Hi, I have a 3 year old Saluki-X called Zak. I have had him for almost 18 months and got him from a wonderful rescue. We moved house 2 months ago, going from somewhere very urban to somewhere deep in the sticks.

Anyway, Zak seems to have developed a new habit that I haven't noticed before. He has started drooling and dribbling whenever we meet another dog. He's always calm, not barking or anything, tail wagging away. But the drool just seems to spill from his mouth. A couple of times it has looked like he is foaming at the mouth. Is it that he is excited and wants to play? I'm not worried about it as such, more curious than anything I suppose.

He does seem very disappointed that none of his new-found doggy friends can keep up with him, and he is desperate to have a good proper run around with another long-legged dog, bless him.

Thanks for reading.

Sorry cant give any advice on drooling but  Poor Zak  I think you need to put an advert out for doggy friends who enjoy a good run lol. My gsd has met saluki's and similar runners in the past and it is so funny watching him trying to keep up --- no chance.!

One of my gsd puppies drooled excessively when we drove her home from the breeders, she was totally petrified and the amount of drool was amazing.  I'm not sure if your dogs is feeling the same but its normally when a dog is very worried.

Ca be associated with worry but hard to tell without seeing the dog. I know dogs who drool like this because they go into scent over drive when meeting a new dog and don't bother swallowing. This might be the case if he's seeing less dogs than before.

Adam

Thanks for the replies. It does seem to be that he is over-excited and maybe that is stressing him out a bit.