Scottish Deerhound
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The Scottish Deerhound, or simply the Deerhound, is a breed of large sighthound, once bred to hunt the red deer by coursing. In outward appearance it is similar to the Greyhound, but larger and more h
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Mrs. Armstrong's champion dog "Talisman" in about 1910
The head of a Deerhound
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Irish Wolfhound
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The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used
Scottish Deerhound
…in the early 19th century. The Deerhound was in earlier times believed to be descended from old Gaelic hounds, and therefore closely related to the Irish Wolfhound, it was in fact the major foundation breed in the late 19th century of the modern Irish Wolfhound. The Deerhound was bred to hunt red deer by coursing…
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Groſs Irlændisch Windspiel, 'large Irish greyhound', from Entwurf einiger Thiereby Johann Elias Ridinger, 1738
Irish Greyhound in a mountainous landscape, etching by Philip Reinagle, 1804
Nineteenth-century dog-licence stamp