Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
Aloof meaning- they do not fawn over guests ( a plus at the door meeting), like to be petting- but very low key. My guys do more pacing waiting for someone to come up the walk then once they get in the door.. lol. They love to be admired!
One more note- most of the sighthounds are sensitive to chemicals. Things like flea shampoos or treatments need to come from the vet. Do not use things like " Bio-Spot", Hertz etc. Mine do well on Frontline, but Advantage caused a reaction with Femka. If they apply one of those- the dog needs to be observed for several hours. Any signs of problems- drooling, shaking, vomiting, or staggering- WASH IT OFF IMMEDIATLY like with Dawn.
She also needs to understand, except for the Irish Wolfhound, sighthounds live a long time especially considering they are a " giant breed". I have met several greyhounds that were 15,16, and even two that were 17.
Their metabolism is fast too, so they need a good food with high digestable fat. And tell her to be prepared for statments like " boy the dog is too thin" and know it is natural to look " thin" compared to like a lab.. Accept what the vet says about the weight- not people that do not know the breed.

Well, I guess she really did pick the right breed. She loves to spend on coats and stuff for her dogs. And the longer lived the better as she falls apart when she loses a dog, meaning, literally falls apart. And she's just the right person to fawn over a dog all night. We've never had to use any of those medications or strong shampoos, for some reason fleas aren't prevalent here.
As for being aloof with strangers, that's the way Shepherds should be too. If they jump and lick every stranger you know you have a nervous shepherd, not desirable. As for food, she works for a dog food company but wants to feed raw. You feed raw don't you Borzoi??? Not to worry, the more fussing and spending she can do, the happier she is...lol...
And of course we are no different than anyone else, we do have leash laws and we obey then. But we are allowed to let then run free in an enclosed empty ball park or outdoor hockey rink in the summer.