Its a valid example of where smaller dogs cannot compete, whether you choose to accept it or not. During the roe buck season probably 70% of the crop fields around here are up so even if a course started in a field with short grass etc from a 200+ yard slip chances are a field with longer crops was likely to feature at some point within the run. To have a small dog follow a deer into a high field and become immediately unsighted or spend half it energy trying to bounce out of the crop and end up getting straight lined was frustrating.
I am not saying that smaller dogs will in all circum