Guest ripstop Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 STRAIGHT TO THE POINT IVE A 14 MONTH SALUKI/GREY*BULL/GREY. JUST TAKEN HIS FIRST DAYTIME RABBIT. I KNOW HES STILL A PUP BUT HE IS TIMID AS OWT AND RUNS AWAY FROM CATS - OTHER DOGS ETC. HE WONT COME NEAR ME SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES HE COMES STRAIGHT BACK. IVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS RECALL ONLY HIS JUMPING WHICH WILL TAKE TIME TO FIX AFTER HURTING HIS WRISTS ON A WOODEN GATE. I KNOW HE IS STILL A PUP DO YOU THINK HE WILL COME ROUND AS IT HAS TO BE THE SALUKI IN HIM THAT IS DOING THIS AS I CANT EVEN RAISE MY VOICE WITHOUT HIM RUNNING OFF AND I HAVE TO SPEAK TO HIM LIKE A LITTLE KID AT TIMES PLEASE HELP Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) I have had some incredibly timid Saluki types: scared of other dogs, people anything new that they do not already know. They are still great dogs in the field, but difficult to live with. You don't say if you've had this dog since it was a pup or not. If its actually scared to come near you I'd be tempted to think that you got the dog second hand? Having said that, my old white bitch who is 1/4 Saluki is so sensitive that she won't come near me if I'm in a bad mood or if I've raised my voice at one of the other dogs, and I've had her since a pup of 6 weeks. Once, many years ago (she is now 12) I smacked her on the ribs, not hard at all, for ignoring my command: she wouldn't hunt for 3 months and just walked behind me at heel not daring to do anything. She's got a bit thicker skinned as she's got older, but not much: some dogs are just ridiculously sensitive: and it's not confined to Collie types either. All you can do is be as calm as a flat sea, offer loads of praise and affection when the dog does anything right, and NEVER get cross if he acts like a wimp. If he's been harshly treated by someone else before you got him it could take a very long time (months-years) before he really trusts you. Edited to add: I've just read when you got the dog in your earlier post: so it does sound as though someone has either neglected his education or been too hard on him; all you can do is take everything VERY slowly. Sounds like the person who had him before didn't even like the dog very much: maybe because he was so timid: not all dogs cope with being passed from pillar to post like a bloody parcel. And a lot of the Saluki types 'switch off' from human beings if they have been abused in any way. You say he hurt his wrist jumping: was he even fit enough to cope with jumping? Landing from a height does damage to legs, shoulders etc in an unfit or young dog. Have you got any pics of him? Be interesting to see what he looks like: type, make and shape etc. The other thing is that he may not have been properly socialised as a pup: with the Saluki temperament it is very important to get them out and about from when they have their first jabs so they can learn about other people, dogs, everything outside your yard. If they miss out on that early exposure to the world then they will always be wary of anything new, and scared stiff if they feel threatened, even if there is no real threat. Edited July 31, 2007 by skycat Quote Link to post
rabitin girl 16 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I have a very nervous Saluki x, she had had three homes by the time she was six months old , and she has taken a very long time to respond to me. she is very nervous , and any raised voices or sharp movements cause her to panic. I have spent a good few months getting her confidence back and teaching her basic obedience, and I am really pleased with how she is doing, she can now jump on command and her retrieve and recall is pretty good as well, but i have to be very calm with her or she will panic, Ive still got a long way to go with her but I think she will be a good little dog jn time Quote Link to post
Royston2 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Not saying bulls are timid but they are sensativewell thats what i have found any way i love the way the elligant saluki is always to blame for its timidness in the make up of some lurcher to lurcher breedings... Quote Link to post
bill88 6 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I have a 7 yr old lurcher bitch,who was scared of her own shadow till about 18 months old,then there was no stopping her.My beddie whippet is 6 months old and live's with 3 other dog's and fight's like feck with them,yet if another dog come's near her when we're out she's terrified. She's never been smacked or miss treated,she get's treated like a baby,but as already said,if i'm shouting at the other dog's she hide's. Quote Link to post
Guest MOLLY Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Not saying bulls are timid but they are sensative Completely agree, my bitch can pick up on my mood from the second i get out of bed, bulls are very much people dogs. MOLL. Quote Link to post
steve109 43 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 all females are the same, [time of the month] Quote Link to post
ferret15 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 STRAIGHT TO THE POINT IVE A 14 MONTH SALUKI/GREY*BULL/GREY. JUST TAKEN HIS FIRST DAYTIME RABBIT. I KNOW HES STILL A PUP BUT HE IS TIMID AS OWT AND RUNS AWAY FROM CATS - OTHER DOGS ETC. HE WONT COME NEAR ME SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES HE COMES STRAIGHT BACK. IVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS RECALL ONLY HIS JUMPING WHICH WILL TAKE TIME TO FIX AFTER HURTING HIS WRISTS ON A WOODEN GATE. I KNOW HE IS STILL A PUP DO YOU THINK HE WILL COME ROUND AS IT HAS TO BE THE SALUKI IN HIM THAT IS DOING THIS AS I CANT EVEN RAISE MY VOICE WITHOUT HIM RUNNING OFF AND I HAVE TO SPEAK TO HIM LIKE A LITTLE KID AT TIMES PLEASE HELP i have a Grey who was abused she was very withdrawn fir about two years but she has come out of her shell much more and unless you put a strange man in front of her you would never know her history she was terrible you couldn't even call someone from another room without her pissing her self and crawling under the sofa if you moved suddenly she would flinch if you stared at her she would shake like i said shes a different dog now give him time it might take a while but he will learn to trust you. if he reacts badly to a situation ignore him if you make a fuss or tell him of he will take it as a reward for the behavior he has just displayed when he dose some thing right make it like hes just the best dog in the world Quote Link to post
Guest MOLLY Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 all females are the same, [time of the month] Ian can we have an emicon for 'dickhead' please MOLL. Quote Link to post
Guest WILF Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 all females are the same, [time of the month] Ian can we have an emicon for 'dickhead' please MOLL. LMFAO.......... Quote Link to post
olly 0 Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 I have two saluki crosses a rescue dog about 3 years old very timid when we first got him taken a year and a half to get him sorted, he really improved when we got another saluki cross pup now 9 months old. We are now at the point where we is starting to swing the other way and can be a little over-dominant especially when our bitch is around. On that note anybody have any good tricks for stopping them from packing up? They scared that shit out of a couch potato lab the other day (wide as it was long) Quote Link to post
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