The first crosses i saw run we're mid 90's doxhope bred dogs out of the deerhound Thorn,They ran as well as they looked,it's surprising to hear how some of the deerhound bred stuff is'nt working fox,some of the doxhope 1st crosses we're exported to america to be worked as coyote dogs,I remember it was around the time when the breeding of this line was coming to an end that the fen coursing was becoming popular and the first of the top notch saluki bred stuff was becoming available up here in the north east,almost overnight the price of a lurcher pup rocketed to £350-400,and these lines are sti