Good post that mate, and i whole heartedly agree, all that is, but the first bit.
You can find better all round rabbit dogs. A top rabbiting lurcher will beat a top rabbiting whippet.
But for what they are you cannot fault them, and i fecking love the fire they have, such an exciting dog to work daytime.
Mate your right and there are better lurchers who will catch you more but you won't find one that will give you more pleasure watching it work just on a stroll mine never stops working always wanting to hunt and never stops working, prey drive is immense and heart of a dog ten t