Are greyhounds crap? deerhounds? whippets?bulldogs?collies etc? All these and more are used in lurcher breeding,does that make them crap? It,s like calling Afgans crap,well,western show bred Afgans are!
The saluki is going the same way and the dogs you,ve no doubt seen are of this illk I must also concede that i have never seen a "pure" (k.C registered) saluki that has been quite a match for the very best match dogs( e.g Blondie,snowy,foxy,gazza) BUT i have seen pure salukis that are not far off,the saluki bitch that won the Temple Brewer against some of the best dogs in the country,a fe