The Airedale is the largest of all terriers and was originally bred to hunt water otters. The breed was developed from the black-and-tan terrier and the otter hound and takes its name from the area where it originated – the River Aire region in Yorkshire, England.
I’ve never had the privilege of personally knowing an Airedale. Have you?
Blessings!
Sue
Enjoy a few sweet photos!
I love children’s books, and picture books are a double joy–the words and the artwork! This month we are giving away two picture books to one lucky winner. Maybe you would love to have these for yourself, or perhaps you have a special child you would love to gift with a book–Christmas, Hanukkah, or for…
This summer it was my privilege to sit in on one day of a week-long writers’ workshop run by award-winning author Joseph D. Haske! It’s so seldom that I have the opportunity to talk with other writers, and I loved this short get-away-time in the midst of what was for me a very busy and…
Ruby, the caregiver! Ruby’s owner, Natalie says, “This is Ruby the Airedale. She has gotten pretty attached to our new addition who would cry every time we changed her diaper. Ruby started to bring her toys whenever she would cry! Since then Ruby has laid claim to floor space next to the crib and sleeps…
Congratulations to Darlene Michalski Krzycki! Darlene, you’ve won our little cookbook, SCRUMPTIOUS PIES AND TARTS by Linda Collister! I’ll be sure to send the book your way ASAP, Darlene. Happy Cooking! By the way, Darlene says she loves all kinds of pie, but, if she had to choose just one, it would probably be apple!…
Wild Word Friday! If you’re like me, you’re trying to eat up all the CANDY left over from your holiday celebrations so that you can go on a diet and lose the weight all that CANDY piled on. If you’re not like me, you have all my admiration. And you probably didn’t gain any weight in…
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A friend of mine in the dog show world breeds Airedales. Like all terriers, they have delightful spunk. Truthfully though, I’m not a terrier fan, partly because they are so feisty, but partly because I’m too lazy to do all the hand stripping that most of their coats require for maintenance. (I guess my admission doesn’t carry a lot of weight with terrier folks, since it comes from a Sheltie breeder of 35+ years who took an hour to do a thorough grooming on each dog every week!!!)
Yes, I understand, Carol. I think the most important thing about owning a dog is that heart connection, and it sounds like your heart connection is definitely with Shelties! We have a terrier – schnauzer- and love him to death. We just have him clipped. He’s not a show dog, so we don’t worry about the stripping. I love having a dog as very special part of my life!!