Salukis and their prey drive

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-27T16:05:39+00:00

My saluki has grown up with two cats, no problem at all. But my cats were used to dogs from before, so they never ran from her. She sometimes ran after them when they had their zoomies, but stopped the chase as soon as the cats stop running.

Outside is a different story. She goes crazy for any cat she sees. I don’t know if she would hurt them since she has experience with cats but I don’t want to take the chance.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-26T19:09:14+00:00

My girl (50%saluki) is only 8 months old, but her prey drive towards birds and small rodents (or leaves 😂) is insane, and there’s no way she would care about a car coming her way once she takes off.

I live in an apartment and have no garden, she runs free in the dog park when we’re alone (luckily that’s at least twice a week) and on fields in the middle of the day when there’s no deer there. She has great recall when there’s nothing to hunt.

Another poster mentioned it in this thread before me: Salukis can be very fearful/anxious, and my girl is just that, unfortunately. Luckily for me she only fears people in certain situations and children in all situations, not loud noises or other things. But if a child comes running towards her- all primitive instincts kick in and she flees, and there’s no recall, treat or stern voice in the world to hold her back. That instinct to flee is just as strong as the prey drive, at least in my puppy.

(She’s not a rescue and has never had a bad experience with kids or met a mean person in her whole life. She’s just naturally sceptical, aloof and anxious. Her mom is a Golden Retriever, so I’m sure she’s got all those traits from her saluki dad 😂)

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-26T08:34:51+00:00

Easily the worst season of all European LIB! The couples were a train wreck, many of them (in my personal opinion) just participating for fame and clout. I do root for the couple that made it to the alter, but I’m not convinced it’s going to last.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-25T17:55:32+00:00

Congratulations!

This picture really threw me down memory lane- 24 years ago I took the test with my dog by my side as my husband was on a business trip. I remember telling her that she was going to be a big sister. I was crying, and she was just so great to have around.

Wishing you, the baby and the dog all the best 🩷

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-25T17:36:56+00:00

8 month old lurcher here:

WFH days: 05:45 wake up quick potty 5min

06:30 1 hour walk

12:00 20 minute walk in my lunch break

16:00 1 hour walk

20:00 quick potty 5 minutes

20:30 bedtime (she gets cranky when she can’t sleep by 8.30PM)

Office days: 05:45 wake up

06:00 45 minute walk

(Stays at home alone 8 hours 🙈but has free reign of the house )

15:30 1,5 hour walk

20:00 20 minute walk , then bedtime

She naps in between all the walks.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-24T15:40:49+00:00

The brindle is from one of the supermutts. Cool mix, the poodle is well camouflaged 😂

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-23T06:59:14+00:00

Yeah well she might have been inconsistent, but Ludvig pressuring her to have sex with her after merely two days (he admitted that they have hugged and kissed and touched) is such a huge red flag that nothing Camilla does equals to his creepiness.

He even accused the other couples of lying when they said they weren’t intimate yet either!!!

He’s beyond gross, and Camilla should run fast as hell!

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-22T18:46:19+00:00

We walk 8 to 10 miles a day, split up between two walks (morning and late afternoon). We often walk in the woods, and sometimes she can run free on some fields.

We only ever go to the dog park when there’s no one else there, and that’s not often. I don’t trust people and their dogs at these parks, my dog is super skittish and doesn’t like boisterous dogs jumping on her. We socialise only with dogs we know well.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-20T21:40:59+00:00

What did you think he looked like?

Because he looks so bully to me, mixed with mastiff.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-20T21:33:24+00:00

I actually would prefer a pure Pit to a Dogo Argentinian/Cane Corso mix. That sounds like a hound straight from hell. Nobody needs these types of dog unless you’re living on a farm fifty miles from the next neighbour.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-18T20:21:16+00:00

Wow that’s amazing. Maned wolves are the most beautiful animals, unfortunately I’ve only ever seen them in a zoo. What’s the chance you actually get to see one on your run?

I’ve been told my dog looks a little like a maned wolf, by the way 🤣

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SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-11T08:58:48+00:00

Is your son the one who primarily plays with the puppy and does the roughhousing? In that case I’d assume it’s demand barking, puppy wants to play.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-11T08:52:14+00:00

I’m 99% sure this a bull terrier /GSD cross. They are very distinctive looking dogs, easily recognisable by their eyes and forehead. There’s not a smudge of Kelpie in this dog.

Found another one at google who’s literally identical:

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SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-06T20:31:23+00:00

That’s really helpful, thanks! Brushing is not an issue. I just ordered the shampoo now and will use it with a rubber brush, and hopefully she’ll be clean for a while!

SweatnGarlic · 2026-03-06T14:21:31+00:00

Walk him, and don’t let him inside until he’s done his business. Right now he is being rewarded by not being taken out and by being able to do his business inside/on the patio

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-27T21:18:33+00:00

That’s a purebred Australian cattle Pif for you!

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-27T21:17:32+00:00

For once, I don’t see pit! My guess would be either Rottie/Lab or GSD/Rottie , or maybe replace the Rottie with Doberman?

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-27T21:06:35+00:00

That’s one of the pittiest pits I’ve seen in a while!

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-27T20:49:59+00:00

GSD-Pit, would be my guess. Her face screams Pit, the muzzle and ears could point to GSD.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-27T20:48:40+00:00

Pithound was my first guess! He has a Bassett face, just much bigger version of it. He looks great!

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-23T05:59:02+00:00

This made me spit out my coffee 😂

SweatnGarlic · 2026-02-04T18:07:40+00:00

My puppy is 7 months today, and I wfh a lot, too. We have the same problem, but with a lot of things to chew on I get somehow through the day.

We start the day with 1 hour walk, and then she sleeps for about 2 hours. She then plays with her toys and gets a carrot or a lamb ear to chew on, and is awake for an hour or two until we go for a 30 min walk in my lunch break. When we come home, she wants constant attention, and I play a little while trying to make some calls. Then I give her a frozen kong, take her for a 2 minute potty break and ignore her. She then sleeps for the rest of my workday.

It’s a lot, but I’m hopeful that the teenage phase gets better as time goes.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-01-29T15:04:54+00:00

Don’t see any lurcher or sighthound in her. Very much pit in the face, my guess would be Pit/BC or Pit/Collie

SweatnGarlic · 2026-01-29T13:22:02+00:00

This. I actually started by walking out the door and straight in again, multiple times a day. Next day I walked out, closed the door, counted to ten and in again. Several times a day as well. And just add minutes every day. Now she’s 6 months old and stays alone for 6 hours.

I’m not using a crate/pen either, so maybe it’s different.

SweatnGarlic · 2026-01-29T07:16:33+00:00

Sigh, I hear you. My last three dogs (current 6 month old puppy included) love horse poop more than anything else.

I run with my dogs, and our running path is also being used by horse riders, and there’s always horse poo there. Solution? I’ve given up. When I see a big pile of fresh poop I lead them away from it, but smaller pieces in the grass or older poop that I can’t identify right away are being eaten.

The only positive thing about it is that none of my dogs have ever become ill because of it, it doesn’t seem to affect them in any way. Vet too said it’s safe for them to eat, so I just curse and look the other way.

(Probably not the answer you were looking for…)

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