[HairOfTheDog]

Well, that dog would have represented the fad of 17 years ago now... when he was born. Maybe they've gone back to smaller, maybe it's a regional oddity :~)

[AnAmericanMother]

I bet the cooler and damper weather up your way means that a big heavy dog suffers less stress in work.

The hunt tests are now requiring HUGE distances (getting more and more like the field trials). A big dog would absolutely kill himself on a 200-plus yard triple.