Key facts
- Origin
- Ireland (original breed); England (modern breed)
- Foundation stock
- Two Irish dogs Scottish Deerhound Great Dane
- Height
- 81–86 cm (32–34 in)
- Weight
- Males
- Coat
- rough and hard on the head, body and legs; beard and hair over eyes particularly wiry
- Colour
- black, brindle, fawn, grey, red, pure white, or any colour seen in the Deerhound
- Litter size
- 4–12
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Wikidata facts
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- Irish Wolfhound
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- Irish Wolfhound
- catalog code
- 160
- native label
- Irish wolfhound
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Encyclopedic overview
Dog (domestic dog)
The Irish Wolfhound (Irish: Cú Faoil) is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. 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. In 1902, the Irish Wolfhound was declared the regimental mascot of the Irish Guards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Irish wolfhound” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.