Airedales

[dogguy 2]

Airedales!  Anyone in the UK have working Airedales??  I moved to the UK from the US with my redline Airedales a while back but have hit a dead end looking for working ‘dales in there country of origin.

 Cheers,  dogguy 

[The one 8,467]

Hello and welcome mate , never heard of anybody working airedales , but they crop up in the odd lurcher cross here 

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

2 hours ago, dogguy said:

Airedales!  Anyone in the UK have working Airedales??  I moved to the UK from the US with my redline Airedales a while back but have hit a dead end looking for working ‘dales in there country of origin.

 Cheers,  dogguy 

Welcome aboard.I would like to hear more of your airedales.I was gifted some of Henry Johnson's books from his library after he passed.I always wanted to try a working airdale but never found one for what I needed.What type of game did you hunt here in US? 

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

I've seen a couple on pigs in the US and they were not very impressive,they seemed to lack most of what a working terrier has.I'd like to see a decent one in action if they exist.

[bird 9,868]

On 02/09/2020 at 00:58, Aussie Whip said:

I've seen a couple on pigs in the US and they were not very impressive,they seemed to lack most of what a working terrier has.I'd like to see a decent one in action if they exist.

i think, that maybe wheaten terrier might be better chose  me self, as you got more chance of a working type dog  i the UK. And even them you got to do your home work to find the working lines, still few over Ireland though , but Airedales today here are just show/pet dogs, it was the Red line that was worked in the States, your draw blank here , i think Skycat prob say the same thing .! 

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

2 hours ago, bird said:

i think, that maybe wheaten terrier might be better chose  me self, as you got more chance of a working type dog  i the UK. And even them you got to do your home work to find the working lines, still few over Ireland though , but Airedales today here are just show/pet dogs, it was the Red line that was worked in the States, your draw blank here , i think Skycat prob say the same thing .! 

At least you have the wheatens over there,we have some patterdales but there are still some good lines of Russells and Parsons but no other working lines of terrier as far as I know.

[forest of dean redneck 11,541]

2 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

At least you have the wheatens over there,we have some patterdales but there are still some good lines of Russells and Parsons but no other working lines of terrier as far as I know.

What about the foxys over there ? Or are they crossed into Russell’s .

[j j m 6,536]

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[Aussie Whip 4,092]

On 05/09/2020 at 01:33, forest of dean redneck said:

What about the foxys over there ? Or are they crossed into Russell’s .

I forgot about the miniature foxies as we call them,they were around over here before we'd heard of russells.They used to use them for bolting foxes at times and general mouse,rat and snake dogs,I don't know if you could put them in the same class as patts or russells but they were useful here.Some still have the originals but as you say mostly are russell crosses now.

[dogguy 2]

So it would seem that there are few if any working Airedales about.  Oh well, might get a Patterdale in the spring and just downsize a tad.   No plans to hunt my Airedales here in the UK anyway but I’d like to have had a pup back from my male since he is a good service/assistance dog for my wife and was a good all-around farm dog in the states.  I would have thought that introducing working blood into the UK lines would be enthusiastically sought.

Too many “show” people!

dogguy

[dogguy 2]

I do not think an earth dog is comparable, just an alternative working terrier.  Heideterrier would be my next choice but that kennel you linked to does not respond to my emails.  I also have never been around Heideterriers and understand they vary a lot.  The Jagd that I owned was too hard and so have been the couple of other Jagds I knew.  I need good sense in a dog.

A frozen straw or two only works with a good storage system which I do not have.

dogguy

[forest of dean redneck 11,541]

Think the problem is there’s not the work for them in uk And the problem of prices going up means people look elsewhere 

need a blood trail dog for stalking you can get a gundog  breed or now teckles are popular . 
Guard an vermin dog round farm The collie  will do it an work the stock .?

So it’s kind of fell out of favour similar to of terriers really . 

[dogguy 2]

You are correct of course.  The Airedale always was an all-purpose dog which means there are specialist dogs better in every area.  As a biddable companion dog that will hunt, guard safely and just be good company they are hard to beat though.

dogguy