Had a few over the years from non pedigree to one from the early days of the Sooty Sam dynasty out a bitch called Silk Cut Lady. Great little ferreting dogs, good noses and feet but being so thin skinned they do tear easily, The last blue bitch i had, that i gave to my brother as a pet when she started to suffer with spine problems after some good graft, ended up looking like she had done ten rounds with Edward Scissor hands,
Since loosing my last 3 lurchers all in a 6 month period, I think at now if i was to ever consider getting another running dog it would be a whippet.