Posted: 6/18/2004 7:25:37 AM EDT
okay, it's Friday, slow at work, I'm bored. Found this silly pic when researching the dog I'd have if I had the space/setup.  my caption: "So where does your dog sit....anywhere he fucking WANTS". |
Irish Wolfhound...world's tallest dog, supposedly. This dog is named Chewbacca, aptly. Here's another pic of the dog, wih what looks like the same guy.  BTW, the Wolfhound figured prominently in the lore of the Irish Brigades in the Civil War...there's a wolfhound at the Irish Brigade monument at Gettsyburg. "Gentle When Stroked, Fierce When Provoked" was the motto. |
nope...those dogs are that big. AKC breed characteristics: Of great size and commanding appearance, the Irish Wolfhound is remarkable in combining power and swiftness with keen sight. The largest and tallest of the galloping hounds, in general type he is a rough-coated, Greyhound-like breed; very muscular, strong though gracefully built; movements easy and active; head and neck carried high, the tail carried with an upward sweep with a slight curve towards the extremity. The minimum height and weight of dogs should be 32 inches and 120 pounds; of bitches, 30 inches and 105 pounds, these to apply only to hounds over 18 months. Anything below this should be debarred from competition. Great size, including height at shoulder and proportionate length of body, is the desideratum to be aimed at, and it is desired to firmly establish a race that shall average from 32 to 34 inches in dogs, showing the requisite power, activity, courage and symmetry. |
that's what is was bred for...hunting wolves. Actually, the story goes, they used another breed to track/corner the wolves, and then sent these bad boys in to finish them. I could be wrong, but I don't think they have anymore wolves in Ireland 
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