Saturday, September 7, 2013

Gentle And Graceful Saluki Dog

Gentle And Graceful Saluki Dog



By Helene Norris





Beautiful and graceful, Saluki dog is probably the oldest living dog breed. This slim and elegant dog is an excellent hunter and can run extremely fast and long without fatigue. Maybe he is happy to lie by your side for hours, but he expect you to give him an opportunity to run freely for at lest 40 minutes every single day.



He was bred for hunting hares and gazelles. All varieties in height and weight are allowed as well, but females are generally between 35 and 45 pounds, with up to 24 inches in height. Males are few inches taller, they grow up to 28, and heavier. Grown male can have up to 65 pounds. Their expected life is somewhere between ten and fifteen years, depending mostly of their genetic predispositions.



Saluki is slim and elegant, and very picky when it comes to food. Although it is not good to give your dog too much food, in this case it will not be a problem. This breed eats very little, but it is demanding on the type of food it gets. People might think that you don’t feed them at all, because they are so thin.



Saluki comes in many different styles, and all varieties are allowed. Its coat can be white, fawn, cream, grizzle, red, black and tan or chocolate and tan, even as tricolor. All combinations of colors on white coat are allowed. Its hair can be short and soft, straight and flat and long on some areas, including ears and tail. They are mostly recognized as smooth and feathered variety, but they were often bred together.



his dog doesn’t require too much attention. Grooming is simple, you just have to comb it daily, to stop those feathered areas from tangling. This dog doesn’t drool, bark or snore, or it does it very rarely. He is great with children, and usually quite obedient. He will alarm you if someone comes to your home, but he won’t be very useful as a bodyguard.



This elegant, dignified dog has very nice nature, and gets along with other dogs. With unknown people, he will be shy sometimes. You should leave him alone if you don’t have a fence, because he might run in the street. The fact is that they don’t think the car might hit them, and they might get injured.



This breed is probably the oldest one known to men. Although there are numerous variations in color, this breed is absolutely pure. Two basic variations are feathered and smooth. The first one is more common, and has smooth coats feathered on the area of ears, legs and tails. Smooth variant only has longer hair on their ears, but both variations have extremely silky and soft hair.



Saluki dog is highly appreciated ancient breed people do not know much about. Thanks to the fact that cross breeding was strictly forbidden for centuries, this breed is still pure. This is very nice, elegant and obedient dog, slim but full of energy. It doesn’t require too much attention, and can become very nice family dog. All he requires is enough exercise, and you will have one happy dog.









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