Saluki puppy or no puppy update

I didn't actually ask any questions on this thread, it was supposed to be a positive update and suddenly a barrage of people jump on the bandwagon for no good reason. I just think it is very patronising and far too many people make too many assumptions. I stated quite clearly she met all the criteria yet that's not good enough. It should not be the case that a detailed history and background need to be given on a post which isn't even asking for advice. I'm not a new user (not that that should be an excuse for anything) and I'm not a troll. Some of the replies were just completely ott. Quite honestly despite researching this for the last 2 months and finding what may potentially be a great option of a dog, after reading some of those posts I feel like some kind of terrible, irresponsible owner. This little dog is from a genuine home with a genuine reason for rehoming. They have never advertised her because they were afraid where she may end up, but thought my ad sounded promising. They don't want money for her, just the right home. I'd happily pay for a dog but they just want somewhere suitable where they can keep in touch. The guy probably asked me more questions than I did him.

Anyway, I'm back off to the horse section of the forum ;)
 
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For the person who doesnt believe that my dogs would do 15 miles and still be full of running, I can only assure you we regularly did. I was rehabilating from a fractured spine and moved to the bottom of the N. Yorks moors and spent 6 months walking a LOT! The dogs came with me and would def have kept going long after I had given up. We did a minimum of 2 hours a day, and tried to do 4hours + twice a week.

The reason I posted is because sighthounds arent like other dogs. And of all the sight hounds I know and have met I consider salukis to be the only ones I wouldnt want to take home.

If you came into my house and saw my 2 lazy, well behaved dogs cuddled up with the cat you would think they were very easy and suitable to live with a small dog. They arent. They get a good amount of exercise, and a lot of time spent keeping them mentally stimulated to keep them like that. Mine are both 3 yr old now, and thats the other thing thats made a difference. My dog was absolutely wild until he got to about 2yr old
 
FrankieCob said:
My dog was absolutely wild until he got to about 2yr old
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Mine too - then I got another! They are fantastic dogs OP - just not everyone's (or every dog's) cup of tea. They can be terrors and hard work but conversely they are lazy loving house dogs
 
Sounds like a great match to me. Saluki's are like Marmite you either love them or not :-) I'm a lover of Marmite and saluki's lol

My girl, Saluki with a touch of greyhound hasn't been easy, far from it. She arrived at my house a complete mess at under a year old, scared out of her pretty head :-( I have had the pleasure of her company for 6 years and she is still quite scared, a great guard dog and boy can she run and run and run, all day if I let her. They are like no other dog I have owned, a real learning curve.

I live in the new forest lots of things to chase, yes I have to be careful but she gets to go off lead most days muzzled. Angel lives with two cats and a little Jack Russell, who loves a good old chase, no jack Russell's have been harmed!! I do have to watch her like a hawk around other dogs as she is lightning quick, but if you watch her body language you can catch her before with a no leave it command.

Would I have another, no, but I do love the one I have :-)

Good luck and please can we see pictures :-)
 
I do not have salukis' but I have and do have lurchers, one was a rescue and one from a puppy, both were fast enough to chase a hare but both spent 23hours out of 24 either sleeping or watching if their was any food to be had, but mainly sleeping. Completely lazy, whine if I am out in the garden for too long and pace until I come in so they can go back on the sofa. A sofa is a must. I also have five cats, the cats are supreme in the pecking order and the dog will not move any cat to get on the sofa.

I got a Rottweiler x at 11months old as I needed a guard looky likey and she came from a family home. She is a amazing dog could eat the lurcher for breakfast but from the start I enforced the fact that the lurcher was top dog, having read everything about Rottweilers and frightened my self half to death. One of best thing I ever did, they both have company although the younger dog spends more time 'patrolling' and the lurcher still spends most of his relaxing. The cats are still 'top dog'.
I do not think I am any thing special, my dogs of course are, and I think with a of sensible management the little dog will be top dog and they will work things out. In my experience sight hounds are not physically brave and one snap will put the larger dog in its place.
 
sighthoundlover said:
I'd also love to see any sighthound out for 5 hrs clocking up 15 miles of running and still want moreseeing as they are bred for short bursts of energy doubt even a border collie would cope with that never mind a sighthound!
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my lurcher will run for hours and hours and hours and saluki are bred to cover vast distances across desert and have more stamina than most sighthounds-saluki are not bred for just short burts of speed
 
Irishdan said:
Another cracking pic :)

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fantatsic

my lurcher is like a bull in a china shop but is used to introduce puppies and small dogs to larger ones, she often gets used to introduce small (tiny weeny) nervous dogs to larger ones too, she knows they are dogs she is not stupid as does not class them as small furries (cats are on that list but not ferrets).

OP I would be careful about introduction just because of the size difference nothing to do with type or breeding but go from there
 
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