briantrumpet
Guru
A confident calm dog is a joy in that situation. Had one of those, he was awesome and he knew it.
Mind you, had the dachshund gone for the kill, I don't think it would have lasted long, having watched my (four) dogs (including this one, who was undoubtedly the pack leader) dismember a rabbit in about five seconds from alive into four portions.
EDIT: for the sake of clarity, it was a wild rabbit, not a white fluffy pet one.