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My friends' gorgeous hound, Ted, who came over with his 'parents' for drinkies in the garden this afternoon. Anyone fancy playing 'guess the mix'?

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Depends. Do I win him if I get it right?
 
Going to say a bit of saluki, prob wrong, bedlington, then leave the rest to the experts hehe
 
Depends. Do I win him if I get it right?

He's a bit gorgeous, isn't he? He's so reserved though - I've known him a couple of years now and still he barely acknowledges me!

Strictly speaking, he's not actually a lurcher....
 
Surely not a lurchydoodle?
 
He is gorgeous does he have wolfhound in him?
 
No doodles, and no wolfhounds... or deerhounds for that matter.
 
Stop hurting me, tell ...

He is utterly gorgeous though.
 
No Afghan either!

He is, according to the DNA test they had done, pure saluki x greyhound going back a few generations - so his parents were both saluki x grey, and so were his grandparents (who were all shown as F1 crosses). Now, I doubt they can really be that accurate, and it would suggest deliberate breeding - he was found as a stray and had been shaved.

As I understand it, when you cross F1s you can get odd results, which could expain the coat, but I still think his nose looks a little short, and he's quite chunky as lurchers/longdogs go. I think so, anyway, he wouldn't appreciate me having a good feel ;) He's very saluki personalitywise.
 
Saluki does show up, I just love all sighthounds with any mix , Salukis does seem very aloof , can be pains but loving all the same, and I’ve only ever had a x lol
 
The DNA tests are just for fun (if you call wasting money fun) and one newspaper reporter discovered s/he was mostly spaniel!

I can see saluki, and her attitude sounds very saluki. But that coat! Looks more Old English sheepdog, Beardie, even longhaired GSD type. But I have seen known crosses of normal lurcher mixes throw coats not dissimilar. I agree about the short nose.

So - do put us out of our misery!
 
so - do put us out of our misery!

As above, Hemlock: 'He is, according to the DNA test they had done, pure saluki x greyhound going back a few generations - so his parents were both saluki x grey, and so were his grandparents (who were all shown as F1 crosses)' :)

The saluki is definitely there, in his personality and in his ear hair. His owners previously had a Staffie and a springer, it took them a while to adapt to such a different dog ('Should he be sleeping this much?' 'Why can't I teach him to sit?'):D
 
Once you’ve a saluki or saluki x you can be sure of one thing! Your patience has been tested, I honestly thought mine was deaf hehe,
 

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