Rhodesian Ridgeback plays with Irish Wolfhound.

[@chrispajak540]

As big as the wolfhound is, many don’t realize how fast they are. When she was a 2 yr old pup she ran next to my truck at 37mph!

[@je6874]

Wait, what?!

[@thecdc1738]

people dont realize how fast big dogs are lol i seen a great dane run at a top speed of 35mph its crazy

[@madeofgrease9220]

Well if the name is true they did once hunt wolfs

[@TheWobblinghorse]

@@madeofgrease9220 at the time they were considerably smaller, but as they became dogs of aristocracy etc they were bread to be larger.

[@ethandaniel8123]

@@thecdc1738 DUDE ME TOO!!! My friend lived on a dirt road and had a Great Dane and I vividly remember him keeping up while I was going so fast on my dirt bike at like 30 mph…. I was truly amazed and shocked that a dog could actually run that fast. It genuinely blew my mind lol.

[@kodiak9840]

Ridgebacks ALWAYS give that "Oh jeez you didnt see that" look when they do something remotely clumsy.

[@SeverusSnapeHBP]

Bro realized he's just entered another weight division

[@conahlestrange9794]

Haha when he got knocked on his arse he looked back at his owner as if to say what is this magic I’ve never been downed before

[@jillsy2815]

I noticed that, too! At first the Ridgeback seemed a little aggressive but after that belly exposure, R calmed down🐾❤️

[@Mo-xx9gg]

Ridgebacks are huge, yet it looked small in comparison! Wow!

[@johnr.timmers2297]

That flop on the back made him seriously consider throwing in the towel

[@SvanhildMarieLarsen]

Beautiful dogs,both the wolf hunter and the lion hunter.

[@LBCadillac]

Irish wolfhound looks like a horse

[@chrispajak540]

I love mine. She turns 10 this year!

[@npcnamedlaila6842]

@@chrispajak540 wow I wish her a good life most don’t live as long as she🙏🏾

[@poughkeepsie8516]

Geez… and I thought it was a horse with a peculiar fur 😂

[@chrisbrunette9495]

If I had a dollar for every time someone said the horse remark about my wolfhound I wouldn’t need to work another day in my life.. seriously at least try to be original.

[@chrisbrunette9495]

@@chrispajak540you’re very lucky, I lost mine a month ago at 7 years old , he had prostate cancer 😢, best friend human or animal I’ve ever had.. I miss him so much.

[@elizabethredmond4585]

I love how dangerous he could be but how loving/ gentle his nature IS! I’d feel safe where ever I went and therefore be more myself- friendly and open! I hope 🤞

[@chevyvettz06]

Ridgebacks are not small by any means but he got absolutely checked here that is crazy😂

[@kenanacampora]

Both are magnificent dogs. Love rhodesians.

[@mattysykes2121]

Blimey! Ridgebacks are a tall dog! That wolf hound makes it look like a toy poodle!?

[@CaptUnstoppable]

A lion hunter and a wolf hunter.

[@AngelSanchez-xc5ue]

Yea Irish wolfhound bigger than horses

[@Based_Gigachad_001]

A lion and a wolf both slam all breeds of a dog. A wolf is enough lion is overkill. Female lion is enough. If you've seen dog fights of leopards vs dogs the leopard always win.

[@henryrodgers1752]

@@Based_Gigachad_001: Lions are hunted by PACKS of ridgebacks. They don’t “fight lions”…they bring them to bay, charge in, nip the hindquarters, then spin out, never one-to-one. This goes on until the hunter arrives. Bushmen of the Kalahari engage solo lions on his kill, hold the lion occupied while the hunter steals enough meat for his needs + his pack, leaving most for the lion, *which doesn’t like to share.* There are videos of that on the web.

[@Based_Gigachad_001]

@@henryrodgers1752 Chasing lions is a bit different than fighting them.

[@randomuruk7230]

@@Based_Gigachad_001 No there are plenty breeds of dogs perfectly capable of taking on wolves.

[@pizzapie7]

I love how the ridgeback was the one aggressing in the start until he tumble and then he went on the defense ahaah and the wolfhound chased

[@Fangster9]

Dang I’ve never seen an Irish wolfhound in real life looks like a giant next to Rhodesian Ridgeback😮

[@Nova7o9]

I have a ridgeback and though I know he's not a large dog, seeing one compared to a wolfhound makes him seem so tiny. 😂

[@kerriedeshazo4413]

Same. My girl is big compared to standards, but would look tiny next this this beast. Lol.

