I am very interested to hear what you said soldiermonkey about nervous RR. I was talking to Diane Price of Lionheart kennels about their temperament at a dog show back in 2000. I was saying how greyhoundish they all looked. I was then told that their temperaments aren't the same anymore as well. Instead of the laid back easy going temperament, they were starting to accept aggression as a characteristic of the breed.

Historically there would have been no place for a nervous, aggressive RR in a dog pack. I used to see them at dog shows in the 80's and they would be piled up like sardines. Dogs, bitches and puppies would be stretched out in the sun all laying together and on top of one another.

I also liked the raw sinewey look of RR back then as well. They were strong, muscular and tough. They didn't have to prove it to other dogs which made them so easy to take anywhere and to live with.