The joy, the fun and the laughter an Airedale brings to a home is beyond a complete description, but we'll try anyway. Our life here in Houston would not be complete without the effects of our two Airedales such as:

• the puddles of drool you don't know are there until you step in them
• the unexpected (but expected) kiss and tongue action
• the big-eyed look as if to say "what did I do?"
• the missing/ hidden socks, pantyhose, shoe, favorite toy
• the wonderful warmth of their bodies pressing against you at night as they lay on your bed pushing you closer to the edge
• the way they can take up 3/4 of a king-1size bed and only the human Alpha male grumbles about that
• the happy greeting you get when you come home, even if you were only gone for 10 minutes
• the shoulder hugs
• the Tuck Butt run
• the insistent barking while looking up a tree
• the drying of the beards, or trying to catch them to dry the beards
• the guard dog behavior when it's important
• the tender way they can watch out for each other, and you
• the hanging of the head off the end of the bed / chair/ pillow
• the funny sounds they make while sleeping - with eyes only half shut
• the sound of their growling and grunting when playing tug of war with a rope toy ( to a non Airedale owner they would think this was a fight to the death -- we know it's just play)
• the quizzical looks on their faces at any given time is enough to make you laugh out loud
• aarrooooing
• who knew an Airedale could get bored with their food? so catsup, Parmesan cheese and leftover chopped veggies and whatever is in the fridge have become toppings on kibble
• the fun of separating dogs to eat their meals
• fly catching: watching the walls inside the house and attacking the wall to get a fly-slamming straight on nose to wall only to find out it was a spot of drool from earlier
• the happy faces on other people when they see you have a adorable Airedale sticking his head out the window of your car, or up to the glass window
• that beautiful shine their hair gets after the latest grooming begins to grow out
• watching their cute butts wiggle when you walk behind them during their walk
• the fact they know when it is time to go for the walk -- they can't tell time or can they?
• their stubbornness, independence and high intellect
• How well they have trained us
• How much they love us, no matter what. AND how much we love them! No matter what!

Kristine