Irish Wolfhound

Hounds & sighthounds · Ireland

About the Irish Wolfhound

The Irish Wolfhound 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.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Irish Wolfhound” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	Ireland
Origin (Wikipedia infobox)	Ireland (original breed); England (modern breed)
Map pin	Representative point in Ireland (not an exact location)
Height	Males: minimum 79 cm (31 in) Females: minimum 71 cm (28 in)
Weight	Males: minimum 54.5 kg (120 lb) Females: minimum 40.5 kg (89 lb)
Size class	Giant (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 10 (standard no. 160)
Wikidata	Q38668

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Ireland · Hounds & sighthounds