Wow! We've had Airedales for decades. This is the best compilation of facts and interesting tidbits I've seen about them. Based on our family's 40 years of experience with the Oorang variant, they don't have more health problems than the standard sized Dales. I do absolutely agree with the advice to watch any Airedale's health closely because they will do their best to hide any distress (for a variety of reasons including not wanting to trouble their people.) Including the black and red variants was really cool. Since pictorial proof of black Dales goes back to the breed's beginning, I've never understood the prejudice against them. All together, this video is impressive and fun, a great showcase for this wonderful breed. It rocks! (BTW, any Airedale who needs dozens of repetitions to learn a command is either brain damaged or running a scam-my money is on the scam.)
My girl definitely fits all these traits. She was dumped, but the person who did doesn’t live far. One Airedale, and a black Poodle. She’s a spitting image and the truck we saw dump her, lives there! Oh well, she’s our girl now. What a smart breed they are, you can’t trick them into things like most dogs! I love her, but they’re kind of crazy. And grooming is a nightmare if they’re outdoor dogs (mine runs through the wood, comes back full of stick-tights). Definitely an active person’s dog, they love action. Great watchdogs too. They bark at anything out of the ordinary, blessing and a curse.
