I agree with you up to a point seen some really good whippet and Greys work well. But the the whole reason the lurcher evolved into these x's was largely due to the shortcomings of the aforementioned breeds ie stamina lack of coat etc.
Not entirely true. Originally the greyhound was THE coursing and hunting dog of choice, and would be used to tackle all quarry, there were several 'types' of greyhound, some regional, i.e 'Scotch greyhound'. They were all superb hunting dogs. When Greyhound racing became big, many of the attributes that had made them good hunting dogs were bred out in