We would be grateful for any advice, we have two wonderfull rescue salukis for about 10 months.They are everything we could ever want and have settled well after god only knows what they went through in the past.They are really good at home but when we walk them they go crazy when they meet other dogs, they jump and spin round on the lead, won't walk in a straight line(zig zagging seems to be more fun) and are generaly badly behaved.I have tried to be firm, which resulted in my dog Daw, instead of sitting down at the traffic lights, layed on the floor with his legs in the air, much to the amusement of the general public.At other times they will behave perfectly, which makes it all the more confusing as we aren't doing anything different.They will not accept treats when they are out so I can't reward them in that way.I spend my life apologizing to other dog owners.We run them on the beach as wefind not many other dogs are there and they really need to run, but if they are both off the lead and see another dog they seem to go to 'pack mode' we are scared they will one day bring us back a yorkshire terrier.I admit they are spoilt we adore them, they are extremely affectionate, we would never part with them no matter what, but if anyone has any idea how to solve the lead rage thing or any other advice we would be very grateful.
Ash and Mat.

Can anyone offer any advise?

Melody :)

First of all you need to take them out separately.  Unless they can get it right on their own they are never going to get it right together.  It sounds more like frustration than aggression to me but I may be guessing wrong.  Do they ever get to meet other dogs when they are off lead?  What they need, assuming that they are going to be okay around other dogs, is one at a time to socialise daily with other dogs, off lead in a safe place where they cannot 'leg it into the horizon'.  Again this needs to be done one at a time initially so that they don't influence each other's behaviour.  You also need to practice lead work.  When they are going crazy on the lead you need to stay calm.  There is no point trying to distract them because a) it won't work and b) you will draw their attention to the problem.  Difficult to explain in an email but you need to practice keeping the lead loose so that they are standing balanced on four feet and not straining forward, shouting "hold me back!  hold me back!  Again this is something that would have to be done with them one at a time and practiced first in a quiet place.  If the dog pulls or strains on the lead stand still, bring them back gently (not a check or a jerk) and immediately loosen the lead from your end.  Repeat until they are standing balanced before moving forward again.  No need to say anything except quiet praise when they are getting it right.  If they can walk nicely on the lead and they are regularly saying 'hi' to other dogs then they should be able to walk past another dog on lead without 'going off on one' together EVENTUALLY but it will take a long time, a lot of practice and a big commitment from you.  Sally