AIREDALE QUOTIENT AND
CHOOSING A PUPPY !

Http://www.Airedales.Net

The Ohio River Valley Airedale Terrier Club is a pack of Airedale Terrier fanciers. Airedalers in the Ohio Valley (and across the country) have joined together to share our common interests:

Training the Airedale for the show ring, obedience trials, agility trials, and hunting and working.
Breeding to the Airedale standard and providing a Breeder Referral Service to the public as well as our own members.
Assisting the owner in grooming techniques.
Updating Airedalers on medical needs and therapies available for their dogs.
Hosting matches to allow even the novice to get a taste of the "show ring."
Providing news of nationwide Airedale events through the Airedale Terrier Club of America.
Finding new homes for "Little Orphan Airedales" through the Rescue and Adoption Team.

MEETINGS

ORVATC holds meetings about six times a year. Our annual business meeting with the election of officers is held in February.

In the spring of each year, we hold a Fun Match to show off our 'Dales and have a good time with them. Each December we get together to celebrate the holiday season. Our annual Photo Contest is among the festivities of the evening.

Our meetings are usually held at the homes of members who volunteer to host them. Depending on the weather and the site, we invite the dogs to join us. Among the many activities at our meetings are demonstrations on grooming and training.

With our large geography, we try to have meetings at central locations. Please plan to drive a few miles to the meetings. They are well worth it.

Hunting & Working

When the Airedale Terrier Club of America was founded in 1900, the Airedale was on its way to becoming one of the most popular breeds in the United States. They were known as the most versatile hunting dog breed and were recognized experts at flushing or pointing upland birds, retrieving waterfowl, and tackling fur. The Airedale's reputation grew as big as Pecos Bill's.

As demographics and lifestyles changed, the Airedale's popularity shifted to other breeds more fashionable and suited to suburban ways.

In 1986 the ATCA and ORVATC held the first national workshop for hunting Airedales; in 1994, the ATCA offered their Hunting Test Certificate Program. Now an Airedale can qualify for a Junior, Senior, or Master Title by passing the Upland Bird Test, the Retrieving Test, or the Fur Test. An Airedale who qualifies in all three tests receives the Hunting Dog Versatile Title, proving that the Airedale can indeed do it all.

While some breeds have distinct "field type" vs. "show type," the ATCA and ORVATC maintain that dogs bred to the conformation standard should not differ from those used for work or sport. The ideal Airedale described in the AKC Standard is a dog whose form follows function as a strong, tireless, working dog.

Little Orphan Airedales

We hope you will join us in celebrating the spirit of the Airedale Terrier.

ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST

Press here to see a Sample of Winners From 1998:

MEMBERSHIP

You are cordially invited to become a member of the Ohio River Valley Airedale Terrier Club. Membership is open to anyone interested in Airedale Terriers whether you own one or not. Membership rates are available in three levels: single membership dues are $15 per year, family membership dues are $25 per year, and junior membership dues are $5 per year. Your dues entitle you to full voting rights and to a yearly subscription to AIREWAYS, the club's newsletter.