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Our Health Testing Standards

We prioritize the long-term health and vitality of every puppy we produce. We follow the protocols laid forth by the Irish Wolfhound Club of America, and all our dogs have completed testing prior to breeding. 

Hip/Elbow Evaluation

Comprehensive radiographic analysis to ensure structural integrity and long-term joint health.

Liver Shunt Testing

Our puppies will all be screened for liver shunt before going to their new homes.

Ocular Health

Thorough screening for genetic disorders and ocular abnormalities to maintain the visual excellence.

Cardiac Screening

Advanced echocardiography and EKG assessments to ensure a strong, healthy cardiovascular systems.

Our Breeding Philosophy

Limited Numbers - Unlimited Results

We believe deeply in limited breeding. Over fifty years, we have averaged a litter roughly once every three years — never rushing a breeding to save money, never cutting corners on stud selection, and always keeping a puppy back from every litter we produce. We import semen when it serves the breed's genetic health, and we choose quality and consistency over quantity every time.

We also believe an Irish Wolfhound should look the part it was bred to play. A Wolfhound can carry plenty of bone and substance, but it must still move like the athletic hunter it is — never a lumbering draft horse. That standard has guided every breeding decision we have made.

Beyond our own whelping box, our mission extends to the future of the breed itself. We mentor a growing "village" of Wolfhound breeders and owners, sharing everything from pedigree knowledge to our own stored semen, because we believe the breed's future depends on newcomers who are welcomed, encouraged, and never made to feel their questions are unvalued. We are equally committed to raising the bar against irresponsible breeding — the unvetted internet sales and ungrounded imports that put new owners and this breed's reputation at risk.

Above all, we breed because we believe in the Irish Wolfhound: a breed that has given four generations of our family more love, devotion, and joy than words can capture — and one we intend to protect for generations to come.

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