i have been told by a fella that used to work his oxfords until very recently that they would not touch any american blood or any game of other description apart from their own. the stock he would of owned would of kept in his family or friends families from when cocking was legal. these are the "oxfords" i consider pure. they are a breed in their own right, not a type or body shape . i consider americans to be like jack russels, so many different types and shapes and things people label as americans, where as the proper "oxford" to be like a greyhound, bred pure over hundreds of generations,