asked me that 18 month ago and i would have said yes! 110% in my wee dog........i had/have a dog that a few on hear have seen she worked rock and earth and worked and bolted fox/mink and a few other things over her 6 years of working and she was used a lot for what i wanted her for, she bayed non stop for hours if needed and VERY rarely got a mark on her she had a few bad ones but she tryed her little heart out..and being small i would often get a call from other keepers to put her in where theirs couldent/wouldent fit,,, and if working watery earths she would be neck deep in water baying lik