A personal story & history of this noble hound.
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Our Irish wolfhound was 11 stone - 145 pounds - 79 kilos fully grown but was a true gentle giant. This is a tribute to a great friend and the history of a fine Irish hound. Sad to say that since this video was posted, our little jack russell featured passed away in December 2022.
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Greetings from Ireland! Welcome to my channel, launched this month December 2021; that is dedicated to the history and culture of Ireland.This is not set out to be a history lesson, but a ramble through some stories you might find interesting about Ireland from an Irishman! So if you fancy some tales about horsemen and highwaymen, banshee's and fairies, soldiers and rebels, legends and folklore, saints and scholars, please like and subscribe, I post once per month. Thank you for watching. Ronan.
I had an Irish Wolfhound about 40 years ago he had a great character. He would walk down the road and stay with the children waiting for the school bus to pick them up. As soon as it left he came home. No none of the children were from his family so we just thought he had decided he didn’t like the children waiting by themselves. None of them were scared by such a big dog and they adored him as much as we did. He stood almost 7 ft tall when he stood up and put his paws on my shoulders. It is surprising how little food they eat for a big dog and he could make himself invisible by laying down in the grass which was a surprise for a policeman who came to visit and told us our dog was up at a farm annoying some sheep. Didn’t take much to prove he wasn’t as I pointed out that he stepped over the dog on the way in just near the gate, and he was still there. I will call him for you. There can you see him? As the dog stands up the policeman started to laugh and admired the dogs camouflage tactic and then realised he knew the dog as the “protector of the children” at the bus stop. We adopted him from a friend as the friend had broken his leg and didn’t heal properly and the wolfhound had a habit of leaning on him and it would break again. The only disappointment was the fact they live for such a short time, he was 9 when he died in his sleep. ❤️
Very nice, thanks for that
Beautiful story.
@@omalley5005 Thank you.
Bless her she was a beauty. Give me dogs over people any day.
Thank you, you are very kind.
My family bred them for years, they are the best dogs in the home and with children. Most of our bitches were 10-11 yo when they had to be pts , the dogs never seemed to live as long for some reason. When you lose them the gap they leave is enormous 😢 its as bad as losing an immediate family member, and once you have had a Wolfhound you will always want another. Beautiful loyal dogs ❤❤
Yes Sue, you are quite correct but the sorrow of such loss in such a short time is very hard.
Blessed to have had Wolfies and what a hole they left in my tough old heart. Lost our last on 13 months ago.
Now 77, learnt of Lewellens(?) dog in Primary School in Ireland. Been in Oz since 1972.
Good man Tom! Do you miss the 'ould sod?
Best dogs ever !
Agreed!
What a wonderful video Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Beautiful story, beautiful dog.
Thank you
I agree with Mark Twain.. great vlog..new subscriber
Welcome and thanks for the support!
Brilliant
Thanks much appreciated!
great stuff 👍
My favorite Mark Twain saying is this.
"George Washington was a pathetic child.
He couldn't even tell a lie!
I believe this is in reference to the story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree. Reading Twain is a lesson in Human nature. I know this isn't about Irish Wolfhound's but Mark Twain is my favorite author. I live 70 miles from the house he lived in as a boy in Hannibal Missouri.
It's sad that the original pure breed is extinct
I believe my Wolfhound Rusty lived up to 9 or 10 years before having to be put down due to his unbearable arthritis
He was a sweet giant hairball
That was a great age!
I wish they lived longer.
I agreed but wish all dogs lived longer!
Small dogs always live longer
I would respectfully add " small mongrel" to that!
@@primalireland-histcult Sounds like me
Modern irish wolfehounds are a seperate breed from the origional the modern breed probably doesnt look anything like the origional.
Fair point
i want to go to the dogs heaven too. some of my best mates are already there
they dont hunt by sight alone. their well known to have good noses. they are a common outcross for kangaroo hounds. when your dogs need size or nose. some of the pig hunters use shaggy dogs and swear by them. thats a different form of hunting where they hold a larger pray item until the human comes to dispatch it. although they dont usually hunt them in a pure form. the wolfhounds reputation is that they are slow for small game like fox's and hare but have a great pace for pigs, they mature late and die early so its hard to justify putting all the time in to train a sighthound that hunts, something that has to be independant when off the lead and that can run 70 kph in a paddock so they can getsout of sight real quick, he has to want to bring back whatever he has caught.
ive got a question about if you think they a recreated or not. the people of the time had a firm grasp of breeding, say for example in stonehenge's greyhound of 1864 he talks about having 1/16th bull and terrier as a good mix for greyhounds. they noticed the difference in 1/16th of another breed what im assuming is three generations on. and i thought when i was reading about the wolfhound early in my life it said he brought those other breeds in as an outcross. now when i read about it they usually say its a recreation.
Hi Adam, I'm no expert in wolfhounds and I've only seen them hunt mechanical lures, but as to whether they are a reinvented breed is an open question.
@@primalireland-histcult thanks mate