Beautiful dog, and house!

I still get a little nervous when passing people walking their dogs when I am on the bike, and sometimes I just stop and wait for them to pass. I did that today, but not so much because I was nervous about the dogs. They were on short leashes and quite obviously weren't concerned about me - it was the dogs I wanted to look at.

I can't seem to find a picture of them on the internet, but the owners told me they were a special breed of wolfhound. They weren't as hairy as the Irish Wolfhounds pics I've found, they had short, smooth hair and very long noses - and very, very tall. Quite striking animals, wish I could find a picture!