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Irish Wolfhound
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The Irish Wolfhoundexternal link is the tallest breed of dog. It's hard to imagine this extremely gentle animal being used in war, but war is the original use for which they were bred.

Irish Wolfhound (Originally Animalblog 2008 internal link)   •  San Francisco, California   •  Photo Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008   •  (Photo posted Thursday 10 April 2010)   •  (Photo taken in 2008)   •  © 2008 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #20080410_Animalblog
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Relaxed On Lawn
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After the long walk in the Saint Patrick's Day parade, rish wolfhounds enjoyed laying on the lawn at the fair.

Irish Wolfhound   •  Saint Patrick's Day Fair   •  Civic Center, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 18 March 2010)   •  (Photo taken 13:49:44 Saturday 15 March 2008)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_1420B
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Greeted Child
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The very large Irish wolfhound, despite its size, is a friendly and gentle dog. Here was a demonstration the it gets along well with children.

Irish Wolfhound   •  Northern California Irish Wolfhound Club external link   •  St. Patrick's Day Parade and Fair   •  Market Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 16 March 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:17:20 Saturday 14 March 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_0515
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Inspected An Interloper
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Irish wolfhound inspected an interloper. The parade of the Irish wolfhounds is always a favorite. These huge, gentle dogs are a very old breed. Some suggest it may have been brought to Ireland as early as 3500 BCE.

Irish Wolfhound   •  2010 Saint Patrick Day Parade   •  Market Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 18 March 2010)   •  (Photo taken 13:03:18 Saturday 13 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_3090
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Very Irish
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The Irish Wolfhound orginated in Ireland and is included in almost all St. Patrick Day parades because it is a truely Irish dog.

Irish Wolfhound   •  2010 Saint Patrick Day Parade   •  Market Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 18 March 2010)   •  (Photo taken 13:03:20 Saturday 13 March 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_3091
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