saluki advice?

[SikaSeeker]

I worked saluki x lurchers for years, they are aloof ( to put it mildly) , it’s not a made up thing by folk who have never owned them.

Also, not a patch on lurchers , I give you the Cocker Spaniel ! lol. Highly strung and driven seems like an understatement.

Ok, without trying to be a dick, I can train a dog to a where I’m very happy with it. All my Sal x were very biddable to me, unless hunting hard. I can’t stand when people that have no experience try to comment on something.

I’m lost with the cocker spaniel?? Do you mean drive grit then a lurcher. Remember a cocker only has to hunt and retrieve game, not run it and catch it, big difference. I keep sprockers and wouldn’t put them in the same league as lurchers and terriers.

 

[Rake Aboot]

Ok

 

[MarkL]

I'm seriously tempted by sudden pang of nostalgia to suggest a "Post Pictures of Your Saluki" thread.

K

I'm seriously tempted by sudden pang of nostalgia to suggest a "Post Pictures of Your Saluki" thread.

K

Salukis king of the sighthounds

 

[old keeper]

Very many years ago, I had a Borzoi bitch. A beautiful dog to look at and ran like the wind. I had it for the foxes, and they never stood a chance!
However, she was very highly strung and nervous around strangers, fond memories, but I'd never have another! I imagine her temperament was similar to a saluki?

 

[Bo Diddley]

@kalibrgun

 

[Klenchblaize]

Saluki's always make me think of a particular Stones album:

K

 

[CookM]

We had Hancock crosses in the 90's,
Or whatever Whippy,Bedy crosses did for lamping and ferreting on the farms.
No one touched Slookies,even the Pikelets.
A certain reputation?
I wonder if my wife would stick one,next to my mental ESS

 

[Bo Diddley]

I wonder if my wife would stick one,next to my mental ESS

What about a Saluki x ESS ? That would be a challenge

 

[CookM]

What about a Saluki x ESS ? That would be a challenge

Oh what fun!
D.I.V.O.R.CE

 

[Bowland blades]

Running dogs are great pets and when it was legal very handy at filling the game bag . Problems are many stopping their desire in a time when it can land you in bother . Make great pets in the right hands oh btw most sight hounds do not do well with gunshots like the border collies they tend to be noise sensitive , some obviously do ok , just dont figure of taking the gun out with them being a given

 

[CookM]

Running dogs are great pets and when it was legal very handy at filling the game bag . Problems are many stopping their desire in a time when it can land you in bother . Make great pets in the right hands oh btw most sight hounds do not do well with gunshots like the border collies they tend to be noise sensitive , some obviously do ok , just dont figure of taking the gun out with them being a given

Mine would stick the .410,but only because the Patterdale was flushing rabbits from the brambles faster than her.
Great fun.

 

[Bowland blades]

Mine would stick the .410,but only because the Patterdale was flushing rabbits from the brambles faster than her.
Great fun.

a lot depends on a lot

 

[Sol]

If It holds Its attention sure use it.

If you plan on using the dog for stalking though you've got too realise, there's the potential too call a roe In accidently and If the dog has questionable recall during that time period Its dodgy situation.

Probably best used in modest conjunction with 1x1 training on grabbing her attention but reinforcing another cue? Not an expert on training, but I def wouldn't want her reacting too that her entire life being a sight hound and all and a stalker (I presume) walking her out and about in deery areas.

 

[Klenchblaize]

A legend in his time:

K

 

[Greenmist]

When I was running lurchers, collie/greyhounds mostly, friend had a first cross saluki/greyhound, it would run all night, until it decided rabbits were beneath it and it just didn't bother, it would however run through a brick wall to get at a fox (pre hunting act) and when it got it, which was always it was like watching a terrier with a rat

 

[Bo Diddley]

A legend in his time:
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K

Do tell me more. It is a very nice picture. Some flesh on the bones of the tale to match that of the dog would be interesting.

 

[bullet chucker]

I had a white one! 4X4 1600 it was, made in Japan.

BC.

 

[pete evans]

My old saluki lurched scanning for her next victim. Loved that dog but was a real liability, lowest point was probably when my parents had her and she killed their neighbours cat. The spaniels have been a breeze to train compared to her.

 

[Bo Diddley]

My old saluki lurched scanning for her next victim.

Thanks for the chuckle Pete. That took me straight back 40 years to when I was into running dogs. Every exercise/walk turned into a hunt with the lurchers & terriers

 

[Keith Edmunds]

I only ever saw pure-bred Saluki's coursing once, that was at the Millennium Cup/Greyhound 2000, and I was actually surprised how quick and nimble they were - not just endurance merchants. I've watched Saluki blooded lurchers course many times and the really good ones made hare coursing look unfair. They had it all - high prey drive, blistering acceleration and bags of stamina. I never enjoyed watching a hare being worn down to a jog - not my cup of tea, but fair play to the dogs.

I would agree with Rake-about, I knew some very good dog-men who could get a Bedlington Greyhounds to do whatever they wanted, but the Saluki-bred dogs could take it or leave it - sometimes brilliant, sometimes totally nonchalant.