If, yes what are your experiences?
I rescued a 1 month and a half old Kanni/Pariah street dog. He is now a little over 2 months old.
I did some research and read that these two breeds are both sighthounds. I was a bit nervous at first because I've only ever owned terriers. I also read that sighthounds are classified as... not that smart.
So far... this dog has outsmarted every single reward/treat based game that I've used. He powers through it to acheive the prize, then afterwards - can't be bothered by it all.
I am in NO WAY a professional - but this puppy is fast, smarts-wise and speed-wise. His ability to jump or change direction is unreal and the brains on this little guy - amazing.
My question is, he has an issue with complaining/whining. He has an opinion about EVERYTHING. I don't dislike it and it's quite funny especially when visitors come over and he 'judges them', but... will he grow out of this? Does anybody else's complain or whine about people, places and things?
I will be bringing home a Saluki rescue at the end of the month and I wanted to know what are everyone's favorite retailers for sight hound supplies? Harnesses, collars,coats and the like; really anything specific to sighthounds. Also, what are you feeding your hound? Anything you couldn‘t live without?
My Saluki mix doesn’t lick people’s faces like normal dogs— she just touches her nose to their cheeks. My mom had Afghans for years and she said they did the same.
We have a 9 month old rescue greyhound, most of the time he's a sweet boy but he does have an issue with frustrating biting, or jumping up and grabbing clothes/mouthing. We have worked with a behaviourist to tackle this and while it's not gone away, it has helped. For example he has a tendency to jump and bite on walks if he gets overwhelmed, excited, wants to play etc but with help we've been able to recognise his cues and stop it escalating. I just wanted to ask if anyone else encountered this and if they eventually aged out of it - thanks!
I am an owner of a retired racing greyhound, and I’m hoping to find other grey owners in Peterborough. I would love to set up a group walk or play group weekly or biweekly if anyone is interested. Any interest at all? Other sighthounds welcome!
I am very curious to know if anybody out there who owns a Whippet have another sighthound of a different breed. I want to know in general if Whippets get along with other dogs easily, if age range and gender play a role, and just about anything about the experience or what to expect. I probably won't get another doggo anytime soon, but just curious on whoever has multiple sighthounds since I've been such an enthusiast for awhile :)
TL:DR Think I nailed down my rescue girls DNA - Embark Newest Results
Embark Result pictures plus rey pics
Trouble uploading pictures
Also my girl rey IRL looks like a cow and wearing a shirt and pants, plus one side looks like a Chicken Leg and the other patch on the other side looks like Louisiana Pics should be attached.
Embark , Wisdom Panel, and Royal Canin kind of agree yes I did all three. ( My thoughts below & more )
Embark Results: 53% American Pitbull Terrier, 16.1% American Staffordshire Terrier, 12.1% Poodle (Small), 18% Supermutt ( Norwich Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Chihuahua)
Me my neighbors and friends that cared eliminated Chihuahua and Norwich Terrier,and agree she looks like a American PitBull / Lakeland Terrier / Small / Miniature Poodle Mix
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Wisdom Panel Results: 77% American Staffordshire Terrier, 7% miniature poodle, 6% Medium poodle, 4% Continental Toy Spaniel, 1% Papillion ( Pretty sure those are the same breeds ), 3% Rat Terrier, 2% Chihuahua
Royal Canin Results: 77% American Staffordshire Terrier, 23% Mixed breed un identified ( Which made me want to try Embark and find out more)
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I first rescued my dog / best friend Rey this past November she was around 4 months old. The rescue listed her as a terrier mix. When I first got her she had short legs short body. Every day I took her around the neighborhood, on a walk. All my neighbors said, oh she looks like shes getting taller every day. People at the dog park and around where I live kept saying she looks just like a Whippet or a Greyhound, or some kind of sighthound. In fact my local dog park has some purebred whippets and greyhounds that actually look just like my girl Rey.
First test I did was Wisdom Panel. Me and my family were surprised mainly of the 13% small poodle. As well as the fact there was no sighthound. Also Wisdom Panels American Staffordshire Terrier just means any kind of bully breeds which could be around 5 different bully breeds. So I also wanted to find which bully breed she was. I was assuming American Pitbull Terrier due to her weight at roughly 1 year now 34 lbs and regular American Staffordshire Terriers are around 60 lbs at 6 months even the females.
