Wolfies Rule! Okay?!

Irish Wolfhounds are not like any other dog I’ve ever owned. Even amongst the hound breeds, these guys are in a league of their own. Other dogs don’t worry them – when you’re their size, who are you going to be afraid of? Severe punishment isn’t going to be of major concern, because for one thing, it isn't necessary, nor advisable with this breed. Any Wolfhound owner or breeder will tell you the day you take your puppy home – “discipline your puppy” – but the methods used for this breed are not the same as for other breeds. It creates some interesting challenges. (I’ll tell you about it one day, but for now I'd much rather share with you the lighter side of living with Irish Wolfhounds - you can always get the "serious" stuff by visiting one of my recommended Web sites!)

"Oh, these must be for me!" thinks Red, a puppy by Wolfhound standards, eyeing off my daughter's chips! Irish Wolfhounds have a “what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine” attitude – and this covers a wide range of things. It might be “your” dinner, on “your” plate, but to your Wolfhound children, that automatically makes it “theirs” too, and whilst they do learn table manners, they never stop hoping that one day you'll stop being so greedy, so cold-hearted, so mean, and so un-pack spirited, and share it with them! Ditto the sofa, pillows, blankets, beanbag, food left lying around, toys, teddies, and anything else that takes their fancy.

One very lovely Irish Wolfhound, named Carina, (http://www.HoundsOfHeaven.com) has obligingly let me borrow from her set of Wolfhound Rules, which she has gathered from a variety of her Irish Wolfhound friends on the internet, and of course, Guinny and Ahrran took a look and wholeheartedly agreed – then added a few rules of their own! (Bear in mind, many of these rules are possibly “puppy” rules - you know how cheeky youngsters can be! - although some still apply to the adult variety!) So, if you’re contemplating being owned by an Irish Wolfhound, here are some popular Wolfhound Rules to consider:

1. If I like it, it's mine.
2. If it's in my mouth, it's mine.
3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.
4. If I can reach it, it’s mine.
5. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
6. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
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