Airedale Terrier Puppies

Airedale puppies for sale to good homes.  Both parents good natured and good with children.  Available 7 March 2011.

Bit of Airedale history:

Airedale, a valley (dale) in the West Riding of Yorkshire, named for the river Aire that runs through it, was the birthplace of the breed. In the mid-19th Century the Airedale Terrier was created by crossing the old English rough-coated Black and Tan Terrier (now known as the Welsh Terrier) with the Otterhound.

The Airedale was extensively used in World War I to carry messages to soldiers behind enemy lines and transport mail. They were also used by the Red Cross to find wounded soldiers on the battlefield. There are numerous tales of Airedales delivering their messages despite terrible injury. An Airedale named 'Jack' ran through half a mile of enemy fire, with a message attached within his collar. He arrived at headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered, and right after he delivered the message, he dropped dead in front of its recipient.

After the First World War, the Airedales' popularity rapidly increased thanks to stories of their bravery on the battlefield and also because Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, and Warren Harding owned Airedales. President Harding's Airedale was named Laddie Boy.

President Roosevelt claimed that "An Airedale can do anything any other dog can do and then lick the other dog, if he has to."

Marion Robert Morrison, otherwise known as John Wayne, grew up in Glendale, California. His neighbors called him "Little Duke," because he never went anywhere without his Airedale Terrier, "Big Duke". He preferred "Duke" to "Marion," and the name stuck for the rest of his life.

The Airedale Terrier, because of its joyful disposition and energy, was one of the first breeds, along with the Giant Schnauzer and the Rottweiler, used to create the Black Russian Terrier.