Irish Wolfhound Dog Breed - Everything You Need to Know - Is This the Right Dog for You?

[@jenniferredline393]

Thank you SO much for having me represent my breed. It was truly and honor. It was a great interview!

[@DogNerdShow]

It was an honor to have you on our show! Thank you for sharing your expansive knowledge of this wonderful breed!

[@MaryLaRue-k8e]

Thank you for this video on wolfhounds. I rescued a 2 year old that had been abused. She was terribly afraid of men. Since my husband passed I've been taking her to prayer group and other meetings where men are present. It took 4 months before she would allow one of them to pet her. Now, there are those she is buddy's with and goes to for petting. Our church gives food to the needy and we go as "guards" for our church secretary because of some situations that made us nervous. Most of the men of the church, even those she doesn't know, she is just cautious around. We have had some men come for food that she was much more than cautious and talkative in a negative way. She is about 5 years old now and weighs about 70 #'s. She loves to travel with me and go camping. Because of her small size I thought she was a mix. After listening to this program I'm wondering if she was an under feed pedigreed Wolfhound because she looks just like pictures I've seen of them and fits the fur, behavior and everything that was said about Wolfhounds. She is very demanding with her paws, especially when I'm driving and she is sitting beside me. If I don't pet her she clobbers me with a paw.

[@DogNerdShow]

Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience with us! Thank you most of all for rescuing your sweet dog and giving her the time and space she needs to learn that not all men are bad. I love that she goes to your prayer group with you. We're glad you found us!

[@stevewallace1387]

I had two wolfhounds here in the uk first one lasted 8 years second one only 4 he was born with heart problems but they are amazing friends

[@DogNerdShow]

Aww, I'm so sorry to hear about your 2nd one having heart issues. Thanks for tuning in and sharing your experience. They definitely seem like amazing dogs!

[@stevensmith743]

I've had two, and they were both wonderful and magic. My great hesitation about adopting another now is their all too short lifespans. Such amazing companions. Also the world's largest lapdogs.

[@DogNerdShow]

Magical sounds like a great word for them! Thanks for watching and sharing with us. We agree that it would be hard with those too short lifespans. 😥

[@Richard-tq7gj]

I have had Irish wolfhounds for 15 year this interview is spot on! I was teaching my Irish Wolfhound how to play fetch, 9 times he went and got the ball and dropped it at my feet! The tenth time when i threw the ball he looked at me “nope if you want it you go get it, I got it nine times and you keep throwing it”! I’m done! I lost my heart hound at 7 1/2 from liver failure! my wolfhound I have know always wants to sit on my lap oh by the way he ways 170 lbs . They are also a magnet at gatherings a crowd in public! My wolfhounds have had 1000s of pitches taken of them!

[@DogNerdShow]

Yay! We're so glad the interview was spot-on! We are so sorry that your heart hound passed so young. They are so majestic, we can really see why they get so much attention in public. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience with us!

[@tonyagardner9907]

Great interview. I have an Irish Wolfhound also, but unfortunately didn’t find the breed until only about 6 months before my boy got rehomed to me. That was about a year and a half ago and wolfhounds are my breed now. They are the best dogs! Definitely agree with how sensitive they are. They need to be worked with differently than any other dog breed I’ve trained with before.

[@DogNerdShow]

Thanks so much for tuning in and sharing your insight! They do sound so wonderful...I'm definitely tempted, I'm just not sure if they are too big a breed for us. ;)

[@Mightydoggo]

My room mate wants to get one of those. He went like "what´s the issue, we´ll just have another big dog!" This ain´t a dog m8, it´s a horse! Anyway. love the video, sure will like the others too. Totally not biased request: Please make a breed overview for the majestic Leonberger when you have some spare time at hand! :D

[@DogNerdShow]

You are so right, while they are gentle giants, they are still SO big! Bigger than some humans! ;) We really want to do a Leonberger interview and if we can't find someone in person, we'll totally find someone we can interview virtually!

[@ginaclapper1]

Great interview and excellent representation of the breed. I've been a fan of IWs since I was 8 years old in the 70's and brought my first home in 2004 and have mostly had one ever since.

[@DogNerdShow]

Oh, how wonderful! So many of you knew about them when you were young which is fantastic! We didn't know about them until much later, probably when I (Megan) started watching dog shows and drawing dog breeds. I still remember meeting my first one in front of a PetSmart. It was a magical moment to see such a large, gentle dog. Thanks so much for tuning in, we're so glad you loved the interview! Jenn is a wealth of knowledge!

[@johannawhite2165]

Really enjoyed this interview. I had always wanted one since I was in grade four and read the novel "Holdfast" which featured an IW. I finally got my first boy when I was 35 and he was absolutely wonderful!! Unfortunately he passed when he was 4 1/2 from Osteosarcoma :( My second wolfie lived until he was 9 1/2 and I miss them both so very much!!

[@DogNerdShow]

Aww, thanks so much! What a cool story about how you fell in love with this breed! I'm so sorry you lost your first one so young. ❤ They sound like such a special breed.