its what you say above (tested) is the word, most lurchers of any x where ever it came from, can knock over few rabbits,or take the odd fox/deer/hare/ its when a dog pushed above the odd quarry,and tested alot more is where from what you read about hancock lurchers there left wanting .my mate had 2 from him,1st was big 27in fawn dog 1/4 b/b 3/4 grey male dog,iyt was good on rabbits lamp,not bad on daytime hare,and good on foxes, it died at 7 from cancer , a real good lurcher.2nd dog was a bitch 3/8 b/b 5/8 grey 25in ,was ok on rabbits,but not keen on foxes,and it was a type of dog one day