ROOM
Space, securely held
A giant sighthound needs secure fencing, a safe place to stretch and a household designed around its physical scale.
An Irish Wolfhound field journal
A gianthound witha quiet heart.
This is a place to understand the Irish Wolfhound – the history carried in its stride, the tenderness behind its size, and the responsibility that comes with loving one.
FIELD NOTE
The tallest of the dog breeds is also famously gentle. Grandeur is the first impression; companionship is the lasting one.
More companion than spectacle.
The character of the hound
An Irish Wolfhound turns heads simply by entering a room, but size is the least interesting thing about the breed. These are sensitive, companionable sighthounds – calm indoors, joyful in motion, and happiest near their people.
They also ask a great deal: room to stretch out, thoughtful exercise while growing, realistic health planning, and a family willing to make a very large dog part of everyday life.
The Wolfhound journal
Begin with the dog, not the idea of one.
Explore the breed from its ancient purpose to the practical realities of sharing your home with a giant hound.
Origins and revival
A hound from the old stories
Gaelic hound, treasured gift, wolf hunter and reconstructed breed – follow the evidence and the legends through centuries of change.
The everyday
Living with a gentle giant
Feeding, training, exercise and grooming through the long, careful growing years.
Health and longevity
Know the difficult parts too
A candid look at the conditions, risks and veterinary conversations that giant-breed homes should understand.
Temperament in motion
Quiet does not mean still.
Given safe space, Wolfhounds run with astonishing reach and play with uninhibited delight. Then they come inside, fold themselves into an impossible corner, and look for their people.
Before you fall in love
A Wolfhound changes the shape of a home.
TIME
Company is not optional
This is a deeply social breed. A Wolfhound belongs in the rhythm of family life, not living apart from it.
PERSPECTIVE
Love with open eyes
Giant-breed health, cost and lifespan deserve honest thought before the romance of a puppy enters the picture.
Bilkau Wolfhounds
Stewardship before breeding.
Kim Praschma has spent a lifetime among pedigree dogs and the communities that care for them. At Bilkau, the ambition is deliberately modest: to understand the Irish Wolfhound deeply, to raise any litter in the home, and to place each hound with people prepared for the whole of its life.
The kennel is one part of a much larger devotion to the breed – education, care, rescue responsibility and an open door for every Bilkau hound.
Questions · visits · future litters
Start with a conversation.
Whether you have a question about Irish Wolfhounds, would like to meet the hounds or hope to be considered for a future litter, Kim would love to hear from you.