Get a working whippet or c,w,g, easy to train, easy to control.
If it's your first dog/lurcher keep away from terrier x lurcher as they can be very head strong and might be a bit of a handful for a first timer.
Stand the dog on a platform.
I had a tiny little Yorkie that a couple of people ask to use over there bitches, he was so small we stood him on 2 yellow pages and job done both times.
Give it a try before you get the rubber gloves out...
Do some drawings and get some prices of local carpenters, to supply and fit to your specification, I think your be surprised on the cost.
Unless you live in London. ..
Be careful you can only use a juty solicitor once per case, so if you use the juty for the first hearing normally just to here your plea you will have to supply your own for the court case..
Every person when giving a statement is intitled to a solicitor if you haven't got one they MUST provide a duty solicitor for you.
But as I said earlier always "always say on the advise of my solicitor NO comment then when released go and get the best breif you can afford.
When you have spoken to your brief and had a couple of days to think about it you can then make a statment..
If you ever have to give a statement always reply to every question
""On the advise of my solicitor No comment"
Even if there isnt one present, then get yourself a breif that knows what's what.like the one in countryman weekly, Don't ever use the one supplied at police station.
If they take your dogs get them inspected by a vet as soon as possible, and a report on the condition of the dogs when taken in.
Don't make it easy for the c##ts or you might never see your dogs again.
I wasn't talking about anyone's dog mate just trying to say the older the dog the more problems its likely to have
But there are some genuine people out there, with genuine dogs they have to re home,like shaunPowell by the sounds of it.....
Maybe it's not snares that I dislike then but some of the c##ts that use them.
Because over the years I seen a large variety of dead animals hanging out of "fox" snares...
I would go for
Orijen puppy,if your going for a complete it's not cheap but you will not need to add anything to it, it's been voted best complete in USA/CAN for the last 5 years
Good luck with the pup