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What do you mean it's an Irish Wolfhound and not a mutt?!?!?!

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>>>If a large breed dog was to share my house, I’d choose a >>wolfie first.  A Rott would be close second, though. > yep!!  *definitely* two of my must-have-someday dream > breeds. i’m also in loooove with French Bulldogs. >Carol: cover your ears.

<BG> i made everyone at work look at her puppy cams.  i figured my co-workers should all know just how mentally ill i really am.  it’s only fair, dontcha think? >Frenchie?  Nope.  Not for me to own.  I like them, though.

yep!  i’m *completely* smitten with them.  then again, i’m a sucker for all the bully breeds. >I’m particular when it comes to little dogs, not so particular >with the bigguns.  For small dogs, I like terriers – I might >have a Border eventually.

BTs wouldn’t work for me.  most terriers violate my Nekkid Dogs Only rule*.  i also have Stumpy Rumpies Only rule. Frenchies aren’t quite stumpy rumpies, but since they’re too small to clear off the coffee table, i’ll make an exception. of course, IWs break all my rules. — shelly and elliott & harriet i recommend that Jerry Howe be ignored.

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>I looked at the pictures that Matt posted and Alex is a doll :)

he’s a cuuuuuuutie!! >I hate to spoil the fun, but I definitely feel that he is a mixed breed.  If he >is eight months old and only 24" at the shoulder, well, that would be _really_ >small for an IW.

the OP said that he’s losing teeth, so he’s prolly younger than that. >Not only that, but he doesn’t appear to have the structure of >an IW (though he does resembles one).  Finally, the deciding factor for me is >that he (unless the pictures are very "off") is a dark blue merle (dark grey >with black merling or "patches) with minimal white markings (much like some of >the old working lines Aussies)  A color that IW’s don’t "come in".

he looks brindle to me, which IWs come in. — shelly and elliott & harriet

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>>If a large breed dog was to share my house, I’d choose a >wolfie first.  A Rott would be close second, though. > yep!!  *definitely* two of my must-have-someday dream > breeds. i’m also in loooove with French Bulldogs.

Carol: cover your ears. Frenchie?  Nope.  Not for me to own.  I like them, though. I’m particular when it comes to little dogs, not so particular with the bigguns.  For small dogs, I like terriers – I might have a Border eventually. — –Matt.  Rocky’s a Dog.

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Sounds like you and your family will provide a great home for you new family member.  I looked up info on wolfhounds and deerhounds (similar in appearance), and can tell you that they are both reputed to be breeds that are ‘extremely good’ with kids, which is not the case with most sight hound breeds. Jeff jeff#doplay.com

| Well now I’ve done it. My girls are 18 months and 4yrs old. We just | moved and now have about 10 acres. We had lived in the city with a | postage stamp sized yard.  We have talked about several different | breeds, but in the end decided to just rescue a puppy from our local | shelter. | | I went there and looked several times, all the cute puppies | god it was hard to choose. I kept going back the puppies changed | everyday. That was when I noticed the older dogs always seemed to be | the same. One or two would disappear but mostly it was the same ones. | That was when I made the connection, very few older dogs and puppies | get adopted. I decided that I was going to get an older puppy.  One | particular puppy kept holding my attention. It was this scruffy | looking 8 month old (?? the shelters guess) it looked like a cross | between a terrier and greyhound. He is a little big, about the size of | a lab right now, but so sweet. I asked if they knew what he was, they | told me they really didn’t know, he was picked up stray.  But maybe | some kind of wolfhound mix. I thought well if that’s the case he | should be smaller. Besides. I have plenty of room to run, I’ve had big | dogs before (170+ pound Great Dane, that i lost in a divorce) | | So I brought the girls down to meet him, and they loved each | other. I couldn’t get over how gentle he was. No jumping, no ripping | and tearing, he was just calm. All sniffing and licking, the girls | were all over him, and he loved it. My 4yo gave him a treat and he | took it from her so gently he almost dropped it. I held out my hand | and gave the command "sit" his butt dropped so hard you could hear it | hit the floor. I thought boy this seems like a really nice dog. So I | went home to think it over and do some research. | | As things would have it, I ended up working out of town for a | couple of days. I didn’t have any access to a computer for research, | or time to go to the library. When I returned I went back to the | shelter to see if he was still there. He was and boy was I happy about | that. I mentioned that I was interested in adopting him, but wanted to | do some research. They told me I had better hurry, he was going to be | "put down" friday. This was Thursday. so I went ahead and filled out | the papers, and the yesterday my app was approved. We brought home | Alex at 5:00 last night. The first thing i noticed was that I could | throw the lead away :) . He won’t go more than 10′ from me, unless he’s | chasing a ball. And after spending time inside i learned that my feet | will never be cold again :) | | God I’m long winded :) sorry. So my sister the groomer, and my | aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both | at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it | another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least. But I would | give him up now, anymore than I would one of my girls. | | My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something | he is one big couch potato :) He isn’t happy if he’s not in the same | room as someone else. He’s incredibly gentle.  He’s housebroken. | He won’t chew anything that isn’t his. He likes cow hooves :) He | thinks my 4yo is the greatest thing in the world. If it’s moving it | needs to be chased. Except he doesn’t chase my 4yo, he runs with her. | | Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some | opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture. | | Thanks for taking the time read all my ramblings, | | Mike | | |

