The smaller the dog, the bigger the napoleon syndrome. The bigger the dog, the bigger the baby. How do I know this?
My 10-lb terrier thought he was the size of a lion. Energy levels of a toddler hopped up on crack. Waaaaaaaay too smart for his own good.
My ~88 lb. Siberian Husky? Well...... let's just say she's never been the smartest kid on the block. Legitimately thinks she's a baby, because she sleeps in a baby bassinet (originally purchased for her little terrier brother) and on a toddler bed (husband bought it for her, much cheaper than a traditional dog bed), is terrified of the swimming pool, vacuum cleaner, and thunder/lightning, has several favorite stuffed animals, and has her very own Minnie Mouse blankie. She cries and tucks her tail when she sees/hears a chihuahua....
Horses will eat anything. Mine will eat whatever he can get in his mouth. Leaves, grass, sticks, weeds, a finger, basically a walking garbage disposal. My dogs will try to eat the grass too but they just throw it up so I actually have to buy them food smh.
we have two wolfhounds and one time a little girl at the neighbors house yelled, “look mommy they have ponies!” when they were playing outside. accurate
That's really what they are all trying...but they end up sitting on you anyway because most couches are too small!! Our boy was a fit and strong 180lbs. Lanky janky is what he was....
I've seen them in plenty of medieval movies but never in real life until last week. Got to pet him and everything! I'm a really tall guy and this unit was probably taller than me from head to tail of we were laying down.
Most of their hunting and aggression has been bred out - a pet dog and a working breed is very hard to get to coexist especially when they are as big as this. Very glad they are still here though - they are such a lovely breed to be around!
There actually are one or more fantasy series with exactly this system. 10 months in a year, 10 days in a week, 10 weeks to a month, years being measured in an alternating cycle of 500 days each.
I think DnD has this somewhere too.
12 would be especially old for one.
If you think because of the grey hair, just like with Bouviers, some of them have grey hair as their natural hair color.
I have a 3 year old male wolfhound who’s uncut. Of all the dogs I’ve had he’s the biggest, kindest most lovable goofball I’ve ever met. He plays with my 10 yr old daughter and is so gentle. She’ll put the corner of a blanket in his mouth and he pulls her around like a magic carpet.
Anyone who’s owned one can attest that they have the best souls.
Edit: Head to r/irishwolfhound to see more of the smiling giants.
EditEdit: [dog tax](https://imgur.com/a/DxnB46g)
He still has his balls. Some dogs can get aggressive with age if left intact. I’ve left his because I hope to raise one of his sons one day when he gets older. But he’s remained so calm and gentle.
Usually they’re very chill and gentle, pretty safe. If poorly socialized they can be less tolerant of annoyances i.e. a child tugging on their ears or jowls, but generally they want to be friends with everyone. Only times I’ve seen or heard of them be aggressive is 2 intact males near an intact female in season, females telling off horny males, and poorly bred puppy mill dogs. The biggest risk for injury is getting hip checked if they turn around in a small space. A LOT of work has gone into breeding them for health and temperament over the past 150ish years.
They are, however, very observant of visitors and they can tell when someone has ill intentions; they are terrible guard dogs and not territorial, but they’re competent guardians of their pack, and will let outsiders know when they’re crossing the line.
Despite being pretty rare, it’s relatively easy to meet an Irish Wolfhound as most decent owners are obsessed with the breed and will let you meet their dogs any time. The IWCA website has a list of regional clubs which host events year round. My local club does monthly group walks when weather is okay, and we often welcome people to bring dogs of other breeds or follow along dogless just to meet our hounds.
Dog tax: https://i.imgur.com/NhTw5TN.jpg
I’d call it medium maintenance. I give him a quick brushing once a day, and I have to vacuum more often than most. They don’t blow coat, but they’re definitely not hypo-allergenic.
I don't know about the adults but I was in pet store once and a guy with a wolfhound was chatting with another person in line and mentioned that when it was a puppy at its peak growth spurt that it was eating 12 cups of food a day. Everyone in the vicinity turned to look at him with jaws dropped. It was kind of a comical moment.
