Lurcher

Lurcher, a name applied to any dog with a distinct cross of greyhound. The commonest form of the lurcher is the first cross between the collie and the greyhound, though in some instances they have been bred for many generations without a fresh cross. As the lurcher combines to a great extent the speed of the greyhound and the sagacity of the collie, no hare is able to escape him. The owner of such an animal is an object of suspicion to every gamekeeper.