Happy Tails

Living 

On February 17 2023, I received a phone call and email regarding an Airedale. A family had an Airedale they claimed was aggressive. He bit a family friend as the friend put his hand over the fence. They also informed me that he would
bite at the lawn mower, chain saw and weed trimmer. He also hated cats, squirrels and chickens and would kill them if he caught them. I asked if he was housebroken. The people said he didn’t make a mess in the garage as that is where he lived.
As you can see by his picture, his accommodations were less than stellar and he looked very sad. 

We have always had terriers.

Airedales, Wire Fox and even a Welsh. Somehow we always comeback to the king of the terriers.  We knew last summer our magnificent ATRA Airedale Hank was in decline after 12 amazing years (please see our rainbow article just submitted). 

Sometimes things are just meant to happen.  So it was, with Annie II coming to live with me all the way from KY to MN.  My husband, Randy, introduced me to Airedales within weeks of our marriage, and during our 40 years together we raised three Airedales from pups, and adopted two seniors from ATRA.  Sadly, our Annie died in December, and in May, my dear Randy died, after a very long illness.  It was so quiet and empty here—until the phone rang.