Yes David is still alive,
I've herd people slag him, say his dogs was crap, kennels shit, peddler etc
But a lot of lads and lasses got pups from him and went back for more and some wouldn't have anything else but Hancock bred lurchers,
I believe they went back because with David they new what they was getting, if you wanted a first x or a 3 quarter bred they new that's exactly what they was getting,