It was a very popular breed, in the 60s/ 70s Hill collie bitch with a champion coursing greyhound, that was the best way, out of litter say 7 pups you may get 3 good decent dogs, for all round, edible the rest would make good rabbit dogs, the old fashioned way, hunt a field, do the job and carry back to hand, that coursing grey, back in those times was a well balanced dog, 26" / 27" weight about 65 to 70lb he had the pace to get up to his quarry, and could and stamina to go with,it, sadly those dogs have disappeared, AND THE HILL COLLIE IS NOT AS HARD A DOG AS THEY WERE THEN.
dogs in the 50s/