Many straight border collies were not only bred for the job but relished it .The fox is no match for a determined lurcher once it is caught .Therein lies the bit that seperates a fox dog from a pretender .Ive said it before so ill say it again .A 100% FOX DOG IS A DOG THAT WILL NOT ALLOW A FOX TO ESCAPE ONCE CAUGHT ,NO MATTER WHAT PAIN IS INFLICTED AND WILL TRY ITS VERY BEST TO CATCH ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.THEY WILL DO THIS WITHOUT BEING CHEERED ON ,OUT OF SIGHT AND IN ANY AMOUNT OF COVER ,SINGLE HANDED ,DAY IN DAY OUT .Then you have yourself a fox dog .Many ,many lurchers will catch a fox,b