[@jillthompson1248]

Very very few dogs compare in size to these giant beauties and I don’t think any of them have the history of them as the first known record of them was 936bc I may be off a year in either direction but when you are talking 5,000+ years what’s a year give or take. If you are into them check out the wild stare it’s really great informative entertaining with on-site from long time owners although it’s up for grabs as to who owns who

[@haruyanto8085]

Ridgebacks are actually some if the larger dog breeds

[@jillthompson1248]

@@haruyanto8085 yes but IWH are a giant breed

[@Kim-J312]

Lol, the Irish wolfhound is like NOPE! Knock you right down 😅

[@scottw.7587]

Wow didn’t know Irish Wolfhounds were that large. Both are beautiful dogs

[@teutonicsniper2502]

The algorithm knows me so well

[@2jacksplat]

Used to knock warriors off of a horse. Brownie is seriously outclassed.

[@faolan1545]

Two absolute beasts

[@HasufelyArod]

Wolfie 🇮🇪☘️ and Rhodie 🇿🇼🦁 seem to enjoy a good time playing and wrestling. 🎉🎉

[@williambreeze2659]

That was a hard fall lol. Crazy thing is the wolf hound didn't really do anything besides standing 😂

[@Skellist]

The Ridgeback pounced but the Wolfhound saw it and countered by using the Ridgeback's force against itself, really good technique by the Wolfhound

[@YaYa-lz1zt]

When the brown dog was knocked onto his back I could almost hear the Irish wolfhound saying, “You know, my ancestors killed all the wolves in Ireland.” 🤨😉😁

[@dot8605]

My Wolfhounds best friend was a Rottweiler, owned by my best friend. When the dogs played just like this, we got knocked over numerous times 😂😂

[@yadadamean6722]

BEAUTIFUL DOGS!

[@mmulvill]

That Irish Wolfie is going to go and sleep for 12 hours after all that play.

[@AW-yj6md]

Its so cute the little guy, huh has to jump up to reach big guy's face,..its so funny,..he needs a stool to stand on so he can reach,..so cute,..love their play,..Godspeed, long healthy, happy life to these darlins, and family,..

[@randomuruk7230]

Neither dog is a little guy, one is just giant

[@michaelmueller9635]

When the Ridgeback realizes, he can't outplay the other dog by 100 times like he is used too... xD

[@yvonnesmith6152]

Good boy, he’s trying to be so gentle with his little friend

[@jacobwilloughby9893]

I just got my wolf hound pup 12 days ago lol. She's already I'd sat 20 pounds at 7 weeks and as big as any small breed. I absolutely can't wait to see her in a year 😂

[@TheSimisunshine]

2 of my favorite dogs❤❤❤

[@gerryroush8391]

Fortunately Ridgebacks love to rough house😊 🐩

[@allensaunders449]

The ridgeback wasn't as aggressive after being knocked down in Play

[@jillsy2815]

I noticed that, too😂

[@citto8942]

Beautiful and Majestic dogs they are

[@lilrocnine6658]

That’s a huge dog!

[@jj-ce8bb]

So fun fact the Irish wolfhound is the biggest dog in the world

[@sheepj2464]

I love how when big dogs play they use enough force to seriously hirt a human but to them it’s literally just playing

[@dmike2010]

Beautiful dogs

[@stevensmith743]

Wolfhounds are angels on four legs.

[@HasufelyArod]

Beautiful

[@rewind12354]

A wolfhound is a dangerous dog but they’re gentle giants

[@Daervar]

that fall really hurt his motivation :)

[@user-qu3vv7yz9d]

Lovely ❤❤❤

[@lisarose-iv7cx]

Wat a beautiful beast. Yes I'm Irish. Lol

[@britannia6080]

I think they're playing dogs and lions. The RR is "hunting" the big white lion 😁

[@Kirarandia]

Without knowing how big ridgeback actually are and in comparison to an Irish wolfhound, it looks likea chocolate lab. You wouldn't even know!

[@rolandroland1485]

The wolfhound knocked him down with one right hand 😭

[@jillthompson1248]

They have what’s called the thunder paw where they can capture your attention or knock you on your ass or flip you upside down and they know how to use it to their best advantage every single time

[@Richard-tq7gj]

Ouch! Body slammed! What happened!

[@peterjoseph2803]

Funny enough.....Both genetics energy 4 day's!!!!

