Saluki owners.

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pistolpete

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We have a lurcher who we have no clue what her parentage is but she’s crazy bonkers with some really funny traits. Always has to be a warm. Sleeps under the duvet. Barks uncontrollably with excitement for no apparent reason at times. Is a rubbish guard dog which is fine! Can’t stand some of my friends. Adores others! Will chase ANYTHING! Is too rough with little dogs but loves to play. Not greedy but does love her food. Sleeps with her mouth open! Recall still decidedly iffy after two tears! Bikes and joggers. Don’t go there. Sound like a Saluki?
 
You are probably right pistolpete!
Salukis are notoriously difficult to train and mad as box of frogs. Lurchers that I have known or bred over the years are highly intelligent from the working dog side, have speed but gentleness from whippet or greyhound. The original lurcher was a poachers dog who had to be obedient, quick and quiet.
 
I know two, both as nuts as yours with very little recall and on their own mission in life. Jack adores my collie bitch (she tolerates him) and has to 'hide' in the grass ready to pounce when we get near .. he genuinely thinks he is funny and that we cant see him lying down in 2inch high grass! We act surprised all the time but god its getting old and me and the dog just look at each other rolling our eyes when he springs from his 'hiding' place having 'tricked us yet again' .. simple soul but very lovely :)

The other is a bitch, absolutely crazy nuts, has pretty much broken every bone in her body now (she is about two) and sliced herself open numerous times. She is rarely off lead and her owners just look tired, lol!
 
I have three saluki crosses. My mission in life has been to keep them entertained and safe. They still get several hours walking most days at ten years old on a combination of lead and long line or run loose in a safely fenced field. The one I brought up from a pup has been highly trainable but he is only a quarter saluki. The other two are rescues and very lovely but need managing in spite of extensive training. They are meant to be working dogs of the kind that needs to think for themselves, not take their every cue from a human which means they can be very independent even whole loving you unreservedly.
 
I had a saluki x rescue. Wonderful dog, thought she was a cat. Could escape from anywhere, any time. Killed anything she could catch, but luckily was very respectful of my chickens and cats that didn't run were safe. If they ran she only xhased them until they were cornered, then she was scared!
I adored her, my husband loathed her. We didn't have a hare on the farm left alive and she cost a fortune in vets bills. I would neve rhave another!
 
Sounds like Dobby and we are 99% certain he is part saluki. He cannot be in our garden without a long line at the moment, thinks he is the funniest dog alive, makes me cry regularly trying to train him for the sports he loves (to keep him safe while doing them), total menace but scared of his sisters and all round class clown.
 
Mine is utterly delightful, doesnt bother the chickens, plays with the cats and has great recall but is very fast so sometimes she doesnt hear as shes too far away already. So I send a labrador to get her and she comes back no bother.

She's friendly too all, very cuddly and has the loveliest pointy nose that she enjoys surprising you with, in your ear, back of the knee etc. Shes not in the least bit nutty and much less of a princess than her great beauty would suggest :)
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I have a Saluki (never again, but I do love him).
Has to sleep under duvet, has to wear a coat in the cold, is always warm to touch, never barks, occassional recall, goes completely feral if he catches and kills something, loves to pounce on my Collie x Greyhound Lurcher and pin her to the ground then joined by t’other Lurcher who is a Saluki X and they both go for her neck until I go and save her, very friendly to people, definitely lacking in the brains department but so good looking I forgive his brainlessness, also has a taste for plastic and chews any hard plastic he can find - last week he ate the TV remote control.
When he runs, ears and tail flowing, it is a beautiful sight.
 
Hi All, I’m new here. Introducing Cleo, a rescue pup. I rehomed her at 8 weeks and she is now 13 weeks old.
She’s 58% Saluki, 35% Greyhound, 6% Whippet and 1% Danish Farm Dog.
She loves people and is a real softie when settling down after a couple of hours of high energy play.
God she’s exhausting though. I’ve had greyhound crosses before but never a puppy or Saluki. Any top tips for me? IIMG_4228.jpeg

Im wanting to work on separation anxiety and keep her busy mind occupied. But this is first week of walks outside as fully vaccinated so that’s something.
 
CleoSalukiGreyhound said:
Hi All, I’m new here. Introducing Cleo, a rescue pup. I rehomed her at 8 weeks and she is now 13 weeks old.
She’s 58% Saluki, 35% Greyhound, 6% Whippet and 1% Danish Farm Dog.
She loves people and is a real softie when settling down after a couple of hours of high energy play.
God she’s exhausting though. I’ve had greyhound crosses before but never a puppy or Saluki. Any top tips for me? IView attachment 167902

Im wanting to work on separation anxiety and keep her busy mind occupied. But this is first week of walks outside as fully vaccinated so that’s something.
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Welcome to the forum.

You may be better starting your own thread for this lovely girl.
 
CleoSalukiGreyhound said:
Hi, Yes I got a DNA test from Wisdom Panel. Wanted to know what I was working with! Got her only knowing mum was a saluki stray having a litter of 11 pups. Very happy there is a decent helping of Greyhound in there.
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Is it not more likely that Danish farm dog just share DNA with a breed more common than an actual one procreated with one of her ancestors?
While accepting I am being super pedantic, I’ll shut up, and she is just gorgeous. I had so much fun with my Sasha dog.
 
Get her some Labradors 🤣 mines an utter delight and was raised by labs so maybe that the key 😁 I also had an enormous yellow dog (great Dane x akita) and a little RatDog who helped and she's actually the best behaved dog we've ever had. Has never run away is well trained and an all round good egg. She was dumped in our field as a 6-9monthish puppy who was full of fleas and worms and has no idea what a house was, poor girl, but she's honestly wonderful 😊
 
ElleSkywalker said:
Get her some Labradors 🤣 mines an utter delight and was raised by labs so maybe that the key 😁 I also had an enormous yellow dog (great Dane x akita) and a little RatDog who helped and she's actually the best behaved dog we've ever had. Has never run away is well trained and an all round good egg. She was dumped in our field as a 6-9monthish puppy who was full of fleas and worms and has no idea what a house was, poor girl, but she's honestly wonderful 😊
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Reassuring. Difficult at this stage to differentiate between puppy behaviour and Saluki behaviour. I would Juno at the chance to have enough space to have multiple dogs but alas we are in a terraced house. I will keep an eye out for some lurcher elders she can befriend in the locality though. Teach her some manners!
 
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