hearing about one breeders dogs doesn't affect your own experiences.
The fellas that had them were quick to call sals bulls etc so guessing the majority have gone the same way as the owners?
seen a terrier(?) x whippet that caught plenty mooching about near his house and on his walks(was just a pet).
they seem too come more sighthoundy than you'd expect, going off pics of some pat x bwra whips and some Middleton Lakeland x greys
each to their own, start mine on the lamp, dogs aren't daft they know the difference between night and day, they learn its a team effort, you've got all summer to train him atb
get him jumping over safe things with no barb wire, get him sailing over walls, rails, plain wire, everything, you don't want him "touch jumping". Fingers crossed he'll do the same with barb and when you start running him
you can get them way cheaper than that, the link above for eg. They'd be easy to make, the hardest part would be getting the springs. Never set them on their side like JD does I'll have to try it
just a delayed slip.. Me mother got one donkeys years ago, it was fine until the dog spotted something, just went zzzzzzzzip twang and nearly yanked her arm out of the socket lol