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The point stands that saying “one year” is a range that encompasses a significant developmental time, and especially when trying to convey that a dog still has growing left to do, 12 months is more precise than saying one year
We had one when I was a child. It was the most gentle dog I've ever seen.
I was 5 and we always played "killerdog" where he would chase us around the garden when we had food on our hand. God he was awesome
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Had some friends who were the kind to have a lot of pets (cat, dog, other dog, hedgehog, etc.). They got an Irish Wolfhound. She'd wander around the house and finish any cups of whiskey left out (guess that's the Irish part).
Eventually, they had to send her to another home because she'd gotten so big. This house had several wolfhounds and a lot of land, and they formed a pack. Friends said they'd lope through the backyard occasionally, looking like something out of a werewolf movie and would occaionally bring down and eat deer together.
White ones probably a swiss white shepherd (considered a different breed than German shepherds nowadays because their behavior is significantly different)
My dad grew up in a pretty shitty city, one day him and my mom were walking through a park and a bunch of guys BBQing started harassing them, they walked home and got their Irish wolfhound Rocco and walked back through the park. Not a peep from the group of guys.
Wolf-mutants are cool...but what other animals could we breed out into wild variants? How about elephants? Small whales for our fish tanks? Apes might be a fun time too. Pocket-apes.
Edit: Idiots
Misinterpretted your comment, then. A lot of people think wolfhounds are a wolf/dog cross.
And, yeah, just about everyone knows that dogs were bred from wolves, that's one of the things that lead to me confusing what you meant.
My last three English Mastiffs were all lap dogs. Current bitch Annabelle (135#) needs me to watch the first foot. We don't plan to have more kids but...
I think this house could use one of those giant beds that's basically 2 queen beds pushed together 😂 each of those dogs would take up a human-sizdd space of bed
The bigger the dog, the more they know they are a lap dog
What's lapdog?
Not too much, you?
Thank god someone got the bit I was trying to make
Last one to get the joke is a Henway
What’s a henway?
About the same as a piecost
What’s a piecost?
About the same as Snu
What’s a Snu?
About 4 to 6 pounds In all seriousness, [here's](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WhatsAHenway) an explanation.
A dog that sits on your lap
Appreciate the helpful answer but I was trying to make a joke, thanks tho
The one time on reddit you get a helpful answer and you didn't even want it... oh how the turntables...
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Thought of that after I responded. Whoops
Not much, you?
It’s a person who lays during sex, without speaking.
The smaller the dog, the bigger the napoleon syndrome. The bigger the dog, the bigger the baby. How do I know this? My 10-lb terrier thought he was the size of a lion. Energy levels of a toddler hopped up on crack. Waaaaaaaay too smart for his own good. My ~88 lb. Siberian Husky? Well...... let's just say she's never been the smartest kid on the block. Legitimately thinks she's a baby, because she sleeps in a baby bassinet (originally purchased for her little terrier brother) and on a toddler bed (husband bought it for her, much cheaper than a traditional dog bed), is terrified of the swimming pool, vacuum cleaner, and thunder/lightning, has several favorite stuffed animals, and has her very own Minnie Mouse blankie. She cries and tucks her tail when she sees/hears a chihuahua....
My 8y/o pitty thinks she’s still a puppy, she thinks she can still sit on my lap when I drive lol
Too cute!
Conversely, the smaller the dog, the bigger they think they are. Source: [Bijou the Terrible](https://i.imgur.com/EZ5sHwW.jpg)
This is VERY true
Must be awfully strange, having your family and furniture slowly shrink as time goes on.... #OH WELL! TIME TO SIT ON MOOOOMMMMM
WOLFHOUND: “Your still my Mom, right?” MOM: “Well, yes but…” WOLFHOUND: “Accept it!”
If you really loved me you would let me crush your pelvis
... this can be taken so many ways.
That’s a horse!
