Diplomacy · Irish Wolfhound
US envoys head to Dublin – where the Irish Wolfhound’s head is already at table height
Der Hündeler, Edition of Thursday, 12 November 2026
What happened
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks on Ukraine. At the Kremlin they are discussing negotiation results with Vladimir Putin, before travelling on to Dublin later on Thursday to meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. Europeans were not at the table during the earlier talks in Abu Dhabi. The envoys say they now want to persuade Putin to let Europe take part.
What does this mean for your Irish Wolfhound?
The Irish Wolfhound is the tallest dog breed in the world and the calmest host in Ireland. He knows that one can receive guests without taking a seat at the table: standing up, his chin rests at table height anyway, right next to the bread basket. He once hunted wolves; these days he lies across the hallway so that every visitor has to get past him. As mascot to Irish regiments he understands protocol: he marches at the front and signs nothing. Given his short life expectancy, he considers talks that drag on for months a poor use of time, though he is far too polite to say so. For wolfhounds in Switzerland, nothing changes for now.
What you can do now: Next time you have visitors, keep the bread basket away from the edge of the table. Your host is already standing beside it.