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>> I looked at the pics and YES SIR you have yourself a Wolfie. >  I hope you realize how lucky you are. >I saw IW, too. > They are the most > remarkable dogs EVER. >If a large breed dog was to share my house, I’d choose a wolfie >first.  A Rott would be close second, though.

yep!!  *definitely* two of my must-have-someday dream breeds. i’m also in loooove with French Bulldogs. — shelly and elliott & harriet

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>o my sister the groomer, and my >aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both >at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it >another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least.

I looked at the pictures that Matt posted and Alex is a doll :) I hate to spoil the fun, but I definitely feel that he is a mixed breed.  If he is eight months old and only 24" at the shoulder, well, that would be _really_ small for an IW. Not only that, but he doesn’t appear to have the structure of an IW (though he does resembles one).  Finally, the deciding factor for me is that he (unless the pictures are very "off") is a dark blue merle (dark grey with black merling or "patches) with minimal white markings (much like some of the old working lines Aussies)  A color that IW’s don’t "come in". I would hazard a guess that he is at least part Aussie/Catahoula/Great Dane (medium to large dogs that come in that dark merle). He is a darling pup but I also tend to believe in the rule that;  All things considered, the simplest answer is most often the right one.  It’s a LOT more likely that he’s a mix (as discussed above) than a purebred IW (a rare breed with a protective fancy) Good luck with your baby, he is going to be a lot of fun :) Robin

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Well I dont know if this goes for all breeds.  All of my dogs started loosing puppy teeth at 5-6 months.  24 inches at the shoulder?  Hes as tall as my almost year old Rottie.  Sounds like hes gonna be a pretty big guy.  IW are the tallest breed arent they? Shannon

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My girl (Borzoi) lost her canines at around 5 months. Borzoi Mommy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey everyone, > Thanks for all the encouragement. I have already been noticing > that he seems a bit quicker, mentally, than my dane was. I am amazed, > so far we have had exactly zero potty accidents. No chewing on > anything that isn’t his. My girls love him to death. But they like big > dogs, Their "buddy" is my parents, neighbors 200lb german rottie :) > He has kind of "adopted"  them. > I just measured him, he’s 24" at the shoulder. And about the > same from the base of his neck to the base of his tail.  He lost one > his lower puppy canine teeth last night. I’m not sure how old they are > when they lose those. > All I can say is I’ve never had a dog like this. I wouldn’t > care if he was all mutt, or the smallest wolfie ever. He’s a big, > sweet, loveable, part of our family now. > Mike

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Hey everyone,         Thanks for all the encouragement. I have already been noticing that he seems a bit quicker, mentally, than my dane was. I am amazed, so far we have had exactly zero potty accidents. No chewing on anything that isn’t his. My girls love him to death. But they like big dogs, Their "buddy" is my parents, neighbors 200lb german rottie :) He has kind of "adopted"  them.         I just measured him, he’s 24" at the shoulder. And about the same from the base of his neck to the base of his tail.  He lost one his lower puppy canine teeth last night. I’m not sure how old they are when they lose those.         All I can say is I’ve never had a dog like this. I wouldn’t care if he was all mutt, or the smallest wolfie ever. He’s a big, sweet, loveable, part of our family now. Mike

