A couple live with eleven Irish wolfhounds in a three bed house - and spend more than £15,000 a year on dog food.
Claire Moorhouse, 47, and Jason Mather, 50, have pets aged between six months and eight years old.
The dogs weigh between 60 and 88 kilograms with the tallest being 37 inches tall (93cm) at the shoulder.
Clair and Jason, of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, spend an average of £300 a week on food for the dogs, bringing the yearly total to £15,600.
The couple say they spend extra £15k a year on upkeep, which includes cleaning, blankets, treats and toys.
The couple's largest wolfhound Wilson is heavier than an average male adult, which is 85.1kg.
The couple got their first wolfhound Cilla in 2011 and immediately fell in love.
Two years after getting Cilla they made the decision to start breeding and welcomed their first litter in 2013.
The couple decided to become breeders because they love wolfhounds "more than they like people" and they wanted to show dogs that they bred themselves.
Claire said: "We felt a connection to this breed. They perfectly suit our lifestyle, active when required and calm when in our home.
"They are loyal. There is a mutual respect needed when owning Irish Wolfhounds.
"They are independent thinkers and we love living with them and sharing our life with them."
As the pack has gotten bigger so has their home.
Five years ago, they sold their house to buy a bigger one to provide the pooches the acreage they needed.
Jason, a maintenance engineer, said: "Everything gets bigger. Your house gets bigger. Your food bill gets bigger. Your car gets bigger."
The couple did not reveal the price of their new home, which included three acres of land to walk the dogs on, but Claire said it was double the price.
Claire said: "We needed a bigger property so the dogs could have some space so we just sold it.
"The new one was double the price."
Aside from the huge financial investment, the couple invests all their time in their pack.
Claire said: "It's busy but it's a lifestyle. It's not just having a dog.
"There's heartache. It's hard to bear losing them. You can't go out on New Year's Eve. You can't take any holidays.
"You need to plan in advance every time you leave the house."
Despite this, they have no regrets and both are still deeply in love with their life alongside the pack.
Jason said: "When I was a kid my dad worked in a manor house that had these wolfhounds and I just fell in love.
"They seemed like these giant friendly fluffy magical creatures."
Claire added: "You're unlikely to get burgled and a big positive is that you get to live with a pack.
"You get these incredible insights into how they think. We're not trainers and we're not groomers but we have hands-on skills.
"We're also part of a community now. We've made so many friends, we never sit down, but you'll never hear us say we're bored."
Claire Moorhouse, 47, and Jason Mather, 50, have pets aged between six months and eight years old.
The dogs weigh between 60 and 88 kilograms with the tallest being 37 inches tall (93cm) at the shoulder.
Clair and Jason, of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, spend an average of £300 a week on food for the dogs, bringing the yearly total to £15,600.
The couple say they spend extra £15k a year on upkeep, which includes cleaning, blankets, treats and toys.
The couple's largest wolfhound Wilson is heavier than an average male adult, which is 85.1kg.
The couple got their first wolfhound Cilla in 2011 and immediately fell in love.
Two years after getting Cilla they made the decision to start breeding and welcomed their first litter in 2013.
The couple decided to become breeders because they love wolfhounds "more than they like people" and they wanted to show dogs that they bred themselves.
Claire said: "We felt a connection to this breed. They perfectly suit our lifestyle, active when required and calm when in our home.
"They are loyal. There is a mutual respect needed when owning Irish Wolfhounds.
"They are independent thinkers and we love living with them and sharing our life with them."
As the pack has gotten bigger so has their home.
Five years ago, they sold their house to buy a bigger one to provide the pooches the acreage they needed.
Jason, a maintenance engineer, said: "Everything gets bigger. Your house gets bigger. Your food bill gets bigger. Your car gets bigger."
The couple did not reveal the price of their new home, which included three acres of land to walk the dogs on, but Claire said it was double the price.
Claire said: "We needed a bigger property so the dogs could have some space so we just sold it.
"The new one was double the price."
Aside from the huge financial investment, the couple invests all their time in their pack.
Claire said: "It's busy but it's a lifestyle. It's not just having a dog.
"There's heartache. It's hard to bear losing them. You can't go out on New Year's Eve. You can't take any holidays.
"You need to plan in advance every time you leave the house."
Despite this, they have no regrets and both are still deeply in love with their life alongside the pack.
Jason said: "When I was a kid my dad worked in a manor house that had these wolfhounds and I just fell in love.
"They seemed like these giant friendly fluffy magical creatures."
Claire added: "You're unlikely to get burgled and a big positive is that you get to live with a pack.
"You get these incredible insights into how they think. We're not trainers and we're not groomers but we have hands-on skills.
"We're also part of a community now. We've made so many friends, we never sit down, but you'll never hear us say we're bored."
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00:00 our house we have 16 dogs let's have a look around. This is the dog room these
00:05 are their sofas we've got a shop so we've got a tic-toc shop that they're
00:09 not allowed access to. We're just desensitizing them to fireworks. I'll
00:13 show you around the rest of the house.
00:16 This is where we chill out on a night and of course there's always a dog or
00:22 three in there.
00:28 There's rugs everywhere they're anti-slip and they're easy to clean. This is our
00:33 kitchen it's not very big but it's ample for what we need. We never leave any food
00:37 out because due to the size of wool pounds everything's easy pickings. They all
00:42 seem to love to lie here. This is our conservatory there's always a dog or
00:47 three in here. This is garage on a night the puppies have got like a bay each it
00:52 just somewhere they can go to get out of the way and get some snoozing done. This is
00:56 where we prepare all their food. Best thing I ever did would get this fire
00:59 installed because we're washing rugs all the time so we hang them straight out
01:04 when they're dry.
01:06 A little night time treat, give every little one of them a hair of cows ear. Who's first? You? You're a club dog.
01:15 That's a big one.
01:20 That's a big one.
01:28 Look at that!
01:36 That's a little one for the boys.
01:40 Take it with you.
01:44 Big pup.
01:46 Go look.
01:48 Big pup.
01:52 I'll give you a little tiny one for you.
02:03 Big pup there.
02:05 Hi Benji.
02:10 Sally, you've got one.
02:18 I've got one. Give me another one. Somebody took it.
02:24 Give me a little one.
02:27 I've actually got one in here.
02:31 Where's Wilson's?
02:33 Salad.
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02:44 Hello.
02:51 Hi Benji.
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