When I was 10 y.o., I was given an adorable beagle puppy. So cute. She came from hunting stock, parents were great rabbit hunters.

I had rabbits, too!
My neighbors bred rabbits and had many.

I found a solution. We had a side yard that was fenced in. I took my pup and put her in the fenced in area. I then retrieved my biggest rabbit, Thumper. I put Thumper in there. Every time the pup would show interest and get close to the rabbit, the pup would get "thumped!"

My brothers took her rabbit hunting or so they thought. Other dogs were tracking rabbits left and right. My dog? She just wanted to escape the whole ordeal.

Mission accomplished.