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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 ]
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.
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.
Meet Max, a young boy who loves going on walks with his Irish Wolfhound, Chicken. He knows they look quite a pair when walking along the street, but is amused but the number of people who make the ...
Television personality Lorraine Kelly tweeted: “Loving Seamus the Irish Wolfhound – effortlessly stealing the show.” Seema Malhotra, the MP for Feltham and Heston, added: “Last year I had ...
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.
Wolves, though now extinct in Ireland, were once numerous; the Irish were said to be plagued by the animals and bred a special type of dog, the Irish Wolfhound, to hunt them. As late as 1650, the town of Coleraine was said to have been attacked by a pack of hungry wolves. [1]
The Irish Wolfhound had his owners unsteady on their feet during a walk through the woods recently. It was the zoomies! But zoomies are a little different when your dog is a gentle giant like ...