From the September, 2003 “Aire-ing The News” by Carole Bullwinkle-Foucrault I’ve been asked if I would share a little about Briardale Airedales and myself. Most of you know me as Carole Bullwinkle, maybe Carole Bullwinkle-Foucrault or maybe Carole b which was the name on my grooming shops that I owned in the late 1980s until …

A Brace to Remember, Ruby and Delilah by Frank Stephen The following article by Frank Stephen’s is a “must-read.” Congratulations on his winning brace performances last year! What started as a dare became a novelty and ultimately turned into a challenge. Showing a brace can be fun, but it helps if the two are compatible litter …

by Kimberley Harper (Editor’s Note:  Kim is Kris Munson’s cousin, and is owner of two young Airedales, “Heri” (Sequoia’s Starwalk With Me), bred by Karel and Kathy Daniels, and “Sunny” (Live Strong Sunbeam’s Busy Day) bred by Kris Munson.  Attendees at last year’s Great Western may remember the ebullient Heri’s antics in the puppy classes.  …

By Janell Hayes As a “first-timer” at the CATC Airedale Specialty, I have been asked to share my thoughts about the event. I’m not new to attending specialties and what I found very refreshing was the comradeship and friendship amongst the participants and the support of the two venues – conformation and obedience. The club …

by Frank Stevens IN MEMORIAM: Champion Greenfield’s Celtic Legend June 1999 – June 2005. More than a dog show, Crufts is a spectacular, magnificent, colossal dog happening. Set at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England, it is without a doubt the greatest and most internationally diverse dog event in the world. Agility, obedience, tracking, …

by Kimberly Harper Poor Sunny! Poor Heri! I felt horrible for them, survivors of minor surgery, drooping around in their hated elizabethan plastic collars, as dejected as two dogs could be. Both dogs were slinking around, garnering a houseful of sympathy and putting on quite a drama for their unsuspecting audience. When I picked them …

By Kimberley Harper Ella and Amos came to the CATC Rescue in need of understanding, socialization, and good new homes. The two dogs started out life together, going from the same litter into the same shared home. As they grew up and took on personalities of their own, they became more and more of a …