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>Where are you located? I’m just outside Vancouver, BC. Can’t wait to see >the pictures – Wolfhound puppies are the sweetest. >Cheers, >Fran Briscoe >Cuanna Na Carriag

I’m in northern Indiana, about 100 miles east of Chicago. Mike

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something > he is one big couch potato :) >That’s Wolfhounds for ya! >Geez….. take a couple days off the groups, and I miss all the excitement! >Check out my website (addy in sig), and click on the "Update on Steve" >shamrock. We followed the puppyhood of our latest addition pretty closely, >and you will see a wolfhound puppy at each stage of development. >Or go directly to his ‘growth stages’ photos at >http://home.earthlink.net/~cearbhaill/wsn3B01.html >Good luck…. they’re the best!

Thanks Toni,         That was informative, looking at your pictures of Steve, Alex looks most like him at 5 months. He’s still losing teeth. He’s about the same height and weight as Steve at that age too. So who know’s. Mike

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> My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something > he is one big couch potato :)

That’s Wolfhounds for ya! Geez….. take a couple days off the groups, and I miss all the excitement! Check out my website (addy in sig), and click on the "Update on Steve" shamrock. We followed the puppyhood of our latest addition pretty closely, and you will see a wolfhound puppy at each stage of development. Or go directly to his ‘growth stages’ photos at http://home.earthlink.net/~cearbhaill/wsn3B01.html Good luck…. they’re the best! — Toni www.irish-wolfhounds.com

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I looked at the pics and YES SIR you have yourself a Wolfie.  I hope you realize how lucky you are.  They are the most remarkable dogs EVER. Peggy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Matt, has been generous enough to offer to post the pictures for me at > his site. He said he put up the link when he did. > And I thought my 18 month old was under foot. sheez shes nothing > compared to the big hairy baby!! > Mike

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> I looked at the pics and YES SIR you have yourself a Wolfie. >  I hope you realize how lucky you are.

I saw IW, too. > They are the most > remarkable dogs EVER.

If a large breed dog was to share my house, I’d choose a wolfie first.  A Rott would be close second, though. — –Matt.  Rocky’s a Dog.

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Congratulations Mike, From my own knowledge of Wolfies, I would guess that Alex might not be 100%. I have a breeder friend who has the IW group winner at Westminster, and 13 other hounds!!   If he is 8 months and the size of a lab, I would be surprised if he would reach full IW size. HOWEVER, its easy to overestimate age when looking at a puppy that will attain the size of an average wolfie. His ears look a little large for an IW also. The big thing is his temperament seems as close to the IW standard as possible, and that’s the great thing, since they are such wonderful dogs!! Lots of luck with your big handsome guy, and I hope you bring each other many years of pleasure. Chas

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Hi Mike, I tried to email you but it bounced back. From your description it sounds like a Wolfhound. I have three Wolfhounds at the moment (my fourth was born a week and half ago) so if you have any questions let me know. There are many good websites and a couple of very informative mailing lists if you’re interested. Let me know and I can send you details. Where are you located? I’m just outside Vancouver, BC. Can’t wait to see the pictures – Wolfhound puppies are the sweetest. Cheers, Fran Briscoe Cuanna Na Carriag – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Matt, has been generous enough to offer to post the pictures for me at > his site. He said he put up the link when he did. > And I thought my 18 month old was under foot. sheez shes nothing > compared to the big hairy baby!! > Mike

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> Matt, has been generous enough to offer to post the pictures > for me at his site. He said he put up the link when he did.

Here it is:   http://www.rocky-dog.com/Alex/ — –Matt.  Rocky’s a Dog.

