I think in this day and age there is no excuse to grt a dog from non working parents however I understand that there would have been at one time.
Today the difference between working seems to be far greater as we only do it for sport. There was obviously a time when the dogs sole responsibility was to provide food for the family however today its just for the love of the game. Most lurcher owners fall into two categories; a way of life and the hobbyist. A hobbyist walks his dog daily because he enjoys it and to get away from the wife and works it perhaps once a fortnight or monthly all