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The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. [3] [4] [5] One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used by coursing hunters who have prized it for its ability to dispatch game caught by other, swifter sighthounds.
Wolf hunting with dogs is a method of wolf hunting which relies on the use of hunting dogs.While any dog, especially a hound used for hunting wolves may be loosely termed a "wolfhound", several dog breeds have been specifically bred for the purpose, some of which, such as the Irish Wolfhound, have the word in their breed name.
Developed modern Irish Wolfhound breed Captain George Augustus Graham (6 August 1833 – 21 October 1909) was a British Army officer, historian and dog breeder . He is best known for reviving the Irish Wolfhound from extinction and establishing the modern breed standard. [ 1 ]
Irish Wolfhounds are among the tallest of the dog breeds. Some legends about these creatures trace their lineage back over a thousand years to early Roman Britain, though researchers suspect the ...
A giant dog breed is a breed of dog of gigantic proportions, sometimes described as a breed whose weight exceeds 45 kilograms (100 lb). [1] Breeds sometimes described as giant breeds include the English Mastiff, Great Dane, Newfoundland, St. Bernard and Irish Wolfhound. [2]
Irish Wolfhounds are somewhat of a “couch potato” but because of their great size, they still need a good amount of room to live and to get in even moderate amounts of exercise.
Chicken is a two-year-old Irish Wolfhound, and like most members of her breed, she’s positively massive. Her adventures are chronicled on the social media feed aptly named @ginormousdog.
The legendary werewolves of Ossory, a kingdom of early medieval Ireland, are the subject of a number of accounts in medieval Irish, English and Norse works. The werewolves were said to have been the descendants of a legendary figure named Laignech Fáelad whose line gave rise to the kings of Ossory .