your certainly not going to go wrong with whippet , weather its pure bred or whippet x . i.e bedlington whippet , i opted for 3/4 bred whippet 1/4 bedlington , she was 18'' to shoulder , amazing bitch she was .. the whippet / whippet x is the ideal ferreting dog IMO ....
thanks for the advice but i am finding it hard to find men in ireland with this sort of dog at least in my area.the lads are sound and will give advice on shooting and terrer work but the area doesnt have a strong lurcher tradition. but thanks anyway i'll keep looking thanks for putting me in the right direction i'