I have a 7 year old saluki called daws,and he has been showing real signs of jealousy when I fuss another dog,he is also very protective of me,he is a rescue and his behavoiur although I know will never be perfect has improved a 100 times better than when we first got him.
Sadly he also bit my boss! he had just come round to my house and daw went mad and did everthing he could to get him,and finally bit his upper arm,no blood thank god,but I wasn't expecting this and didn't move fast enough.
He doesn't rule me,I only have to raise my voice and he stops in his tracks ,but not this time.
This is mostly with other dogs though,buy not puppies, and I am always on guard ,am I doing somthing wrong with him?
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Oh dear, Saluki's are known to be aloof with strangers but not especially protective as far as I know they don't really have a 'guarding' instinct quite the opposite infact, so it is unusual at least with the few I have met, must admit I have only ever met three though.

It may come down to having to muzzle,  for other dogs/people's sakes. Obviously this behaviour is not acceptable.  I know he is a rescue, but do you know if he was well socialised, he obviously feels threatened by strangers and other dogs and his socialising will need a lot of small steps work.

Personally I would get in touch with a recommended behaviourist to see what is suggested, this person needs to see Daws in action and give you some exercises and actions to work with daily.

I hope that things improve, Saluki's are such marvellous, magestic animals, nothing like watching them have a sprint, I'm always mesmorized watching them run.

thanks carrington,he wasn't socialised atall,4 years old when we got him,he had been locked in a conservatory and starved,kept away from other dogs at the rescue place.
He has done really well,as I dont think he had ever really had a walk,but does come back off the lead(miracle) but I actually wonder now if I have taken him as far as I can with behaviour,but not wanting me to fuss other dogs is a new thing.
Strange though, because although peg suffered the same fate,she couldn't give a stuff, i can fuss whatever dog I like and she would happily let anyone in the house just as long as they dont rush at her.
I dont want to muzzle but might not have a choice.

It's a shame isn't it, when bad treatment ruins what could have been a terrific dog otherwise.

The only other advice I can give is you seem to know Daws very well, I'm so pleased he now has a loving owner, can you just not pop him in a different room, perhaps get a proper tall dog gate so that you can have visitors without having to muzzel him, so that he can still see and hear what is going on but can not reach visitors.

When walking perhaps instead of muzzling, it may be best just to not pet other dogs, hopefully he is ok just walking past. Of course if he becomes aggressive to dogs without your petting them off lead or if any should approach him whilst on lead, you will have no choice but to muzzle.

Well done on the recall, even well trained Saluki's can be a nightmare to get back on lead, when they want to fly, they just go, so very well done there.

It's a shame, being 7 it is hard to change a mindset, but continue your good work, and I still feel some advice from a behaviourist would not go amiss.:-)