Second I did a Royal Canin ( Not Realizing it uses the same algorithm as Wisdom Panel as it's owned by the same company. It showed 77% American Staffordshire Terrier ( Still not telling me the precise bully breed because Wisdom
... keep reading on reddit ➡So I'm thinking about getting a second dog to keep my whippet company, but I just don't think I have the patience again for all the intense chewing of a whippet puppy (obviously all puppies chew but whippets are next level until they're at least 2).
Ideally I would like a breed of similar or slightly smaller size, and one that's capable of holding it's own in a race and a playfight. Has anyone found a good match before?
Hi everyone! I have a lovely, sweet-tempered Silken Windhound who is 7 months old. We were drawn to the breed because of their affectionate nature, and the breeder helped us select the calmest, cuddliest puppy in her litter because he was going to be an emotional support animal for me.
While we still adore him and he has a great personality, any affection that the breeder saw in him has been nonexistent for us since day one. He tolerates being pet for a little while, but he often gets up and moves to a different location. He ducks when I reach out to stroke him and walks away. He certainly doesn't think he's a lap dog, like so many other Silkens we've seen. It's a bit heartbreaking for me, since my last dog (different breed) was also quite aloof and I desperately wanted this one to be cuddly.
He's a great ESA for me in other ways, since he always wants to be near me and has a calm disposition. But not wanting to cuddle is something I'm still grieving over.
So I'm wondering, is this a sighthound thing? I've heard from a few people that sighthound puppies often start off aloof and get cuddly later on. I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance.
UPDATE: Thank you all so much for your reassurance and and sharing your experiences. Even in the two weeks since writing this post, I have noticed how much more open to affection my puppy is becoming. He frequently enjoys belly rubs and enjoys sleeping next to us in the bed now. While he doesn't come looking for affection frequently, he does seem to enjoy it more when I give it, which is super encouraging. I also recently had a medical emergency, and his presence did wonders for my anxiety. He was so worried about me and didn't want to leave my side. I'm so glad he's in my life!
I am currently trying to decide what breed to get. I am mostly looking for a low to medium shedding breed that can handle 10 mile hikes. I am currently researching afghan hounds and scottish deerhounds as well as a couple other breeds. I really like the temperaments of these two breeds but I’m not sure if they are built for hiking in warmer weather. Would these breeds be suitable for longer hikes, or should I consider a different breed?
So I've been crazy about greys and galgos for eons. I love how lazy they are, their long snoots, and that they seem to be such goofy characters. I've been following Galgo del Sol waiting for the moment I can swoop in and adopt a boy. I volunteer at multiple sighthound rescues and actually worked with galgos briefly while I lived in Spain. Basically, I have all but knitted a snood in anticipation.
Here's the problem...
I like small dogs. I grew up with them and never spent any time around big dogs. I recently got the chance to foster a 45-pound saluki and she is a GEM. Beautiful, sweet as can be, great manners, perfect in every way although she can bark at dogs sometimes on the leash.
She's amazing and I can't WAIT until she finds her perfect forever home (if you're in the Toronto area and currently houndless, DM me!), she's also giving me insight into owning a bigger sighthound dog. I'm not used to how much room she takes up and the fact I'll soon be living in a city apartment with a dog likely 15 pounds heavier kind of freaks me out. How hard it is to transport a larger dog after 17+ years of having tiny portable pooches was a wake-up call too.
I also am realizing that my future dog, much like her, likely won't ever be able to be off-leash AND that I have loads of small dogs in my life that will never 100% be safe around my future dog. I'm talking chihuahuas, cavalier spaniels, and my girlfriend's bouncy 12-pound poodle that my future dog could one day cohabitate with.
I'm an anxious person by nature and I'm starting to realize that the combination of owning a big dog solo (my first solo pet), in a city apartment, surrounded by little dogs, and unable to go off-leash hiking or hanging off leash at the cottage for 10+ years is.... maybe a lot?