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Matt, has been generous enough to offer to post the pictures for me at his site. He said he put up the link when he did. And I thought my 18 month old was under foot. sheez shes nothing compared to the big hairy baby!! Mike

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You can also make a picture album for free at www.photopoint.com or at www.yahoo.com(at yaoo, it’s under photos). photopoint limits free albums to 10 pictures, yahoo is unlimited. You can make the album and then post the url to the website on the newsgroup for everyone to see. oh, and congrats on the new dog. Cheryl and the Wisconsin brat pack

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cool I love my hound – you may find your hound ‘processes’ things differently than the dane does or other working breeds do – not bad just different Nancy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well now I’ve done it. My girls are 18 months and 4yrs old. We just > moved and now have about 10 acres. We had lived in the city with a > postage stamp sized yard.  We have talked about several different > breeds, but in the end decided to just rescue a puppy from our local > shelter. > I went there and looked several times, all the cute puppies > god it was hard to choose. I kept going back the puppies changed > everyday. That was when I noticed the older dogs always seemed to be > the same. One or two would disappear but mostly it was the same ones. > That was when I made the connection, very few older dogs and puppies > get adopted. I decided that I was going to get an older puppy.  One > particular puppy kept holding my attention. It was this scruffy > looking 8 month old (?? the shelters guess) it looked like a cross > between a terrier and greyhound. He is a little big, about the size of > a lab right now, but so sweet. I asked if they knew what he was, they > told me they really didn’t know, he was picked up stray.  But maybe > some kind of wolfhound mix. I thought well if that’s the case he > should be smaller. Besides. I have plenty of room to run, I’ve had big > dogs before (170+ pound Great Dane, that i lost in a divorce) > So I brought the girls down to meet him, and they loved each > other. I couldn’t get over how gentle he was. No jumping, no ripping > and tearing, he was just calm. All sniffing and licking, the girls > were all over him, and he loved it. My 4yo gave him a treat and he > took it from her so gently he almost dropped it. I held out my hand > and gave the command "sit" his butt dropped so hard you could hear it > hit the floor. I thought boy this seems like a really nice dog. So I > went home to think it over and do some research. > As things would have it, I ended up working out of town for a > couple of days. I didn’t have any access to a computer for research, > or time to go to the library. When I returned I went back to the > shelter to see if he was still there. He was and boy was I happy about > that. I mentioned that I was interested in adopting him, but wanted to > do some research. They told me I had better hurry, he was going to be > "put down" friday. This was Thursday. so I went ahead and filled out > the papers, and the yesterday my app was approved. We brought home > Alex at 5:00 last night. The first thing i noticed was that I could > throw the lead away :) . He won’t go more than 10′ from me, unless he’s > chasing a ball. And after spending time inside i learned that my feet > will never be cold again :) > God I’m long winded :) sorry. So my sister the groomer, and my > aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both > at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it > another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least. But I would > give him up now, anymore than I would one of my girls. > My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something > he is one big couch potato :) He isn’t happy if he’s not in the same > room as someone else. He’s incredibly gentle.  He’s housebroken. > He won’t chew anything that isn’t his. He likes cow hooves :) He > thinks my 4yo is the greatest thing in the world. If it’s moving it > needs to be chased. Except he doesn’t chase my 4yo, he runs with her. > Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some > opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture. > Thanks for taking the time read all my ramblings, > Mike

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Your story brought a smile to my face.  Alex has found a nice family to live with, room to romp, and since he is already big, i doubt you will cut him loose just because he is growing bigger! give him plenty of hugs… ttfn…… Linda H. and the Route 66 pack

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What a great story and a lucky dog (and family!)  Can you post pics to a website??? Becky

