For geography , we have a project and it has to be "the geography" of something.. so i chose the Irish wolfhound.
I know its random but i wanted to see if the Irish wolfhound was popular in other countries and how it was treated there.
So i did a google map to show where the Irish wolfhound actually is , and all the clubs that train and breed them around the world. they were popular in Ireland , America, Australia , England and Wales, & New Zealand.
Geography of Irish Wolfhound map
this is a link to the map i did! But i wanted to go deeper into how they treat Irish wolfhounds in these countries so here's some facts about them.
In America , they went under tests to see why they died early. The results shown that they died most commonly of bone cancer at a young age because they are so big.
Most "breeding" in all these countries are healthy ad natural . The dogs don't go under any cruelty in these clubs. They are treated saintly!
apparently an Irish wolfhound costs a minimum of 900$ and goes up to about 1,700$ !
Irish wolfhound females weigh on average 106 pounds and the males are around 119 pounds.
The History:
its said that the breed was brought to Ireland in 700 BC . Its one of the largest breeds in the world!The breed almost disappeared, but was successfully revived by efforts of the captain of the British Army D E Graham to recreate it. He drew the line related to Wolfhounds, and as a result developed a modern breed, Irish Wolfhounds, which are today well established as companions and guards.
Cúchlain, a name which translates literally as "hound of Culain", gained his name when as a child, known then as Setanta, he slew the ferocious guard dog of Culain forcing him to offer himself as a replacement.
These dogs were so interesting to base my geography project on . They are actually all around the world , but have maintained there name as the Irish wolfhound. They are loved all over the country, and from what Ive learned , very rarely abused or mistreated because of their size!
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