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Page 51 - ... wolfhound, a big, coarse, wire coated greyhound type of dog. The theory is well supported by the wire coat, the red color, and the racy build of the Irish terrier. Just when, where, and why the smaller dog was evolved no man can say, but if, as seems very probable, he is an offshoot of the Irish wolfhound, he can claim direct descent from the dogAdam, for the greyhound family is one of the oldest, if not the very oldest, of all canine races. The prehistoric pedigree fanatics may find some consolation...