Tony, if you start thim the right way and run them the right you will have dogs just like the ones you are talking about. Most dogs run and behave the way you train them. Dogs havnt changed much but their running inviroment has .
In my running of hounds at young age 83 the dogs are faster today,know very little about hunting and trailing only like to run roads an try to jump their game crossing road. If this fails come back thru camp and we say boy if he ever cross the road we gona run the heck outa him. I think if I run my hounds on outside I would hear very little running today however I think the world of my hounds they are outstanding jump dogs in pen. that is my opinion and its like ---- holes every body got one Thanks Buddy