BIG G wheton machine 1,594 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 how did you rate them? heard of the cross but never saw it in the flesh Quote Link to post
welsh_hunter12 119 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 skycat got two mate Quote Link to post
2blackdogs 10 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 as good as any other dog speed stammaner nose and brains and plenty of hart Quote Link to post
2.8 guy 403 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 my mate has a a lurcher with airdale in it, amazing feet, out of working airdale think its from america 1 Quote Link to post
trigger2 3,146 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 how did you rate them? heard of the cross but never saw it in the flesh my experiences of them isnt great to tell you the truth i worked a bitch, she had a good nose and once on a scent was gone but didnt have any bottle and wasnt over blessed with brains. i will say she appeared to have deccent feet and looked smart enough but that was about as far as it went. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 How was she bred trigger2? Was she bred from the Redlines that came over from the Canada, or was she from English bred stuff? I'm no expert, but the English ones have been show bred for so long I'd imagine many would have lost a lot of their original good hunting instincts and traits. Bottle and nose are just two of the traits I would say epitomize the Airedale. Mind you, not even the best bred dogs make the grade all of the time. I guess I got lucky with mine. 1 Quote Link to post
djs7547 104 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 i know its not airdale but my father at present has a lakey/whippet, an trust me , she is devastating on rabbits. when we take her out with my dogs, she tends to flush most things, but over a short burst of 60mtr her acceleration from 0-full speed is awesome. I should state she also has the heart of a lion and shys away from nothing, which can also be a downside. Quote Link to post
2.8 guy 403 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 sky cat any pics of your dogs, i think my mates dogs must be out of the same stuff, as it was out of a import, a local lad bought a pure one off a guy who has this stuff, but we dont speak so i couldnt say for sure if its the same stuff or not, nice dogs thoe yours must be some animal my mates is to a whippet and thats handy Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Don't forget mine aren't Airedale Grey first cross, as the lurcher sire is a Saluki/Grey, more Saluki than Grey. One of my pups is soft, gentle, not hard like the Airedale, though she has the same nose and hunting drive, but the other one is pure Airedale in her head: with longer legs. Very hard bitch, doing well so far on vermin and on the lamp. I've not done any recent photos but if you look back through my posts on Schuck and Lena you'll see how they were at around a year old. Quote Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 i know its not airdale but my father at present has a lakey/whippet, an trust me , she is devastating on rabbits. when we take her out with my dogs, she tends to flush most things, but over a short burst of 60mtr her acceleration from 0-full speed is awesome. I should state she also has the heart of a lion and shys away from nothing, which can also be a downside. Any chance of a good picture? Quote Link to post
djs7547 104 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 yeah , i will get one and post it up, next time im over Quote Link to post
trigger2 3,146 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 How was she bred trigger2? Was she bred from the Redlines that came over from the Canada, or was she from English bred stuff? I'm no expert, but the English ones have been show bred for so long I'd imagine many would have lost a lot of their original good hunting instincts and traits. Bottle and nose are just two of the traits I would say epitomize the Airedale. Mind you, not even the best bred dogs make the grade all of the time. I guess I got lucky with mine. she was a english bred airedale bitch cross with a greyhound. her nose was very good, Tbh she wasnt in the most experienced dog mans hands before my mate brought her in whcih didnt help her much at all. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 I admit I haven't met many English Airedales, but those I have met, without exception, were brain dead pets, with no spark of intelligence in their eyes. Very different to mine, who is wired from the moment she gets out of the van. Her work ethic is up there with the best hunting dogs I've known, and her daughters are the same. I'd almost go so far as to say they're keener than her, but of course they have good working Sal/Grey in them as well. Quote Link to post
BIG G wheton machine 1,594 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 thanks for the replies, what height are the dogs making full grown and does the cross throw strong or snipey heads Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 my young dog has airedale it it but also has bull and deerhound plus grey so could,nt realy comment on first x and don,t realy know if any airedale traits in my dog but has a good nose and bags of wind their no wearing him out Quote Link to post
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