Large catch dog 55+ lbs VS small catch dog 50 and below

My main background with dogs is with game bulldogs and I have owned dogs off of some of the greatest dogs of all time. With that being said I am with T-dog and Dean on this. They are talking about two different types of dogs but both on the larger side.

The holding styles I think Dean is talking about I compare it to humans this way. Picture a super tall guy like a big professional basketball player facing a short guy and reaching out with his long arm and gripping the top of the short guys head, while the short guy just flings his arms hitting nothing but air due to him not being able to reach him. This I believe is why Dean is more concerned with height and frame. VS a little buff guy holding that same short guy in a headlock, both can be effective but one takes way more energy and has the potential to take way more damage. You have to have a very tall dog for this type of holding style but it is greatly effective because they take little to no punishment and can hold this way for much longer periods. There are other similar styles to this as well that Dean is talking about too but this is the one that opened my eyes to what those types of dogs can do.

I noticed the same thing that judge said about bigger bulldogs overheating much easier, in fact I hunt with a couple that almost over heat themselves going to the bay lol. But if you can get the right genetics on a big dog then that is not a problem. Its just so much easier to find small ones with big gas tanks. Last week I watched a 75lb bulldog catch 4 hogs in about an hour an a half and not even get hot or even pant, where the little bulldog we brought as backup didn't even get sent in and he was panting because of how hot and humid it was. That is just genetics. Both live in the same environment but one just has superior genetics. These are the type of bulldogs T-dog has and is talking about. As for getting through thick stuff that imo comes down to two things, the amount of brains the dog has, and how often you hunt that type of environment. A smart big dog that is raised hunting in that kind of thick stuff will learn how to navigate it pretty easily.