UMary Allen
NgeNkathi Ephakathi, i-Irish Wolfhound yayidunyiswa ngezingoma nezindaba. Kwakungumzingeli omkhulu wezilwane ohlonishwayo, owaziswa yizikhulu nezikhulu. Namuhla, umdondoshiya onobungane usebenza njengenja engumngane.
Uhlobo, noma okungenani ukhokho walo, lungalandelelwa emuva ngesikhathi amaCelt athuthela e-Ireland. Ngamanye amazwi, i-Irish Wolfhound yayisesiqhingini eminyakeni engamakhulu ambalwa ngaphambi kukaKristu. NgeNkathi Ephakathi, abantu abavamile babengavunyelwe ukuba nama-wolfhounds. Yayigcinelwe izicukuthwane namakhosi. Izinja zaziswa njengabangane abazingelayo nanjengabangane emahholo ezinqaba.
Ziningi izindaba ezigciniwe lapho ezituswa khona ngokwethembeka nesibindi sazo. Isibonelo yinganekwane ye-wolfhound Gelert. Kuthiwa iNkosana uLlewelyn yaphuma yokuzingela ngaphandle kukaGelert, ovame ukuhambisana njalo. Lapho inkosana ifika ekhaya, inja yayigcwele igazi emlonyeni. Iqiniseka ngokuthi uGelert wayelume indodana yakhe waze wayibulala, inkosana yabulala inja. Kodwa wabe esethola indodana yakhe ingenamyocu eduze kwempisi efile. U-Llewelyn waphelelwa yithemba ngephutha lakhe kangangokuthi akazange aphinde amamatheke. Ithuna le-Gelert yeqhawe lisengavakashelwa nanamuhla edolobhaneni lase-Beddgelert e-Wales.
Namuhla, imizwelo yokuzingela eyayishiwo ngaphambili iye yashiywa. Kodwa-ke, izinja eziningi zithanda ukuzingela (ukuzingela onogwaja okulingiswayo).
Inja yempisi inkulu. Izinsikazi kufanele okungenani zibe ngu-71 cm ubude lapho zibuna futhi okungcono abesilisa 81-86 cm.
Umdlwane nenja encane kufanele isetshenziswe ngokucophelela. Kusukela isisindo sokuzalwa sika-500 amagremu, impisi-inja iba inja endala ka-50-80 kg. Ukukhula okuningi kwenzeka engxenyeni yokuqala yonyaka futhi kuqhubeka kuze kube yiminyaka engu-2-3.
Umbala ovame kakhulu u-brindle, kodwa izinja zivame ukubukeka zimpunga ngoba izinwele zejazi zivame ukuphenduka zibe mpunga noma isiliva. Kukhona nezinja ezibomvu, ezimhlophe, zikakolweni, ze-fawn, nezimnyama.
Njengomlindi, i-wolfhound ayihambisani kahle, kodwa ubukhulu bayo bunomphumela ovimbelayo "kuzivakashi" ezinezinhloso ezimbi.
Naphezu kobukhulu bayo, i-wolfhound ayiyona neze i-colossus noma kunzima ukuyigcina ingaphakathi. Ithule futhi ichitha isikhathi sayo esiningi ilele noma ihamba ngokuthula.
Izibonelo zokuqala zafika eSweden ngo-1931. Iklabhu yokuzalanisa eSweden yasungulwa ngo-1976.