6 months, the other mixes it hardly gets a bite worked every weekend, once or twice took a bit longer but never failed. I dont mind the taking a bit longer part because sometimes the game doesnt want to be dug but he stuck to the job, which is the main thing.