Humpday

It’s Wednesday and already March is rolling quickly by. Strange how fast life passes when you’re an adult? Remember when you were a kid and the days just dragged? You were anxious for the day to pass so you could get out of school, wishing it was Friday so you could have a nice weekend, praying the school year would fly for summer break? I was like that, always in a hurry, now I’m looking for the brake to slow life down.

I’ve been trying to get my second witch book under my belt, but I keep getting distracted by things. Gotta learn to focus.

Well Friday is St. Patrick’s Day and when I’ve done my Did You Know this month I’ve been putting out all things Irish.

I think today I’ll do a little something on Irish dogs. Being that I’m an animal lover by nature and dog freak by choice.

Did You Know that the official national dog of Ireland is the Irish wolfhound? They are featured in motif on Irish coins, stamps and of course mythology. These dogs were once on the brink of extinction but thanks to dedicated breeders who returned the breeds loyalty and love they are making a huge comeback.

These dogs have attributes that some humans seem to lack, of course they have size (the largest dog at 6’4” on their hind legs) they are loyal, intelligent, gentleness with their masters and kids. They had a history of being fierce in battle protecting their masters.

This 180-pound dog is called the Gentle Giant, they love kids, other dogs, sometimes cats. They need to be near people they love all the time, being left alone in the house all day is something they hate and tends to cause some stress.

Despite their size as adults they aren’t considered eating machines, they are easy to train and very obedient but they also like the chance to think for themselves. Don’t let them run loose, they’re sight hounds and being independent thinkers if they are loose it’s free time.

For 2000 years The Irish wolfhound has been man’s companion, beginning with the Celts. They hunted, fought, ate and slept alongside their masters. It seems as if the only thing that has changed in all that time is how gentle they’ve become and how well known they are today.

Another Breed associated with Ireland is the Irish Setter, but we’ll talk about them tomorrow.

Thanks for dropping by on me!

I’ll see you all later!
Huggles and Happy Reading!
Donica