Anyone Using Airedales As A Vermin Dog

[kyboy44 11]

I came across a few people that were still using them as around dog but never got to ask them questions so I thought I would ask if anyone on here Used them

Do you work them alon or with other dogs I always thought they were only catch dog but some say they can track

 

Mostly looking at them for coyote fox mink and otters as in finding otter and mink dens and finding fox and coyote

And last on fox and coyote would you say that they would have the speed to them down or push them to the gun

[krawnden 1,036]

I think you'd be better off asking on here fella - http://workingairedale.**"£$%^&*(.com/. It's a board made up predominantly of airedale boys from The US and Canada and there are bound to be people on there who can answer your questions from personal experience. I doubt there are many people on this site who can answer from experience.

[skycat 6,174]

I've only had the one Airedale, and no, she wasn't fast enough to run down a fox, but she caught plenty in thick cover. Nose wise, I'd say that she was good on a fresh scent. Never tried her on an old track. One of the things I noticed was the way she used to air scent to locate game, before putting her nose down to find the actual animal: mostly used her in cover: thick brambles, hedges etc. I've read that Airedales don't generally have 'cold noses', unlike the hound breeds which can follow an old (cold) scent a few days old.