why do you say alternitive ?
because i am 15 and i allredy have eerhound gray saluki wipet gray and wanted somthing for singlehanded and my mum wudent let me have a bull cross so i got a deerhound grey weaton gray and wondering what to expect
a pile of shite in my eyes bullx all the way fella.
try and get the dog as fit as you can,find a feild with vermin wire round it try the dog that way 9 times out of ten the rabbits bounce off the wire when chased makes life a little easy for a young dog to catch.best of luck.