[@ChadMoos-kw2gp]

Very strong dog I have 9 out run my 50mph quad playing and very obedient

[@Hollywood-cd9cv]

Pretty sure the Ridgeback is letting the wolf hound know to stay in line...not playing around

[@jillsy2815]

until the R got knocked over

[@jillthompson1248]

Yeah right

[@SpiritualSoul520]

irishwolf hound stomps little man

[@MrRiccardo1965]

They are not play , they just test each other , the “ play “ it is different , only with the family members ( dog family ) and for few minuts . The rest it it test .

[@fortunner5216]

Cute

[@biverpool]

If this turned serious the wolfhound would ragdoll the RR til its back is broke

[@bringbackstpatties2967]

Didn’t know mr obvious

[@jwolf3326]

Rr are band in 3 country's and are known for being some of the best self defense dogs and are bred for killing lions and runing extremely long distances

[@Hollywood-cd9cv]

😂😂😂

[@loucasseenzosse9815]

@@jwolf3326 for real

[@travisvanalst4698]

@@jwolf3326 No, they were bred to hunt them, not kill them. Similar to how dogs hunt bear. They would be absolutely mauled in a straight up fight.

[@enki647]

Beasts

[@Jamison.u.s23]

Me if i were a dog

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

I wonder who'd win in a fight. I'm Irish so I'm used to seeing wolfhounds (people use them nowadays to hunt badgers and foxes) which were once used for wolfing and the RR a packof which kills lions. Be interesting to see

[@kalil9074]

Dog will never kill lion ever , not even a leopard or jaguar . A baby lion will destroy a dog even .

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

@@kalil9074 Well obviously, a pack of dogs bred to do so and a man with a gun will fuck up a lion very quickly

[@hnglmccrnglbrry1637]

@@kalil9074 dogo's kill mountain lions. Well documented.

[@kalil9074]

@@hnglmccrnglbrry1637 yeah mountain lion their nothing like lions or leopards . If you read I never said mountain the weakest of them all cats . Strong but nothing like lion or leapard

[@kalil9074]

@@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344 well duh …. Obvious of course cheating with big pack to find scent and trail and big ass gun .

[@archinsoni1254]

Big ass dog

[@Confederatehero1776]

my brother has an Irish wolfhound that's 38 inches to the shoulder

[@jillthompson1248]

That I’d love to see and have a play date my girl is 36in at shoulder and she was the runt

[@joshw4156]

Geeze my intact male rhodesian is 102 lbs and doesn't have an ounce of fat on him. I call him the giant muscle noodle because his neck is larger than his hips and he feels like one giant muscle. But he would be dwarfed by a wolf hound. Crazy how things can be put into perspective.

[@iainhampson1451]

I have a 4 year old male Ridgie who is 118 Lbs and shredded, he stands at 30 inches and is as tall as a female Great Dane, I also have a 16 month old female who is 75 lbs, and about 28 inches so pretty tall for a female but seeing that Ridgeback dwarfed by that the wolf hound is just insane and your right, puts things into perspective

[@jillthompson1248]

@@iainhampson1451my baby is 36 in at shoulder and about 155-160 plus she was the runt of the litter

[@iainhampson1451]

@@jillthompson1248 Wow, and that is for a female, crazy, I have a female Great Dane that lives round the corner from me who is only a touch taller than my male Ridgeback and so Id guess she is maybe 32 inches so I can only imagine how big 36 inches looks to people who are not used to big dogs, lol. My male Ridgie was also the runt of the litter but has grown into the largest dog in the whole litter.

[@davidhines68]

Not too many breeds can knock a RR off its feet.

[@alansmithy7930]

The Irish Wolfhound is soft playing with the other dog. Could kill him if he wanted to.

[@charltonburrows5321]

The find lions not kill him.

[@kalu9541]

Jesus christ that dog is big😂

[@vpd1453]

@MCDUCK tallest*. English mastiff is the biggest

[@Nicole-kt5qf]

@@vpd1453 no. If you want biggest it'd be the Caucasian mastiff, used to hunt bears. They weigh close to 220 pounds on average but records of some being bigger and heavier are recorded. Most the biggest guard prisons in Siberia, when someone escapes one of the dogs is let out and hunt them down. I swear I've seen videos of them being as big as black bears. They are scary dogs

[@vpd1453]

@@Nicole-kt5qf not really.. First off, it's called a caucasian shepherd dog - its not a mastiff-type at all. Second, the English mastiff is considered on average, the biggest dog breed by various authorities and sites that list these sort of things including the Guinness world record company 🐕. The only other breed that disputes the mastiff's numbers in terms of height and size, is the great dane. Height and size is the parameter considered when discussing largerness. Weight would be relevant when discussing the heaviest dog breed - because factors like bone density contribute significantly to weight but dont necessarily contribute to overall size or height.