A bit nuts really lol. Years ago, and I'm talking about 1980, a mate of my old man's that owned a welsh and english springer, just for rabbiting , told me when I bumped into him one mornining, with said dogs, when I was out with my whippet and lurcher, 'you're using the wrong dogs for round ere'.
It was about 8 am, and he'd already caught 3 rabbits, no ferrets, and I had none.
Didn't really think too much about it really, til maybe the last few years. He was completely correct lol.