Mary Allen
#13 The modern Irish wolfhound is the brainchild of British Army Captain George Agustus Graham.
Beginning in 1862, he began to seriously study the breed, which was then very rare even in Ireland.
#14 In 1879, at an exhibition in Dublin, the Irish wolfhound breed received official status.
#15 In 1885, Captain Georg Agustus Graham organized the Irish Wolfhound Club in Ireland.
The main task of which was to maintain the breed and prevent its extinction.
One of Graham's stud dogs - an excellent large Briand, according to Ralph Clifton, seemed too heavy to be mobile, but this first impression immediately disappeared at the sight of the dog effortlessly overcoming the six-foot barrier.