my thoughts are this having a guarding breed in the make of a lurcher ,can have benefits , but we must remember prey drive can be very different than man work.if one his lucky enough to get the guarding instinct in the f1 of the sheperd type xs or malli so be it . LIKE most xs the generation type xs will and does generate and bring to the fore the qualitys what the breed his known for its no great shakes ,these animals will be serviceable hunting companions atb bunnnys.
spot on, should be handy dogs