Wolfhound

Dogs

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)
• Caucasian Shepherd Dog
• Georgian shepherd
• Irish Wolfhound
• Kangal Dog Turkish/ Anatolian Shepherd

Wolf-dog crossbreds (crosses between wild wolves and domestic dogs, and descendants of such crosses) include:

• Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
• Jämthund^{[citation needed]}
• Kunming Wolfdog
• Norwegian Elkhound^{[citation needed]}
• Saarlooswolfhond

"Wolfdogs" that are not crossed with wolves, but have been selectively bred in recent times to resemble wolves, include:

• American Alsatian
• Northern Inuit Dog
• Tamaskan dog
• Utonagan

Military

• "Wolfhounds" is a nickname of the 27th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• M38 Wolfhound, a 6x6 US armoured car
• A 6x6 variant of the Cougar vehicle in British service

Entertainment

• The Wolfhounds, an UK indie band
• Wolfhound in Russian language translated as Volkodav (Russian: Волкодав) and may refer to:
  • Wolfhound (1991 film), a 1991 Soviet action film by Mikhail Tumanishvili.
  • Wolfhound (novel), a 1995 Russian fantasy novel by Maria Semyonova
  • Wolfhound (2007 film), a 2007 Russian fantasy film based on the novel.
  • Young Wolfhound, a 2006-2007 Russian adventure fantasy TV series, a prequel for Wolfhound.

Sports

• The Ireland national rugby league team, nicknamed the "Wolfhounds"
• Ireland Wolfhounds, Ireland's "A" (second-level) national rugby union team
• Boston Irish Wolfhounds, an American rugby union team.
• Limavady Wolfhounds GAC, a Gaelic Athletic Association club