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in many parts of the country many large dogs 

 would not be able to get thru the fences or over 

 the rough ground Avith the ease that the smaller 

 ones do, 



I have never seen the big dog that could 

 cntch and kill a wolf by himself. I have killed 

 tliem with two, but would rather have four or 

 five. 



I ahvays hunt on a horse, and they should 

 be the best of horses, well broken and not afraid 

 of wire. I never carry a gun of any kind, but 

 always have a liammer, and if I want to succor 

 the dogs in the race, I will ride up to the dogs 

 and kill the wolf for them. 



Till] HUSH WOLFHOUND, 



The Irisli wolfhound of historj^ is no more, 

 the breed having become extinct years ago. 

 There lias been a determined effort, however, to 

 approximate him with a present day breed. 

 The modern Irish wolfhound is a cross between 

 the Scottish deerhound and tlie Great Dane. 

 Other combinations have also been tried, with 

 more or less good effect. 



According to the idea of the American-Irish 

 Wolfhound Club, the Irish wolfhound should be 

 "not quite so heavy or massive as the Great 

 Dane, but more so than the deerhound, which 