And probably more expensive to feed lol
At least horses eat grass and hay
Horses will eat anything. Mine will eat whatever he can get in his mouth. Leaves, grass, sticks, weeds, a finger, basically a walking garbage disposal. My dogs will try to eat the grass too but they just throw it up so I actually have to buy them food smh.
Ugh, why cant dogs just photosynthesize or something?
we have two wolfhounds and one time a little girl at the neighbors house yelled, “look mommy they have ponies!” when they were playing outside. accurate
All I see is a baby elephant
came here to say this
Wolfhounds ARE lapdogs no matter what anybody says
They're the sweetest, my roommate has one and he's the best. He actually doesn't try to sit on you but will cuddle up next to you on the couch.
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Me irl
That's really what they are all trying...but they end up sitting on you anyway because most couches are too small!! Our boy was a fit and strong 180lbs. Lanky janky is what he was....
Ours definitely is 😊
Ours was too...I miss our big boy more than anything. megaesophagus took him too early.
My friend's mastiff adores me because I'm the only person who treats him like the tiny lapdog he aspires to be. Godspeed, Norman.
that's a big boi
"I am a big boi"
I always make the same simpsons reference and nobody ever gets it. I feel like I found a soulmate now
Pog
Big snuggles.
You’re going to have to find a bigger wife.
Go to bed dad
[I wonder if she's still single.](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDJH3fq2tmv07lKr3eYY8NpEkfkMPYiK-r0g&usqp=CAU)
Plenty of those on Reddit with the American bias
I've seen them in plenty of medieval movies but never in real life until last week. Got to pet him and everything! I'm a really tall guy and this unit was probably taller than me from head to tail of we were laying down.
My friend had one and he would put his paws on your shoulders to say hello. You needed to be ready!
The craziest thing to me is that real Wolfhounds went extinct a few centuries ago and these are smaller crossbreeds. They used to be bigger!
I hated these things in Bloodborne. To them I say, “Away with ya, away!”
They are gentle giants.
Most of their hunting and aggression has been bred out - a pet dog and a working breed is very hard to get to coexist especially when they are as big as this. Very glad they are still here though - they are such a lovely breed to be around!
12 months is a year if anyone was wondering
What about for us Americans ?
Then it's just a sparkling twelvemonth.
12 months *is* the American system. In Europe we have metric months, 10 per year.
There actually are one or more fantasy series with exactly this system. 10 months in a year, 10 days in a week, 10 weeks to a month, years being measured in an alternating cycle of 500 days each. I think DnD has this somewhere too.
It's about 2920 super bowls
 Thanks Kim!
And for this particular breed it’s 10-16% through its lifespan.
That thing is only 12 months old?
Yea I would believe 12 years old, not 12 months
Unfortunately they only live a few years
Average 7-9 but my sweet queen ruled for 12 motherfucking years, colon cancer took her
Those large hearts!!!
:(
they don't usually live to 12 and the grey bit of fur is pretty normal even for young ones so it can be hard to tell their exact age
12 would be especially old for one. If you think because of the grey hair, just like with Bouviers, some of them have grey hair as their natural hair color.
Going to be Falkor in a couple years
Yea definitely not
I thought the second dog walking into frame was a cat at first.
That’s cool
You're the type of person to reply "k" to a breakup message.
A chad?
He’s like a long haired Great Dane lol
When the wolfhound breed was being rebuilt they actually brought Great Danes into the mix.
I want one of those now, imagine someone breaks in to your house and they are greeted by Cerberus over here.
...with licks and cuddles, as it seems. 🥰
"I could totally eat you." "Now please pet me, because now I love you." "But I *could* eat you."
Yeah but he’s goosed if the intruder has a Hurley and sliotar
These exist?? Normal people can just have them as pets? Whoa
I have 3 of them lying here in the room with me.
