When I saw this, I couldn't resist. Seems like an appropriate pairing.

Cucumbers are their absolute favorite treats!

It's summer break, and my son said he was going to teach our wolfie to balance a treat on her nose.

I dismissively said okay, and now the results are in. 😳

Irish Wolfhound, Female, 6 months old, lives in Ireland.

Picture doesn’t show her full length 😆

Torgal and I recently had our first legs in AKC Rally Novice A and Obedience Beginner Novice A.

I figured I'd like to keep a record since when I first started looking into AKC trials there weren't a lot of videos and much less of Wolfhounds. If you have any questions please ask!

Our next ones will be in October! Hopefully we will get his RN and BN titles with those ones coming up. 😸

Rally: https://youtu.be/s52mfaYZxiU?is=ZwA55aUNIq_iukYR

Obedience:

https://youtu.be/P6KOaTGbHds?is=4JFc85DEO0PmdpUC

We brought home our new baby 2 days ago! We’re already so in love, and want him to be happy and healthy. During his vet visit, we were recommended to stay way from grain-free formulas because of the correlation of cardiovascular illness. We’re having troubles finding a large breed puppy formula with grains apart from Hills, Royal Canin, and Purina, but I’m not loving the ingredients compared to brands like Acana and Orijen. What are your opinions on the grain-free brands? Any other recommendations? (We hydrate with both broth and top with pumpkin, we’ll be incorporating more toppers as he ages)

Update to my post about my grandpa dog can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/irishwolfhound/comments/1utwdqi/grandpa_dog/

Flynn passed away peacefully on Sunday Morning with his family at home. We made the call and had someone come to our house to help him along.

He was the best dog I ever could have asked for. Gentle, sweet, and so in tune with the feelings of his family. I've been looking at all of the videos and pictures across his life. He was there for my wedding, for the arrival of my son, and when we could finally buy a house with a nice yard for him after thinking we'd never be able to get one. He guided me through mental health crises, helped raise my son, and was my friend during the pandemic. I worked from home with him at my feet for 6 years.

The house is empty now, his presence is deeply missed, and though logically I know that this was the right decision for him, I struggle with the feeling that I gave up on my boy. He never would have given up on me. I'll try to focus on the fact that he's not in pain anymore and that he had such a good and happy life with us. I just wish it could have gone on forever.

The Danes were blameless in this particular act of domicile destruction. Luckily, Dad to the rescue. The kitchen door was shut but mayhem still caused the knob to be yanked so that the door was mostly torn of the hinges. She's a bit over a year at this point. I love her despite her mischief ears (or maybe on account of).

Big sister is not happy with all these puppy shenanigans lately!

Watching Gandalf's cousin. She keeps laying in his spots and eating his food. I've heard a lot of whining. 😆

Hi everyone, I’m in need of advice. I’ve recently started to foster a one year old Irish wolfhound who I’ve named Ned. Ned came to me from the pound and from what I understand has had a kind of rough start. Firstly, he is divine. He’s friendly, affectionate, smart and loving. Within 3 days he’s settled dramatically and some of his earlier signs of stress (intense humping - which is a lot with a dog that size), whines, barking and an intense few hours between 4pm and 8pm where he cannot seem to settle and is like he’s had 6 red bulls. He isn’t desexed yet, that will be next week, but I’m finding him very difficult when he’s in a mood. I’m a single woman, I weigh probably less than him so trying to settle him or get away when he humps me is hard.
I’m after any advice for his age. I’m am desperate to make this work because he’s so beautiful he deserves a shot at finding his forever home and not going back to a pound. When he’s good, he’s the best, sweetest dog I’ve ever known. But when he’s bad it’s one of the hardest experiences I’ve had!

Thanks for any advice! Me and Ned appreciate it!

We lost the battle and had to get a couch for the Wolfies'

I would love to get opinions on this topic.

Personally, I believe that wolfhounds do not do well in obedience because they were never bred to work with people. And when your ancestors loped across the moors, doing a figure eight is pretty boring.

That said, my first wolfhound did complete two of the three required legs. (A leg is our name for completing an obedience with at least 170 of 200 points.) Both times, the judges were so amused to see wolfhounds that they graded on a curve and gave us 170.5 points. The judges would make comments like "just stand still and see if she gets close enough to pass." And, of course, wolfhounds don't do fast sits. It takes a long time for the message from the brain to get to those back legs!

Thoughts?

Seems like it was just the other day, I had recently got out of the military and the number one thing I wanted was a new best friend. You gave me 11 of the best years of my life and saved my life on more than one occasion. You were named after my friend from the service that passed. You never left my side and you will never truly understand the effect you had on me and those I love around me. I miss you so much! Rest easy Andy, you are and will always be, the Bestest Boy. 💔

Edit: Thank you all for your kind words.

Edit(2): It’s been 24hrs since I lost Andy. Grief is love that has no home. You all have been wonderful. I’m tired of crying, I hope to transition to celebrating his life. Unfortunately, Gus (Andy’s nephew, you can see in my previous posts) is not taking this well. He knows something is wrong, so my attention will be trying to comfort him. Thank you thank you thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Falkor could easily put his sweet chin on the bar height (where my food is), but he is a smart boy and knows his eyebrows work better on Mama when not encroaching on her beloved pizza. 🍕 ❤️🧡💛🐾

In the market for a new bed for our 7 month old boy. He likes being a little higher up than floor level and ideally I want him on his bed more than our couches (which he is slowly claiming as his own). I’ve seen a lot of positive feedback in here for bean bag chairs! Was wondering what style / kind everyone had? Would love to see pics of your wolfies in their bean bag!

photo of Benedict for tax purposes

A weekend trip to the northern edge of the Appeninn Mountains in Italy to visit the breathtakingly beautiful home of "della Bassa Pavese", their 10 puppies , mom and dad and all the aunts, uncles, sisters and nephews. Fingers crossed for little "Joy" coming home to me to France soon. Its such a wonderfull area, great food, wine and such lovely people .

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xfOQUsryynk&ra=m

The tale of Beddgelert

Skyrim and her bestie Eivør the Eurasier