Wolfhound

Wolfhound

Wolfhound can refer to various breeds of dogs that have been bred to hunt wolves or to established lines of (historically crossed, as opposed to ancient) wolf-dog crosses that retain significant characteristics of wolves. Wolf-dog hybrids crossed in recent generations are often referred to as wolfdogs, wolf-dog hybrids or wolf crosses, but not wolfhounds. In addition, dogs have been bred to resemble wolves, and such dogs, though without crosses to wolves, may also be called "wolfdogs" (but not "wolfhounds".)

Wolfhounds traditionally bred to hunt wolves include:
*Borzoi (Russian Wolfhound)
*Irish Wolfhound

Wolf-dog crossbreds (crosses between wild wolves and domestic dogs, and descendants of such crosses) include:
*Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
*Saarlooswolfhond
*Kunming Dog

"Wolfdogs" that are not crossed with wolves, but have been selectively bred in recent times to resemble wolves, include:
*Tamaskan dog
*Utonagan
*Northern Inuit Dog

Other uses

"Wolfhound" is also an alternate English title of the 2007 Russian fantasy movie Volkodav from the Grey Hound Clan.


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  • wolfhound — ► NOUN ▪ a dog of a large breed originally used to hunt wolves …   English terms dictionary

  • wolfhound — UK [ˈwʊlfˌhaʊnd] / US noun [countable] Word forms wolfhound : singular wolfhound plural wolfhounds a very large dog …   English dictionary

  • wolfhound — noun Date: 1786 any of several large dogs used especially formerly in hunting large animals (as wolves) compare borzoi, Irish wolfhound …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wolfhound — /woolf hownd /, n. any of several large dogs used in hunting wolves. Cf. borzoi, Irish wolfhound. [1780 90; WOLF + HOUND1] * * * …   Universalium

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