an Irish wolfhound would be no match for a German Shepard it wouldn't have the speed ,toughnes or heart these dogs are not violent
Clearly this person doest;t know much about IW.
IWH wouldn't have the speed? - They were breed for coursing deer, wolves, and horses back in in the dark ages for dragging men and knights of horse.
Toughness - They were not only breed for battle, but for killing WOLVES... SOLO not in a pack
Heart - IWH are some of the most Loyal, courage's dog that have ever lived. Fact. Kings and queens would have packs of them as they would guard them with their lives.
People still use IWH's to hunt Coyotes which they do very well, on there own, and also boars.
Fact - You take a working IWH used for (coursing, hunting) keeping in mind the average male height is not 36" and weighting in at 140 - 160lb put it up against a working GS the GS will lose, and quickly... I would say he would run away with its tail between its legs, but when you have a 140lb + sighthound chasing you down, with the lung capacity which near matches a wolve, you ain't gonna get very far.
They are people dogs...and I love ALL of mine, but never underestimate the power of this giant...EVER
Irish Wolfhounds are probably the strongest, bravest and loyallist of all dogs. They would beat a German shepherd for sport.I'm Irish so I know :)
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