depends on the individual dog,ive seen and own saluki x's with different coats,they seem to have better coats than most of the bull x's my mates own,as to training,just be patient dont screem and shout as they dont take well to anger,when they seem like theyre looking right through you,its more than likely they are deep in thought,just take your time they are not the dull dog that everybody thinks,they just need a different approach to training