Lurchers & long dogs are so diverse in their breeding; anything from a Beddy/Whippet to a Wolfhound/Greyhound is a "Lurcher", or "Longdog", but two strains stand out as specialists, and can trace their breeding back as far, if not farther than some Pedigrees; the Saluki Hybrid Coursing dog and the Non - Ped Whippet. Should these dogs be considered breeds in their own right ? There are Coursing men who think so, also some Whippet men think their dogs have the breeding history and specialisation to be considered breeds seperate from "Lurchers". I'm not talking K.C. recognisation; that way li