No , they are far too slow ,they need prairies to run on,are slow to turn ,and only catch their prey after running them to exhaustion in marathons,not only that ,but they cannot jump, or handle cover.Totally unsuitable as a base for any sort of general purpose hunter.They are also boring to watch, and unbiddable.
Does that about cover it?
Depends on how much saluki in the dog and l take it you have never had one because only people who have not had one or seen one work would say what you did.