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We paid £200 for Sparky, our rescue greyhound/ saluki, from our local greyhound and rescue centre in Guildford. He only actually cost £175 but I gave a little extra. The rescue were great in terms of listening to what we needed and found us a dog that would benefit from being with a family. They...

Thank you for your replies. He is a total scavenger and I do watch him closely around picnics....I just didn't realise the two kids were walking around with their lunch. The problem is that S is so fast. His recall also completely goes out the window if there's food involved! I like the...

Yesterday I took Sparky, my greyhound/ saluki rescue to the park and he was having a lovely time playing fetch. We had been there for a while and his attention started to wander towards the neighbouring golf course, where I believe there are deer. However, he loved his squeaky ball, so every...

Thank you for your replies. I think that I am going to try giving him most of his dinner at the usual time, then some of it when I go to bed, as well as blacking out the windows etc tonight and see what happens.....

Hi Josie Thank you for responding. Blockinhg out all the light last night didn't seem to make any difference but I will try giving him extra food before I go up to bed. My only issue with leaving doors open (which he would love!) would be that he wouldn't leave enough space on the bed for...

Hi I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for how I can stop my saluki/ greyhound lurcher from waking me up at 5am every morning?! Sparky is a rescue. I have had him for just over 3 years and he is almost 4. He gets taken out twice a day, usually returning from his second walk...

Hi We use a harness made by the unfortunately titled "rabbitgoo" (!) company for our saluki/ greyhound. It's great because it's got D rings on the chest and between the shoulders. I walk him on a double-ended lead to stop him pulling when he's on lead. Harnesses are great (& essential) if...

We adopted our greyhound/ saluki lurcher 1and a half years ago, mainly to help our teenaged daughter who was going through a tough time. It hasn't always been easy but we adore him! Celia Cross rescue (Guildford, Surrey) were brilliant at matching us to Sparky and, although it took a little time...

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Another thing that I do on walks is to keep giving Sparky treats when he walks nicely and calmly next to me. He is getting better at not charging up to people to say hello but still has the odd embarrassing moment. He unfortunately seems to have a knack of identifying people who are nervous of...

Hi, we have a 2 year old rescue lurcher (Saluki/ greyhound) called Sparky who is an adorable, mischievous, loving and ridiculous boy. He's our first ever dog and we have had him since he was about 10 months old.

Hi, this could have so easily been written by me a few months ago. We've got a 2 year old saluki/ greyhound cross and have experienced most of what you describe. He is starting to calm down but still has crazy moments. I am learning to manage this by trying to avoid places/ things that cause the...