irish wolfhound owner
Hi. I am the owner of an Irish Wolfhound female. She is almost 6 years old. She has been with me since she was 2 months old. I would love to answer your questions.
Regarding your first question...I am not sure if you are asking about the shape of the tail, or the movement of the tail. Her tail does not hang downwards...it has a slight curve thatmakes it point upwards. If you like,I can take some photos. However, she DOES NOT hit things with her tail, and she DOES NOT make things fall with her tail. Her movements are all SOOOOO slow, she doesn´t really move anything with her tail. When she is really really happy, you can hear her tail thump on the ground, the bed or a wooden door, but she hasn´t enough speed in her tail to make something fall. At least that is my experience. I can also try to take a video of her moving her tail, so you can see what I am talking about. (she doesn´t wag her tail that often either)
As for the other comments:
- I never had problems with her chewing things
- I don´t know what you mean by bruiser, but I think it has to do with her activity level. She is very passive and calm. She DOES NOT like to struggle. She is very delicate...you really have to be very sweet to her.
- She does not body slam. Ocassionally (like once a month) she will have a burst in energy. She will start running and slamming on to the rest of my dogs. However, this goes on for maybe 2-3 minutes and she is then exhausted and won´t play for the rest of the week. Shegenerally does not like to play.
-She DOES NOT like to be petted by strangers. She isn´t as aloof as other sighthounds, but she does not like strangers. She stays in place when they pat her, but moves to a calmer places some minutes after.
- She IS NOT a working dog. She doesn´t have a lot of energy, she gets tired easily, and she is hard to motivate. She doesn´t concentrate a lot either. All her movements are slow, so even for a SIT, you can see how every muscle moves calmly into place. She does seem to be a bit more focused on me than other sighthounds to their owners, but that doesn´t mean she is going to work...she will simply admire me from her bed, with a really sweet smile.
- The parents of my dog lived to be 12 and 10 years old. Her breeder told me it´s not THAT unusual for them to live that long. I really hope he was right. So far, she has been healthy. We have been treating her with homeopathy and acupunture in the hope of extending her life span.
- She does not protect me or the house from anything. She is easily spooked and really quiet.
I hope this helps a bit. I imagine mexican lines are a bit different than the lines in your country, but from what I have read, she has a fairly standard personality.
I will be really happy to answer other questions you might have
Mariana