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can only be attained by well-regulated exercise, 

 regular feeding and good grooming. Wolfhounds 

 should be fed twice a day, and the best food com- 

 prises dog biscuits in the morning and raw flesh 

 mixed with boiled rice for the evening meal. Three- 

 quarters of a pound of flesh per day is quite sufficient, 

 and from half to three-quarters of a pound of dog 

 biscuits, either dry or soaked, per diem. The coat 

 must be brushed with a good stiff brush such as a 

 dandy brush, and any soft particles of wool removed 

 with a comb. 



The following is the standard of points as framed 

 by the Irish Wolfhound Club : — 



General Appearance. — The Irish Wolfhound should 

 not be quite so heavy or massive as the Great Dane, 

 but more so than the Deerhound, which in general 

 type he should otherwise resemble. Of great size 

 and commanding appearance, very muscular, strongly 

 though gracefully built, movements easy and active, 

 head and neck carried high, the tail carried with an 

 upward sweep, with a slight curve towards the 

 extremity. 



The Minimum Height and Weight of dogs should 

 be 31 in. and 120 lbs; of bitches, 28 in. and 90 lbs. 

 Anything below this should be debarred from com- 

 petition. Great size, including height at shoulder 

 and proportionate length of body, is the desideratum 

 to be aimed at, and it is desired to firmly establish a 



