u/OkRefrigerator107

We rescued a 1 year old saluki Lurcher recently, the centre told us they were good first time dogs but I’m finding it hard. A lot of his behaviours I assumed were him still decompressing e.g. can’t relax unless crated, howls and screams constantly for attention, jumps about 5 foot in the air on walks if he sees dogs or birds, flinches when people try to stroke him. None of these are a problem for me because I love him but I just wondered which of the behaviours are common for the sensitive breed and which are more likely down to adjustment / age. Keen to hear from other saluki owners. He has about 1 hour walking per day, lots of garden enrichment and sleeps for about 12 hours over 24 hours. Thanks

We rescued a 1 year old saluki Lurcher recently, the centre told us they were good first time dogs but I’m finding it hard. A lot of his behaviours I assumed were him still decompressing e.g. can’t relax unless crated, howls and screams constantly for attention, jumps about 5 foot in the air on walks if he sees dogs or birds, flinches when people try to stroke him. None of these are a problem for me because I love him but I just wondered which of the behaviours are common for the sensitive breed and which are more likely down to adjustment / age. Keen to hear from other saluki owners. He has about 1 hour walking per day, lots of garden enrichment and sleeps for about 12 hours over 24 hours. Thanks

Would like to hear your thoughts. I know there are ‘strict rules’ in the world of SA training but I’ve recently tried telling my dog to lie down and praised him and he’s gone straight to sleep.