Airedale Terrier

There are many interesting facts and stories about the Airedale Terrier. This breed of Terrier is from the same area as the Yorkshire Terrier. Yorkshire Terriers and Airedale Terriers look alike in coloring and have the common health ailments that most terrier breeds do. The common health problems include hip dysplasia, congenital retina conditions, and skin and allergy problems. This breed’s coat should be hand stripped with the proper grooming tools to help prevent severe skin and dermatitis conditions. Terriers that get skin problems often can get patches of moist hot to the touch skin where they have licked and nipped at their skin. They can also develop painful skin areas that will not grow hair back. This can be just from dermatitis, or over active thyroid conditions.

Airedale Terriers are bred for hunting and working with cattle and herding. Originally this dog was bred to help control otters on the shores where they came from. The Airedale’s coat is a double tough wiry top coat with a softer undercoat. If you are looking for Airedale terrier puppies for sale and are looking for dogs to show getting a puppy or dog with a soft fluffy coat is undesirable.

Places to look for Airedale terrier puppies for sale are in dog kennel magazines, Kennel club web sites will have a list of breeders, or you can search in newspapers or online for breeders, or people who are selling non papered dogs and puppies. There are some more serious and painful conditions that the Airedale Terrier can develop like bloat. This is a very painful stomach and intestinal condition that is characterized with excessive saliva development and the dog is often trying to get sick, but can not. This is a blockage in the digestive tract.

Before German Shepherds were used for police dogs, the Airedale Terrier was used. This smart and highly intelligent dog is perfectly suited for the work. This breed was used extensively in World War 1, and by the Red Cross to relay messages back and forth even through gun fire and enemy lines. This breed is a cross between the Black and Tan Terrier and the Otterhound. They love to hunt and track game. They were used most often after their creation to hunt game on large estates.