Archive-name: dogs-faq/breeds/airedales Posting-frequency: 30 days URL: http://www.zmall.com/pet_talk/dog-faqs/breeds/airedales.html Last-modified: 23 Jul 1996 ======= There are nearly 100 FAQ's available for this group.  For a complete listing of these, get the Complete List of RPD FAQs .  This article is posted bimonthly in rec.pets.dogs, and is available via anonymous ftp to rtfm.mit.edu under pub/usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/faq-list, via the Web at http://www.zmall.com/pet_talk/dog-faqs/lists/faq-list.html, or via email by sending your message to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with send usenet/news.answers/dogs-faq/faq-list in the body of the message. This article is Copyright 1996 by the Author(s) listed below. It may be freely distributed on the Internet in its entirety without alteration provided that this copyright notice is not removed.   It may NOT reside at another website (use _link_s, please) other than the URL listed above without the permission of the Author(s).   This article may not be sold for profit nor incorporated in other documents without he Author(s)'s permission and is provided as is without express or implied warranty. ==========                                AIREDALE TERRIERS AUTHORS    Thanks to the book references at the end of this FAQ; and of course to    the following people who directly contributed their time and efforts    toward this FAQ.    Kathy, Lori and the kids     This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    Copyright 1995 by Kathy Dowd. All rights reserved. You may download    and print a copy of this file for your personal use. Further    distribution must be with the explicit permission of the author. NOTE:    Airedale Terrier Rescue organizations may freely distribute copies of    this document.    Kathy Dowd and Lori Valentine are members of the Airedale Terrier Club    of America, and work together to breed, train, and show (conformation    and obedience) Airedale Terriers.    Special thanks to those people sending helpful corrections/additional    information: Linda Baake (Lynaire), Margo Dupre (Traymar), and Chris    Halvorson (co-owner of DogAds).      _________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents      * History      * De_script_ion      * Care      * Training      * Puppies      * Recommendations      * Health and Special Medical Problems      * Hunting/Working Activities      * Frequently Asked Questions      * Breed Clubs and Rescue Organizations      * References      _________________________________________________________________ History    The Valley of the Aire in West Riding, Yorkshire, was the birthplace    of the Airedale Terrier. The exact date is unknown but indications are    that the breed began to be developed in the middle of the nineteenth    century. They were bred as an answer to the average factory workers    desire to hunt otter. To hunt this game properly required a pack of    Otterhounds and a Terrier or two.    The Airedale is believed to be the Old English Black-and-Tan    Terrier, the Broken-coated Working Terrier and the Rough-coated    Black-and-Tan Terrier outcrossed to the Otter Hound among others. All    accounts of the creation of the point to a possible cross with a    Border Collie or some other sheepdog. Some accounts also point to the    Bull Terrier, while others insist that this outcross never took place.    These dogs were known for their gritty ability to take on any    adversary and give a good account of themselves. They were broken to    guns and trained to retrieve. They were fierce competitors in the    water-rat matches. Albert Payson Terhune sums up the Airedale    concisely: Among the mine-pits of the Aire, the various groups of    miners each sought to develop a dog which could outfight and outhunt    and OUTTHINK the other miner's dog. Out of the experiments emerged the    modern Airedale. He is swift, formidable, graceful, big of brain, an    ideal chum and guard. There is almost nothing he cannot be taught if    his trainer has the slightest gift of teaching. Every inch of him is    in use. No flabby by-products. A PERFECT MACHINE