Wolfhound

A wolfhound is a dog trained to hunt wolves. (See Wolf hunting with dogs)

It may also refer to the Irish Wolfhound. It should not be confused with wolfdogs, dogs incorporating wolf ancestry.

"Wolfhounds" are also generally distinct from livestock guardian dogs, dog breeds which, although bred in part to protect livestock and sheep from predators such as wolves, are usually not used to actually track down or hunt wolves.

It can also refer to:

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
• Wolfhound Cooperative Radio Direction Finding System

Entertainment

• The Wolfhounds, a UK indie band
• Wolfhound (1991 film), Soviet action film directed by Mikhail Tumanishvili
• Wolfhound (novel), a 1995 Russian fantasy novel by Maria Semyonova
• Wolfhound (2002 film), a 2002 American film directed by Donovan Kelly
• Wolfhound (2006 film), Russian fantasy film based on the novel
• Wolfhound, a character created by Maria Semyonova

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

Other

• A minor character in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
• A planned enlargement of the Armstrong Siddeley Deerhound aero-engine
• Wolfhound (horse)

See also

• Wolfdog, a wolf-dog hybrid