Most of the lurchers that I have owned over recent years could run just about fast enough to keep themselves warm,...the lazy fat feckers,... BUT,..I have walked out with various guys that were armed with far superior tykes... I've always made it a rule ,..when standing close to an enthusiast who states that he has taken vast quantities of game with his running dogs,..to,..LOOK at the man,..and not just his jukel Guys that have realy 'walked the walk' always exude the same thing,..and its called PASSION,..not bullshit....