There is a lot of guess work in this thread.
Look closer to home, i'm sure there is someone who has had similar ideas to you, and has worked something out.
With regard to bull x whips - from what i know, yes they are 'game' (if thats the term you wish to use), well, they will kill a fox anyway, and are tough little b*****ds, they have decent noses, only the failed ones bark / yap while on game, and it's usually pit type bulls used. They don't have the toughest skin, and can tear quite easily.
To be honest they are not a baying dog, they are a catch dog, and for the size / weight qu