I'd love some encouragement or insight. Any solo city owners? Any galgo experience? Any people who switched from small dogs to big dogs?
Thank you!
Hey sighthound friends! I’m Looking for sighthound owners who are located in Central Florida to join my new Facebook group called “Central Florida Sighthounds.”
I noticed that there isn’t a Central Florida Sighthound Facebook group that isn’t related racing or a specific sighthound.
If you’re interested PLEASE JOIN or HELP SPREAD THE WORD! ☀️🌴❤️
Hey there!
Last year, we adopted our beautiful galgo Platon. He's been doing very well and live is amazing with him.
But there is one issue I'm trying my best to solve. Platon does not like warm weather. I think it's because of the lack of isolation through fur and fat on sighthounds/galgos generally, but also, I suspect that his black fur draws in even more heat. Even if it's just 20°C (which isn't super warm), he will be slower and not very keen on going outside. Obviously, in summer it'll be much warmer again and he needs his daily walks, so I'm trying to find ways to make it as comfortable for him as possible.
Obviously, we try keeping our walks to the cooler times of the day (morning and late afternoon/evening) and I've been getting him wet for our walks to simulate sweating as the water evaporates. The water seems to help quite a bit actually, but there's one problem: Platon does not like getting wet. After A LOT of training, patience and convincing last year, I finally managed to get him to go into water at creeks and rivers sometimes, at least with his paws. Seeing how much it does help him, I'm thinking that it would be helpful to get him used to being wet more and encouraging him to get into water more often (for example, in the fountains we walk past a lot). I've used the winter to have him jump up on these fountains while there was no water in there and that wasn't a problem at all. But now, with water inside, he nopes out of there and just does this thing where he ignores me and hopes I'll give up lol. Last year, we went on vacation and on the beach, he actually got out into the water with us, until it touched his chest and he seemed content but skeptical of the wet stuff.
My question is, does anyone have any experience with getting their dogs to enjoy water a bit more or at least entice them to get into the water to cool off? Obviously, Platon will never be like a labrador leaping at every opportunity to get into the water, but seeing how hot he gets with warmer weather, I'm still hoping to be able to convince him to give splashing around in water another chance :)
Thanks for your help in advance!
I am interested to hear if anyone has used standard dog training providers or dog schools for obedience training or to address specific issues with their dogs. Particularly if you felt comfortable taking part in classes with other dogs from various breeds or mixes.
Background is that we want to polish a few things and create some obedience standards with your two rescue Galgos (7 and 8yo, with us for 4 months/1 week) but we feel there social behaviours and sensitivities don’t make them very well suited for trainers or schools without special sighthound experience or mixed classes.
Thoughts?
We are based near Amsterdam, Netherlands, in case you even have recommendations.
Does anyone in the area have a good, flat, fenced place you like to take your dogs to run?
I’m getting a whippet in August and am wondering about this. I have had a greyhound before, but not in Austin. Our yard is pretty big but typical rocky hill country WTF that isn’t great for spindly legs. And dog parks aren’t ideal because in my experience, a super fast dog running often accidentally stirs up the chasing instinct in other dogs, even when they don’t want to play; they just want to run.
So, where do you take your sight hounds to really open up the throttle for a few minutes? (And I realize this isn’t appropriate until it’s close to a year old. Just gathering information.)
A long long time ago I bought a D-link wireless cam and a subscription to Sighthound video. This has worked well for me over the years as a basic security cam setup, however, the quality isn't the best by todays standards. I'd like to buy a new cam and use this old one in a not so important place.
I picked up a Blink cam on prime day, however this cam is locked into blinks software and there's no way I can link it to sighthound video. So now I'm a little clueless on what to buy. Every camera now has software on a mobile app so you can view it remotely, I don't need this at all. I just need a wireless cam that can produce a good quality feed. Don't even need audio although I know they all come with that these days. Don't need night vision and don't need to be able to speak out of it.
I also want to make sure that I can disable the feed from leaving my home network.
I was looking at the eufy Security Solo C24, but I'm having a hard time figuring out if this meets my needs.
Thanks guys!
