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Irish Wolfhound Care
- Maintenance: requires weekly brushing and spaced-out baths, usually every 6 to 10 weeks, adjusting the frequency according to their lifestyle, dirt level, and coat condition. Although it doesn’t usually tangle as easily as other long-haired breeds, it’s still advisable to remove dead hair regularly to maintain the harsh texture and keep the coat well-aerated.
- Brushing and combing: it’s recommended to work with a soft slicker brush, a pin brush, and a metal comb, checking the beard, neck, chest, legs, and rear area thoroughly. On more mature or more open coats, light stripping or trimming can be useful to remove dead hair without softening the outer layer. The key is to keep the rustic look and avoid over-fluffing the coat.
- Hair trimming: the usual grooming isn’t a decorative clipper cut, but rather tidying and conditioning the coat while respecting its natural shape. Grooming typically focuses on the overall outline of the body, feet, tail, neck, and especially the head, keeping the beard and eyebrows defined but natural. In some dogs, specific areas are also touched up with trimming to preserve coat harshness.
- Special care: the beard and muzzle should be monitored, as they easily collect moisture, food residue, and dirt. It’s also advisable to check the armpits, groin, elbows, legs, and feet, as well as to keep an eye on nails, ears, and paw pads. In very large dogs, keeping these areas clean and comfortable is especially important for everyday wellbeing.
- Recommended grooming appointments: bath every 6 to 10 weeks and maintenance grooming every 8 to 12 weeks, although it can be brought forward if the coat loses texture, builds up dead hair, or needs a touch-up of outlines and hygiene areas.
Want the best care for your Irish Wolfhound?
We’ll show you the 3 steps you need to follow to achieve it.
1. BRUSHING AND COMBING
- The Irish Wolfhound needs regular brushing to remove dead hair, keep the skin aired, and preserve the breed’s characteristic harsh finish.
- Ideally, brush at least once a week, increasing frequency during shedding periods or when the coat looks more open or dull.
- The focus should be on gently detangling, checking the undercoat, and combing the beard, chest, legs, and rear thoroughly.
- The goal isn’t a polished or rounded effect, but a clean, functional, natural look.
Conditioner for Irish Wolfhound
The conditioner Artero Mix helps with brushing by providing softness, shine, and a unique fragrance.
Slicker brush for Irish Wolfhound
The slicker brush Artero Stella adapts best to the body surface, gently separating the strands of your Irish Wolfhound’s coat.
Comb for Irish Wolfhound
The comb Artero Ginger is ideal for opening up the coat, preventing tangles, and removing shedding hair.
Undercoat rake for Irish Wolfhound
The undercoat rake Artero Yako is designed to remove all kinds of tangles deep in pets’ coats.
Brush for Irish Wolfhound
The brush Artero Nova is ideal for treating, separating, and enhancing your pet’s coat.
2. BATH
- Bathing should be moderate so as not to alter the coat’s texture.
- It’s recommended to use shampoos suitable for wire/harsh coats, avoiding overly softening products that can leave the hair soft or lacking body.
- After the bath, it’s important to dry thoroughly down to the roots, especially in such a large dog, to prevent moisture being trapped in the undercoat and to keep the skin in good condition.
Shampoo for Irish Wolfhound
The Artero Vitalizante is the perfect solution for your Airedale, as it’s an ideal shampoo for wire coats.
Conditioner for Irish Wolfhound
The Artero Kubic in a no-rinse foam format provides great moisturizing capacity, as well as excellent combability.
Dry Shampoo
The Artero Speed delivers a great clean for your Schnauzer without rinsing or washing.
Gloves for Irish Wolfhound
The Artero Plis Plas help clean the dirt that builds up throughout the day from the coat and skin.
3. HYGIENE
- Hygiene should include frequent checks of ears, nails, paw pads, perianal area, and beard.
- In this breed, the beard often needs regular cleaning because it gets dirty easily when drinking, eating, or walking.
- It’s also important to keep the feet clean and monitor nail length, because due to their size, any neglect in these areas can affect their comfort and footing more.
Ear Cleaner
Artero Oto, an ear-cleaning lotion that removes earwax, cleans deeply, and helps prevent infections and bad odors.
Bad Breath Spray
The Artero X-Mint is ideal for eliminating bad breath in our pet and protecting tooth enamel.
Sunscreen
The Artero Block is ideal for protecting our pet’s coat from external factors such as sun exposure.
Paw Pad Repair
We’ll use the Artero Dfender to repair, regenerate, heal, and moisturize dry areas such as the nose or paw pads of our Irish Wolfhound.
Dips Finger Wipes for Ears
For proper ear hygiene we’ll use the Dips Finger Wipes for Ears. These remove earwax and dirt from the outer ear area.
Dips Finger Wipes for Teeth
Finally, to maintain good oral hygiene and keep the teeth clean and healthy, we’ll use the Dips Finger Wipes for Teeth.
What is the Irish Wolfhound like?
The Irish Wolfhound is a giant-breed dog with a noble, rustic appearance, with a hard, harsh, medium-length coat that gives a natural and very distinctive look. Its hair isn’t straight or silky, but strong to the touch, with a somewhat wiry texture in various areas of the body, especially on the face, where pronounced eyebrows and a beard often stand out.
It also has a softer undercoat, which provides protection against cold and moisture without being an excessively dense or difficult-to-manage coat breed.
In terms of upkeep, it’s not a breed for decorative grooming, but it does need regular care to maintain the correct coat texture, remove dead hair, and keep a clean, tidy appearance.
Its coat tends to remain quite functional, so the goal of grooming isn’t to transform its silhouette, but to respect its natural look, work on cleaning the harsh coat, and touch up certain areas to prevent neglect.
It’s a dog that requires consistency more than complexity, with special attention to the beard, legs, outlines, and areas where the coat can get dirtier or open up more.
