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That was written slightly tongue in cheek, as we were discussing how a dog behaves in a certain situation, but by the definition of gameness which most understand to be a complete ignorance of pain, then no she is not, but she is brave, has a high pain tolerance, and even if she is hurting she won't give in. The pain might come from thorns scratching her face, or it might come from the sore tendons she suffers from as a result of a bad fall when she was young, or even getting bitten by something. I think it is that stolid attitude, the ability to plough on, achieve her aim, though not without
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dont think them dogs need anything of a wheaton If it ain't broke, it don't need fixing. Why would I want to put fire in what is a very sensible and hard working animal that never backs down? Think of the Airedale as a slow burner, one you can work day in day out, one that chooses which end to go for and gets the job done properly without getting too smashed up in the process. She'll do me just fine as she is. Here's a few quotes from some of the guys that work their dogs in the states: the following from a guy that has worked Airedales for over 40 years: The Airedale has the grit..
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She's only short, not measured her, but I'd say 22-23". Her dam and sire were much taller: the leggy variety. I have photos of them somewhere: I'll see if I can find them.
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Superb photos as always. Those pups are having the sort of upbringing we all dream of giving our dogs.
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Brilliant! Can they come and do mine please!
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Bossie: seen that page before. It is doing the rounds on the Airedale forums. All I can say is that in my limited experience (limited inasmuch that I only have experience with the one Airedale) mine has no reverse gear on game, and doesn't hesitate to get stuck in, whether alone or with other dogs. Of course she hasn't seen boar, coyotes etc so I can't comment on those. There does seem to be a lot of controversy over the abilities of the Airedales in the States. Some people seem to use them alongside hounds for treeing bear, cougar etc. Others for decoying coyotes, when the dog is sent o
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How do you know they have been ruined unless you tried a kc,? Someone who used to run Airedale rescue in the UK told me that she knew of a couple of KC dogs that were being used in the shooting field: as pickers up, I think. The sad fact is that virtually all show and pet Airedales in this country have had any instinct stifled: not what their owners want at all The few that I have met have been very lacking in anything resembling fire of any sort. I would love to hear of some KC Dales working, but have failed so far in my attempts ... but the Aussies use them so there must be a spark of
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Didn't think redlines got as hairy as that? http://www.mogollonrimairedales.com/redline_new.html
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How do you know they have been ruined unless you tried a kc,? Someone who used to run Airedale rescue in the UK told me that she knew of a couple of KC dogs that were being used in the shooting field: as pickers up, I think. The sad fact is that virtually all show and pet Airedales in this country have had any instinct stifled: not what their owners want at all The few that I have met have been very lacking in anything resembling fire of any sort. I would love to hear of some KC Dales working, but have failed so far in my attempts ... but the Aussies use them so there must be a spark of
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A pure bred KC reg English Airedale will usually sell for around £800 or £900. Most of the working dog people who got a Redline Airedale from Ian were gifted the dog. Like I said before, he wanted to reinstate the working Airedale in its country of origin. It gladdens my heart to hear that there are a few people working them, no matter what job they do. Ian didn't want them to be solely used to breed lurchers. If I bred a litter I would ask for a token £100, but more importantly I would be checking the potential owners: wouldn't want anyone who just wanted one out of curiosity for the
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I would really love to breed a litter of Airedales: Dill is due in season soon. She is now 5/1/2 years old, and I can honestly say that she has never let me down. Although she hasn't done a lot of beating or picking up, she has shown herself to be a natural at it, but it is her ability to work large areas of land, using air scent to begin with, then ground scent as she closes in on the game that I love to watch. One time she winded a pair of CWD from several hundred yards away on a very breezy day out on the fens. To watch her work that open ground, zigzagging back and forth across the land un
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Try and find a pet bred litter which have been sensibly reared and insist on seeing both parents: temperament comes first as a pet. Steer clear of working bred ones as many, not all, have too high a drive to be happy just as a pet. A good working bred one will not be happy with life in a back garden or on a lead, and denying it the opportunity to work could give you all sorts of behavioural issues: frustrated workers are bombs waiting to go off. And before someone comes on here saying that they have perfectly laid back worker as a pet, yes, it can happen, but it makes sense to avoid dogs with
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All I can say is that my Airedale changes dramatically if something hurts her. It's like Jekyll and Hyde: the gentlest dog on feather and small game, then something else completely if she gets riled. But it isn't blind fury, rather, the instinct to go for the throat and dispatch quarry fast and efficiently. These are thinking dogs, not fighters or nutters, but the kill instinct is all there when it is needed.
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If I knew enough sensible people would take a pup on, then yes, but the last time I enquired when I was trying to persuade Ian (the original breeder/importer) we could only come up with 4 definites: and you know how 'definites' have a habit of disappearing when the time comes to take a pup. I would love to breed a litter of Airedales from her, but the last two litters of lurchers I bred didn't all end up (eventually) in the type of homes I'd have liked. I wouldn't be happy to hear of a pup passed on by its first birthday because the owners didn't have time/changed jobs/got divorced etc etc. I
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Which? The Airedale or her lurcher daughter?
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Good things to add to a basic lettuce and tomato salad are watercress, baby spinach leaves, chopped avocado pear (yum!), chopped basil leaves, coriander leaves. Always use extra virgin olive oil for the dressing, not sunflower or other oil. Cashew nuts and pine kernels are also great added to salads.
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The same guy I got my Airedale from: her sire is called Stretch.
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Seeing Schuck, you wouldn't believe that she is half Airedale, but the nose, drive, and the need to get into a bramble is the same as her dam's. I usually spend all evening picking thorns out of her hide She's not fast, but fast enough to catch rabbits on the lamp and other stuff.
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Got any photos of this dog? Do you know what his sire and dam were called?
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For Sale Beddie Whippet X Whippet Greyhound Pups
skycat replied to delboy p's topic in Working Dogs & Livestock
Well reared pups there We used to see more than a few poor scrawny, pot bellied pups for sale on here a few years back ... not any more. All the litters recently have looked in really good condition -
Yes, very interesting. At the start you tend to think, how wonderful to live like that, but as you find out more about their lives, the very high infant mortality, malnutrition etc: and the fact that they are stuck in that lifestyle whether or not they want it ... became quite sad really. Imagine seeing all that meat, protein vitamins etc on the hoof all around you all day, and not be able to eat it when you want: that really sucked! A case of eat it today, starve tomorrow, or keep it alive for milk and live longer, but struggle: difficult choices. Looks like the dogs survived on buttermilk a
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And do get a pup, not someone else's cast off or mistake: you can train a pup to hunt as you want to, and if it's brought up around dogs doing the biz right, it won't feck off as you are the whipper in!
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Lurcher to lurcher breeding with the type of dogs in your litter often start off cobby, and fine down as adult. I've bred some in the past that looked like Labrador pups at 8 weeks, and turned out beautiful as adult. I'd be more worried if they were really finely built as pups.
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Lurcher to lurcher, brains, toughness, strike and a bit of speed. Better to lose a rabbit today than have a head banger go toes up on those slopes. This little lass, 22 1/2 inches, has managed to reach 9 years of age despite her appearance: one of the best goal keepers I've had: a matter of putting herself in the right place having got to know the land over the years. She was in her prime in this photo, a bit more battered now! She might look delicate, but her brains are just great, and the land I run on is sometimes a lot more dangerous than your quarry. Go for a line of dogs that are doin
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