LindaOH
The Irish Wolfhound is a sighthound breed from Ireland and is used to pursue game by sight and speed. The breed specializes in the protection against and in the hunting of wolves. It is a rough-coated, Greyhound-like breed, very muscular, strong and graceful. Color range: grey, brindle, red, black, white, fawn and wheaten.
AKC specifications are a minimum height of 32 inches for males and 30″ for females. Minimum weight is 120 pounds for males and 105 pounds for females. When standing on their hind legs, they can be 7 feet tall.
Quiet by nature, Irish Wolfhounds are introverted, intelligent and reserved. They create a strong bond with their family and should not be left alone for long periods of time or they will become sad and possibly even destructive. As attached as they become to their owners and other dogs in the household, they tend to not be very adaptable. They are unreliable as watchdogs and can be friendly toward strangers…they are guardians rather than watchdogs. When they or their family is threatened, they are fearless.
As with many large dogs, their lifespan is fairly short at 6-10 years.
Photo Credit: Pixabay (Irish Wolfhound shown next to a small-breed dog)
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Have you ever seen or owned an Irish Wolfhound?
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I do not know the good of these dogs. Thank you for sharing the information
My son has always wanted one. We have quite a few in our area. I love them. Great breed, The true gentle giant. Have you ever seen one run at full speed? It is awesome!
No, I’ve never seen one run. I think they are really cool dogs.
Pull up a youtube vid Linda. It’s awesome.
all the wolfhounds are pretty big
The Irish Wolfhound is a gentle dog who usually gets along well with everyone. With early socialization and training, he’ll be gracious toward other dogs and forbearing of indoor cats. … Irish Wolfhounds do not make good guard dogs although their size can be a deterrent to a would-be intruder.
These are incredible dogs and get so big. I have known others who own these dogs.
Irish Wolfhounds are lovely dogs. And you can really see the size of it next to that little dog. I love dogs.
my daughter works for a vet, she sends me pictures of dogs all the time. I’ve had Newfoundlands, Prynees and Labs, LOVE Dogs!!!!
Oh, you mention Newfoundlands. Last time I was at the vets with my dog (a Jack Russell,) there was a woman sitting behind me with a Newfoundland, and she said “He’s old, he’s 7 yrs old.” I thought wow, and my dog was 15 at the time!
newfs are old at 7. Most don’t make it past 11 years. Ours was a second mother when I was a child.
I once had a Grand Danois, it was a big sweet thing 🙂