Q. Can a Sighthound live with a cat or small dog?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
A. Usually -- but NOT always. At SHUG we \"cat test\" all of our dogs before placing them in homes--and dogs pass more often than not. We find 50-80 percent of Sighthounds are fine with small animals, but those numbers tend to vary with the breed. Galgos and Greyhounds are on the higher end and Borzoi tend to be on the lower end, for example. When it comes to cat-testing, we're usually pretty accurate and we can tell you up front if a dog is a good match with the other members of your household. Cat testing is more of an art than a science though and dogs are living creatures that evolve and change over the years. There is no 100 percent cat-safe dog (and there is no 100 percent dog-safe cat, either). You always need to be aware of how relationships are evolving when you have multiple creatures of any type in your home.<\/p>\n
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Q. Will my Sighthound make a good watch dog?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
A. Probably not. They may randomly bark but unless you're the subject of a vicious squirrel vendetta, it probably won't be at useful times.<\/p>\n
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Q. So my Sighthound doesn't really bark. What is that strange noise he makes?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
A. He's singing you the song of his people. We call it a \"roo\" and sometimes it can be quite melodic--especially at a Sighthound event with dozens of dogs raising their voices in joyous music. Or, it might just be loud.<\/p>\n
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Q. Will I become obsessed with poop just like all you crazy Sighthound people?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
A. Yes. Yes, you will.<\/p>\n
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Do you have a Sighthound question we haven\u2019t answered? Post it in a comment below and we\u2019ll try to address it!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>on one bed. Just accept it and grab your camera. Also, if you have cats you should be aware there were intense negotiations (that you weren't invited to) during which it was decided the cats could have whatever bed they wanted and the dogs would take what was left. Please don't worry. Sighthounds have evolved the ability to curl themselves into such a small ball that scientists are still trying to figure out the physics of it. So, yes, you will walk into a room to find your 80-lb Greyhound squeezed into a cat bed. It's okay.<\/p>\n