Hello guys!

My ideal dog is the IWH i love everything about them but unlucky for me I do not own a bigger enough house and garden to keep one happily.

So I was just wondering is there any breeders who breed smaller IWH or any dog breeds similar???

I like Scottish deerhounds but again space, perfect size would be a medium
24 in (ish) scaled down IWH.

Any ideas would be great....maybe a German wirehaired pointer?

How about a rough coated beddlington x whippet? They have a similar coat type to an irish wolfhound but usually around the size of a whippet.

This is my friend beddlington whippet.

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I also was going to suggest a bedlington or bedlington cross.

I have a bedlington x poodle:



he has the messy cute look.. although i am biased

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I also think your best bet is to go for some sort of Lurcher - there's a lot of rough coated lurcher types out there so if you keep your eyes peeled, you might find the perfect dog! The best place to start looking is rescue centres

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ooo i'd love a wolfhound too i used to joke that if i got one when i was finished playing with it for the night i could slot it behind the couch

My friend has a lurcher thats part deerhound, she has the broken, fluffy coat but is brindle and about the size of a small greyhound Lurchers are a good place to start as they come in a shapes,sizes and colours

Thanks guys all the post have given me a good avenue to explore

All my dogs have always been rescue dogs I love greyhounds.
What I perfer about the IWH over the SDH is he's a heavier build in the body and head. Also discovered Staffy x lurcher mixes just can't find a rough coated strain.

Thanks again for your replies please anymore ideas feel free to post

I would've said Beddy x Whippet too!
My friend has one too and she looks just like a mini liver coloured Irish Wolfhound.

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we get loads of lurchers in where i work.

right now we have a deerhound cross type lurcher. she is absolutely stunning. shaggy coat in a sorta bluey grey colour. about average greyhound size.

oo infact shes on the website the now
Dogs Trust - KELPIE

so i would def have a look around in rescue.

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Have a look on here, one of many places on the the net I am sure but - lots of lovely shaggy lurchers

Lurcher Link :: View Forum - Other Homeless Hounds

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