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dpack
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dpack
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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dpack
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how odd, i admired them in a book of dogs when i was a nipper and have always rather liked them
probably not a good choice of first dog or with kids who are not extremely dogwise
a very good choice of small houndyterrier if you have the time and experience to direct it from a pup and bring it up well
saluki and terrier combined is a little challenging to direct to become a charming, useful and well-behaved mutt, this one responds well to good training and will instantly take advantage of poor direction or weakness or offence from less than diplomatic refusal to treat the beast as royalty at all times
for an off the shelf "pet" there are probably better options, for some roles they would be super with the right combo of mutt and person and role
i might consider one if i was still doing the sort of stuff they are good at, as a house pet i recon they might get bored rather too easily and decide to do "things" you may not like, with lots of good direction and distraction they might be happy to have an easy pampered life
it seems they might be happiest with a sneaky rufty tufty sort of "job" and a nice warm sofa when not working
like all breeds they are all individuals and what you end up with will be a mix of nature and nurture
as breeds go i give em
8/10 for smallish stealth hunter and charm artist
6/10 for biddable, rising to 8/10 when they start to respect your training
5/10 for mind meld, that might rise a lot with practice, very saluki, very yellow hell hound once we tuned in
9/10 for intelligence
low allergy if you are allergic to critters
they eat a lot less than a 45kg wolf or a 35kg salukixgrey
afaik the "breed standard" has not ruined their health, although there are considerable differences between different breed lines
they need direction
a well raised pup is a training challenge, a rescue would have extra baggage, but if it happened i would take one in
overall, better than yer average mutt but a full time fairly active/resting partnership rather than a "sunday dog" or "family pet"
i like em, there are a few round here, a mixed bunch but so are the "owners"
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Shane
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