Irish Wolfhound

[earthdogrunningdog 11]

does [NO TEXT TALK] work them? is so what they like?

[earthdogrunningdog 11]

anyone work them? if so what they like?

[keepdiggin 9,561]

they are used as boar dogs in Oz still

[the big chief 3,099]

doubt it they are massive big boned things and kc have f****d them up same as everything they get there hands on

[earthdogrunningdog 11]

Would like to put my bull weatonxgray over 1 if they did work make a monster of a terriermans lurcher.

[sandymere 8,263]

Small hearts compared to body size, heart failure! Joint problems etc etc etc you'd be better off starting a line with a poodle.

[Bosun11 537]

does [NO TEXT TALK] work them? is so what they like?

 

If you've ever really been up close to an adult Wolfhound you would fully understand why no one would use one for lurcher breeding....

 

Reading about breeds, or seeing one whilst passing at 30mph through a car window, should not influence someone to consider it for lurcher production!

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Would like to put my bull weatonxgray over 1 if they did work make a monster of a terriermans lurcher.

you would need to dig two feckin' big holes! first one for the dog to draw from and the second to bury the useless sack of sh#t!

[stevemac 442]

they are used as boar dogs in Oz still

not pure there not to big to slow but a great nose good dog in a x for pigs and other big game.

[bird 10,004]

they are used as boar dogs in Oz still

 

I know mate and I carnt understand feckin why. But they use great Danes as well over there, both breeds are unfit dogs lucky to live 7 years and both slow dogs. don't know if they have different lines out there because here they just kc shit show dogs here.Iused to keep Bullmastiffs in the 80s and went round few shows back then, and the big heavy breeds were having major prob, with HD etc ... that's why I came out of the breed and kept lurchers, something that was healthy and live past 7 years .

[Wales1234 5,561]

Why feed a 30 inch monster when you can have a 23 inch dog with properly more heart and not draw as much attention to yourself !! When I was younger used a 21 inch mongrel to draw after a dig

[fireman 11,012]

My misses had a wolfhound and there just to big and heavy and if they ever broke a leg out in the field there is no way your carrying one back to the motor,it'd have to be delt with there and then and hence why i never tried her on game.Lovely loyal dogs but heart breaking from 5 years old onwards as the health goes down hill and because of that we'll never own another one and when one has the shits it's like having a scouring calf in the house .

[Silversnake 1,099]

i have seen some decent 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 etc wolfhound pigdogs here in OZ and are very common. i have not heard of any purebreds used for hunting and from what i have seen would definitely not be suitable for coursing

[stevemac 442]

if you have a bitch put a greyhound over it you might be surprised how quick you can turn out a fare dog. size is quickly reduced but the strength and nose is maintained admittedly they would be way to big for rabbits and rats.

[skycat 6,174]

I had two many years ago. The first I had from a pup and she'd go miles with me on my horse, and she caught a few rabbits too. But we are talking about over 35 years ago so maybe they have gone downhill since then and she could have been a freak. She wasn't that big: around 32" at the shoulder, which I gather is undersized by modern standards. Lovely dog, easy to live with and very obedient. The second one I had was a rescue, and had a slightly crippled leg due to it having been broken and not properly set. I got her as a 5 year old shortly after I lost the first, and she was a truly awesome guard dog, looking after me and the herd of goats I had in a very isolated mountain environment. Sadly died from pneumonia when she was 7.