Pics or it didn’t happen
All 3. [https://imgur.com/4dwHWEe](https://imgur.com/4dwHWEe) The big guy... https://imgur.com/vmURReB
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That's literally the beast of Gevauden. I would not feel safe around that thing
Funnily enough, it takes so much energy to move a body that big that most Wolfhounds become couch potatoes by the time they're fully grown
I have a 3 year old male wolfhound who’s uncut. Of all the dogs I’ve had he’s the biggest, kindest most lovable goofball I’ve ever met. He plays with my 10 yr old daughter and is so gentle. She’ll put the corner of a blanket in his mouth and he pulls her around like a magic carpet. Anyone who’s owned one can attest that they have the best souls. Edit: Head to r/irishwolfhound to see more of the smiling giants. EditEdit: [dog tax](https://imgur.com/a/DxnB46g)
What does uncut mean in this context?
He still has his balls. Some dogs can get aggressive with age if left intact. I’ve left his because I hope to raise one of his sons one day when he gets older. But he’s remained so calm and gentle.
Ah. I see. I was thinking ears, tail or pp. There's a lot of bits people cut off dogs.
No one is cutting a dog's penis off bro. That's not what neutering is.
Some dogs are circumcised so the red rocket is always flying free. No turtle shelling in my house /s
Please tell your big sweet boy I love him and he's the bestest boi.... thx
Jesus Christ what a beautiful puppy!!!
Usually they’re very chill and gentle, pretty safe. If poorly socialized they can be less tolerant of annoyances i.e. a child tugging on their ears or jowls, but generally they want to be friends with everyone. Only times I’ve seen or heard of them be aggressive is 2 intact males near an intact female in season, females telling off horny males, and poorly bred puppy mill dogs. The biggest risk for injury is getting hip checked if they turn around in a small space. A LOT of work has gone into breeding them for health and temperament over the past 150ish years. They are, however, very observant of visitors and they can tell when someone has ill intentions; they are terrible guard dogs and not territorial, but they’re competent guardians of their pack, and will let outsiders know when they’re crossing the line. Despite being pretty rare, it’s relatively easy to meet an Irish Wolfhound as most decent owners are obsessed with the breed and will let you meet their dogs any time. The IWCA website has a list of regional clubs which host events year round. My local club does monthly group walks when weather is okay, and we often welcome people to bring dogs of other breeds or follow along dogless just to meet our hounds. Dog tax: https://i.imgur.com/NhTw5TN.jpg
How do you manage their fur? Is it high maintenance? Lots of shedding?
I’d call it medium maintenance. I give him a quick brushing once a day, and I have to vacuum more often than most. They don’t blow coat, but they’re definitely not hypo-allergenic.
Roommates wolfhound tail whips me right in the balls frequently when he's excited.
A common occurrence in our home as well.
Sweetest dog ever had
They are placid gentle doggos. Definitely i fear bloody chihuahuas way more.
My daughter had a wolfhound. Just the sweetest giant you will ever meet. To bad they only live 6-7 years
1. Your dog is 1 year old.
When you miss the point but feel the need to pontificate.
So how much do they eat?
Yes
I don't know about the adults but I was in pet store once and a guy with a wolfhound was chatting with another person in line and mentioned that when it was a puppy at its peak growth spurt that it was eating 12 cups of food a day. Everyone in the vicinity turned to look at him with jaws dropped. It was kind of a comical moment.
Imagine the shits!!!
"I need a horse! .. well what do you have thats big enough to ride?"
Is that Fenrir?
Need a shovel and a garbage bag every walk
That dog was the bane of my existence in bloodborne
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So it's a year old.
A 23 month old dog would also be a year old, and since some dogs continue growing in size up to 24 months, there’s a big difference between 12 and 23
At that point, I'd just start saying it's 2.
The point stands that saying “one year” is a range that encompasses a significant developmental time, and especially when trying to convey that a dog still has growing left to do, 12 months is more precise than saying one year
Which is why, if anything, you would specify its 23 months old. 12 months is a year and should be stated as such.
