This build, in combination with a deep chest, heavy brow and powerful hindquarters, enables the dog to move through thick underbrush when hunting. (modernpuppies.com)
Although methodical and sometimes nerve - wrackingly slow in obedience, when the need arises to find a bird in thick underbrush, they can be amazingly fast. (soonervet.net)
Keeping animals from thick underbrush reduces their exposure to ticks. (petpeoplesplace.com)