"Hunt open hill and forest all day, finding fox using its nose, so for me nose is very important." That's my idea of a good fox dog - one that's able to work things out for itself. For me a dog must have a good nose.
sight hound and scent hounds .............theres a reason for the different names but cross them together and you can have a very good fox dog ....................as seen in andrews fox hunting with lurchers by day..................(before the ban)
edit to say ,............yes there are dogs that can probably end it a little quicker but in my opionion for hunting like they