they were bred to last all night on the lamp and tackle what ever they was asked to do ,unlike most lurchers bred today .
The last part is a strong statement,cant agree with you there
it all depends on the prey and the dog ,
You must live in a diferent country from me and hunt diferent quarry
dont know about that ,but if there was a dog to suit our needs we would be working it already ,we do own 2 other very good dogs ,but they are a bit small ,and have to put in 2times the effort .but they do manage .and we have seen and worked most breeds ,
I will stop typing now as you have m