Big G, I disagree with the bit where you said "and no matter what people admit too,".
There are men who go through the whole of their lives having never had a strongdog or a lurcher present on a dig. They are usual men who are brilliant with their hands and able to use a shovel.
If the quarry is to be killed a firearms is used and if the quarry is to be relocated or freed they use their hands or step out of the way to let it by.
If the quarry is further up the tube they trench or tunnel on, torch in mouth and slide in on their belly to get the job done.
Using a dog to draw is often an excu