Airedale Quotes

“Pete, the experts decided, was a full-blooded Airedale terrier of the “outside” type. By that I mean that he bored but slight resemblance to the small, nervous, inbred Airedales that figure at Madison Square Garden in February.”
― Walter Alden Dyer, Many Dogs There Be

“Silent trailing was the worst drawback I found to most Airedale hunting dogs.”
― Elliott S. Barker, When The Dogs Bark 'Treed'

“The breeder had pressured the new owners into showing the promising young puppy. After McDuff’s first blue ribbon in Puppy Class, they were hooked but for the wrong reasons. Most people are involved in with dogs because they had that one special dog in their past. That special dog had been a friend, a confidant and fellow warrior against life’s travails. They now searched for that special dog once again but the search was for a memory which, like dreams, is vapor and shadow.

Alice and Arnold needed the status of owning an American Kennel Club Champion. The man, more than the woman, had no particular love for the breed or dogs in general. McDuff had, in fact been a big disappointment because of the legendary Airedale WILL. The Airedale WILL compares to the proverbial immovable object meeting the irresistible force.”
― Lawrence Wertan, The Lost Champion

“Airedales aren’t weenie dogs,” Anna Mary snapped. “They’re tough as tractor tires.”
― Lawrence Wertan, The Lost Champion

“Some people swore by Airedales. It was claimed they could out run, out swim, out jump, out climb, out track, out bay, out fight, out think and out love any other breed of dog alive.”
― Lawrence Wertan, The Lost Champion