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well now I’ve done it. My girls are 18 months and 4yrs old. We just > moved and now have about 10 acres. We had lived in the city with a > postage stamp sized yard.  We have talked about several different > breeds, but in the end decided to just rescue a puppy from our local > shelter. > I went there and looked several times, all the cute puppies > god it was hard to choose. I kept going back the puppies changed > everyday. That was when I noticed the older dogs always seemed to be > the same. One or two would disappear but mostly it was the same ones. > That was when I made the connection, very few older dogs and puppies > get adopted. I decided that I was going to get an older puppy.  One > particular puppy kept holding my attention. It was this scruffy > looking 8 month old (?? the shelters guess) it looked like a cross > between a terrier and greyhound. He is a little big, about the size of > a lab right now, but so sweet. I asked if they knew what he was, they > told me they really didn’t know, he was picked up stray.  But maybe > some kind of wolfhound mix. I thought well if that’s the case he > should be smaller. Besides. I have plenty of room to run, I’ve had big > dogs before (170+ pound Great Dane, that i lost in a divorce) > So I brought the girls down to meet him, and they loved each > other. I couldn’t get over how gentle he was. No jumping, no ripping > and tearing, he was just calm. All sniffing and licking, the girls > were all over him, and he loved it. My 4yo gave him a treat and he > took it from her so gently he almost dropped it. I held out my hand > and gave the command "sit" his butt dropped so hard you could hear it > hit the floor. I thought boy this seems like a really nice dog. So I > went home to think it over and do some research. > As things would have it, I ended up working out of town for a > couple of days. I didn’t have any access to a computer for research, > or time to go to the library. When I returned I went back to the > shelter to see if he was still there. He was and boy was I happy about > that. I mentioned that I was interested in adopting him, but wanted to > do some research. They told me I had better hurry, he was going to be > "put down" friday. This was Thursday. so I went ahead and filled out > the papers, and the yesterday my app was approved. We brought home > Alex at 5:00 last night. The first thing i noticed was that I could > throw the lead away :) . He won’t go more than 10′ from me, unless he’s > chasing a ball. And after spending time inside i learned that my feet > will never be cold again :) > God I’m long winded :) sorry. So my sister the groomer, and my > aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both > at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it > another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least. But I would > give him up now, anymore than I would one of my girls. > My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something > he is one big couch potato :) He isn’t happy if he’s not in the same > room as someone else. He’s incredibly gentle.  He’s housebroken. > He won’t chew anything that isn’t his. He likes cow hooves :) He > thinks my 4yo is the greatest thing in the world. If it’s moving it > needs to be chased. Except he doesn’t chase my 4yo, he runs with her. > Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some > opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture. > Thanks for taking the time read all my ramblings, > Mike

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> Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some > opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture.

Great story, Mike!  And congratulations on rescuing a great dog. If you send a binary to the newsgroup, most people won’t get it, since it’s not allowed on groups without .binary or .bin in the group name. Post it to alt.binaries.pictures.animals and let us know the subject line.  Or send it to me, I’ll put it up temporarily on my site and post the URL. — –Matt.  Rocky’s a Dog.

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I saw my first real-live Irish Wolfhounds this past March at the Louisville dog show.  They are wonderful creatures!  My daughter and I immediately fell in love with all of them.  Congratulations on adopting such a great sounding dog.  I hope he has many happy years with you and your family. Borzoi Mommy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well now I’ve done it. My girls are 18 months and 4yrs old. We just > moved and now have about 10 acres. We had lived in the city with a > postage stamp sized yard.  We have talked about several different > breeds, but in the end decided to just rescue a puppy from our local > shelter. > I went there and looked several times, all the cute puppies > god it was hard to choose. I kept going back the puppies changed > everyday. That was when I noticed the older dogs always seemed to be > the same. One or two would disappear but mostly it was the same ones. > That was when I made the connection, very few older dogs and puppies > get adopted. I decided that I was going to get an older puppy.  One > particular puppy kept holding my attention. It was this scruffy > looking 8 month old (?? the shelters guess) it looked like a cross > between a terrier and greyhound. He is a little big, about the size of > a lab right now, but so sweet. I asked if they knew what he was, they > told me they really didn’t know, he was picked up stray.  But maybe > some kind of wolfhound mix. I thought well if that’s the case he > should be smaller. Besides. I have plenty of room to run, I’ve had big > dogs before (170+ pound Great Dane, that i lost in a divorce) > So I brought the girls down to meet him, and they loved each > other. I couldn’t get over how gentle he was. No jumping, no ripping > and tearing, he was just calm. All sniffing and licking, the girls > were all over him, and he loved it. My 4yo gave him a treat and he > took it from her so gently he almost dropped it. I held out my hand > and gave the command "sit" his butt dropped so hard you could hear it > hit the floor. I thought boy this seems like a really nice dog. So I > went home to think it over and do some research. > As things would have it, I ended up working out of town for a > couple of days. I didn’t have any access to a computer for research, > or time to go to the library. When I returned I went back to the > shelter to see if he was still there. He was and boy was I happy about > that. I mentioned that I was interested in adopting him, but wanted to > do some research. They told me I had better hurry, he was going to be > "put down" friday. This was Thursday. so I went ahead and filled out > the papers, and the yesterday my app was approved. We brought home > Alex at 5:00 last night. The first thing i noticed was that I could > throw the lead away :) . He won’t go more than 10′ from me, unless he’s > chasing a ball. And after spending time inside i learned that my feet > will never be cold again :) > God I’m long winded :) sorry. So my sister the groomer, and my > aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both > at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it > another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least. But I would > give him up now, anymore than I would one of my girls. > My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something > he is one big couch potato :) He isn’t happy if he’s not in the same > room as someone else. He’s incredibly gentle.  He’s housebroken. > He won’t chew anything that isn’t his. He likes cow hooves :) He > thinks my 4yo is the greatest thing in the world. If it’s moving it > needs to be chased. Except he doesn’t chase my 4yo, he runs with her. > Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some > opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture. > Thanks for taking the time read all my ramblings, > Mike