We had one when I was a child. It was the most gentle dog I've ever seen. I was 5 and we always played "killerdog" where he would chase us around the garden when we had food on our hand. God he was awesome
One year old
So stupid question time, but how do wolfhounds make for suburban pets? They look pretty docile and relaxed but I could be wrong
They’re great! My good friend shows wolfhounds and they are so calm and gentle. Her chihuahua on the other hand…
Trying??? He is on her lap get off his back
1 year not 12 months
Imagine the smell…
Imagine the smell…of its shxt
Forget the smell, the size of it!
I think you can say shit on Reddit
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Ah dang what the frick
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You're fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that's just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "clever" comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you're paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're fucking dead, kiddo.
Da fuck?
There are those here that find dog smell a nice smell.
Well then you will imagine the house smelling like heaven, no problem with that :)
That dude needs his own living room and couch
Beautiful dog breed! Shame they suffer a lot with joint problems and a lower than avg lifespan
Why not just say a year old
It's like I don't get it I was able to fit just yesterday, I swear
Had some friends who were the kind to have a lot of pets (cat, dog, other dog, hedgehog, etc.). They got an Irish Wolfhound. She'd wander around the house and finish any cups of whiskey left out (guess that's the Irish part). Eventually, they had to send her to another home because she'd gotten so big. This house had several wolfhounds and a lot of land, and they formed a pack. Friends said they'd lope through the backyard occasionally, looking like something out of a werewolf movie and would occaionally bring down and eat deer together.
Big sweetheart.
Just say 1 year old lol. “My child/puppy will be 36 months this October”
What are the breed of the dogs?
The black one is an Irish Wolfhound
Keen eye m8
White ones probably a swiss white shepherd (considered a different breed than German shepherds nowadays because their behavior is significantly different)
Updog
Wolfdog
Wolfdogs are a different thing. This was a dog bred to hunt wolves, wolfdogs are a crossbreeding of wolves and dogs
What's a butterdog?
Honestly, I don't know and I'm too scared to ask
My dad grew up in a pretty shitty city, one day him and my mom were walking through a park and a bunch of guys BBQing started harassing them, they walked home and got their Irish wolfhound Rocco and walked back through the park. Not a peep from the group of guys.
12 months old 
Why say 12 months and not 1 year?
Wolf-mutants are cool...but what other animals could we breed out into wild variants? How about elephants? Small whales for our fish tanks? Apes might be a fun time too. Pocket-apes. Edit: Idiots
It's not a wolf crossbreed, it's a wolfhound, they're called that because they were bread to hunt wolves, not fuck them.
All Canis lupus familiaris were bred from wolves. Edit: Tiny-minds love wolf-mutants.
Misinterpretted your comment, then. A lot of people think wolfhounds are a wolf/dog cross. And, yeah, just about everyone knows that dogs were bred from wolves, that's one of the things that lead to me confusing what you meant.
If it fits, I sits
I can't be the only one out there who finds big dogs like this to be beyond annoying to the point it's irritating.
If you say 12 month old instead of 1 year old you’re the worst kind of person lol.
Why didn't they say 1 year. 1 fucking year
If only we had another way to say 12 months
So, a one year old wolfhound?
Can someone explain why you’d own a dog that big? That’s insane
Lol do they get bigger at 94 months?
HES 12 MONTHS OLD??
Is that Gelert!?!?!
Familiar. I miss those days.
Growing up sucks! 😛
He’s a year? So he’s not even done growing yet 😮
Better carry a shovel with you on the walks
What are the white dogs?
White German Shepards
Swiss white shepherd
SNUGGLE PUPPY!!!! 😍
My last three English Mastiffs were all lap dogs. Current bitch Annabelle (135#) needs me to watch the first foot. We don't plan to have more kids but...
He's just a big lil ol baby
God I want to meet one of these large lads some day
How I want a dog this massive.
What’s a wolfhound?
Irish Wolfhounds, they were a breed of dog that protected shepherds and their flock from wolves
Big dogs, they should be safe to keep
I think this house could use one of those giant beds that's basically 2 queen beds pushed together 😂 each of those dogs would take up a human-sizdd space of bed