I have another member of the sighthound group. I have RR's. Or African hounds. They l o v e to run and chase critters.

Frank, I don't think the Lipps really know, because they remove their coats for show events. My pup's litter mates have all had their puppy coats removed manually. I saw the pups on your page, and noticed the strong resemblance to Jazz. You have some fine looking animals there!

No, I won't be neutering him, unless some unexpected behavioral anomaly suggests it in the future. My male Afghan has also never been neutered. I like the feathering, but the thick, long hair on his chest and upper legs lend a different look that isn't really very Saluki-like, if you know I mean.

So you want your dogs fast rather than statuesque, I understand. Same with Afghans, it's the smaller members of the breed that run like hell. I'm also guessing that smaller Salukis fare better in coursing events.

Howdy tds,
A sizeable influx of RR people to lure coursing. They do love to chase the plastic. And good exersize. They aren't the breed of choice to go course jackrabbits but could be used as flushers. A good game for them to course would be coyotes. Sure could use one to keep my guys safe when they run into a yote.

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Howdy Ron,
A fixed Saluki becomes an Afghan LOL My 2 older dogs are fixed and we keep tem trimmed. I don't know how long the coat would get if we didn't
A disertation on coursing hounds can fill a book...or 2...or 3 etc. For lure coursing the smaller Salukis can handle the turns of te course better than bigger ones. But you don't always get a tight course with a lot of turns, so a bigger dog can do well in it. Now on live game like jackrabbits (open field coursing) the conditions vary soooo much that it may come down to the size dog you like. The most sucsessful breeds coursing jacks are Whippets, Salukis, and Greyhounds. You look at the size differance and you can talk all you want about what size is best and not convince anyone. So it just comes down to what size you want. I like mine on the small side but I have had them from 24" up to almost 29". So much fun to talk Saluki :-)

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Hey Frank --

So I've heard -- three distinct Saluki looks -- smooth, feathered, and neutered. Heck, if I wanted to deal with the hair, I'd have likely picked up another Afghan. It's off to the groomer with him next week. I'm going to have all of the fuzz removed with a clipper, then wait and see how much grows back. It should make his forelegs appear a lot longer. I was told to pick up a stripping knife to keep it under control for now, though I've never used one, and have no idea how difficult or tedious that might be.

Just get a big male Afghan, Frank -- coyotes won't go near 'em, and your Salukis will likely consider him one of the family. Mine has charged into packs of 5 and 6 (they're everywhere here), and they can't scatter fast enough.

Howdy Ron,
If all you have to deal with is the puppy fuzz, then it shouldn't be much of a task at all. Normally I just pull the puppy fuzz off the dog, usually it comes out fairly easily. Yes, he should look slimmer, trimmer and long legged :-)

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My parental units have seven Italian Greyhounds. It's my belief, based on pure experience, that the Italian Greyhound is for sure the dumbest of all of the breeds. My Dacshund, is a lot smarter than my parents dogs, but I know there are smarter breeds than Doxie's too. I also know that my Zebra, is worlds smarter than any of the horses, or Mules, or Donkeys I've ever owned. She'll outsmart them any day of the week.....Come to think of it, she's out smarted me a time or three...Anyone else here, ever been outsmarted by a Zebra?

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Howdy Trukinik,
Can't say I have ever had the opportunity to be outsmarted by a Zebra. I have been outsmarted by a Saluki, so that tells you how bright I am LOL

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Well, a Saluki, is probably smarter than a Grant's Zebra anyways. I never went hunting, but I've heard rumors about hunters, actually being outsmarted by wild Turkey before. This to a point where the tables turn, and the Turkey, though nearly harmless, end up running the hunters out of the area completely.

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Howdy Ron,
Looks like his legs are a couple inches longer Got him trimmed!? He looks like one fast pup. When his chest fills out he will add some endurance to that equation.

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Ha! Yeah, he got himself buzzed today. We'll see what grows back. And I know what you mean about endurance, he was staying out in front of a 2 y/o female greyhound a short while back -- until he ran out of gas.

Southern Illinois Carbondale's sports teams are The Salukis...didn't even know what a saluki was until I moved to St Louis 25 years ago. I for one have a Boston Terrier who doesn't run unless he absolutely has to, then he won't go far because he's a bit of a lump.

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Howdy Dave,
Since you have known about Salukis for 25 years, you are well ahead of the peple who still don't know what they are lol. Yeah, SIU had a good football team this year. Hope the basketball team can push through to the next level. Those Boston Terriers aren't real hard to catch. You have options. You can walk along and pick them up or you can wait for them to get tired in about 20 feet then go pick them up ;-)

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