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Well now I’ve done it. My girls are 18 months and 4yrs old. We just moved and now have about 10 acres. We had lived in the city with a postage stamp sized yard.  We have talked about several different breeds, but in the end decided to just rescue a puppy from our local shelter.          I went there and looked several times, all the cute puppies god it was hard to choose. I kept going back the puppies changed everyday. That was when I noticed the older dogs always seemed to be the same. One or two would disappear but mostly it was the same ones. That was when I made the connection, very few older dogs and puppies get adopted. I decided that I was going to get an older puppy.  One particular puppy kept holding my attention. It was this scruffy looking 8 month old (?? the shelters guess) it looked like a cross between a terrier and greyhound. He is a little big, about the size of a lab right now, but so sweet. I asked if they knew what he was, they told me they really didn’t know, he was picked up stray.  But maybe some kind of wolfhound mix. I thought well if that’s the case he should be smaller. Besides. I have plenty of room to run, I’ve had big dogs before (170+ pound Great Dane, that i lost in a divorce)          So I brought the girls down to meet him, and they loved each other. I couldn’t get over how gentle he was. No jumping, no ripping and tearing, he was just calm. All sniffing and licking, the girls were all over him, and he loved it. My 4yo gave him a treat and he took it from her so gently he almost dropped it. I held out my hand and gave the command "sit" his butt dropped so hard you could hear it hit the floor. I thought boy this seems like a really nice dog. So I went home to think it over and do some research.         As things would have it, I ended up working out of town for a couple of days. I didn’t have any access to a computer for research, or time to go to the library. When I returned I went back to the shelter to see if he was still there. He was and boy was I happy about that. I mentioned that I was interested in adopting him, but wanted to do some research. They told me I had better hurry, he was going to be "put down" friday. This was Thursday. so I went ahead and filled out the papers, and the yesterday my app was approved. We brought home Alex at 5:00 last night. The first thing i noticed was that I could throw the lead away :) . He won’t go more than 10′ from me, unless he’s chasing a ball. And after spending time inside i learned that my feet will never be cold again :)         God I’m long winded :) sorry. So my sister the groomer, and my aunt the trainer came to see Alex. Their mouths dropped open, and both at the same time exclaimed that if Alex is mixed with anything it another Irish Wolfhound. I was in shock to say the least. But I would give him up now, anymore than I would one of my girls.         My initial observations are that if he isn’t chasing something he is one big couch potato :) He isn’t happy if he’s not in the same room as someone else. He’s incredibly gentle.  He’s housebroken. He won’t chew anything that isn’t his. He likes cow hooves :) He thinks my 4yo is the greatest thing in the world. If it’s moving it needs to be chased. Except he doesn’t chase my 4yo, he runs with her.         Is it acceptable to post binaries to this group? I’d like some opinions on him. If not I would be happy to email a picture. Thanks for taking the time read all my ramblings, Mike

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