Hello all,

Well after 20 years of pedigree dogs, I went and fell in love with this little mutt, a cross Airdale x Staffordshire bitch, and I there and then decided this looks like a great hunting companion,

My English Pointer has been put on pension due too her hips, so the need was there for a tracking dog, I hope she will be as good as her predecessor, but we all fell in love in 30 seconds flat and now she is part of the family,

Wish me luck, 5 dogs in the bedroom is going to be <a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c112/kwansafaris/?action=view¤t=DSC01519-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c112/kwansafaris/DSC01519-1.jpg" border="0" alt="The new addition, Tessa"></a>

<a href="http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c112/kwansafaris/?action=view¤t=DSC01528.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c112/kwansafaris/DSC01528.jpg" border="0" alt="Tessa , Cute as a button"></a>

OK OK this handicapped idiot is trying too post the pictures , please be patient whilst I try again
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An interesting cross. Will be interested to see what she looks like in 6 months.

Yes I thought so too, I bred Staffordshires and showed them for a couple of years, and my Ex is going on with that, but the Staffies has always been too short on the leg for my liking, and the male I had hunted great though contra too all talk about them

I have liked the Airdale and Irish for a long time, and when I saw this cross, I looked for he pup with the most Airdale physical appearances, so we will have o wait and see how she turns out, but the impala skin on the floor has her attention already.

I have a soft spot for brindles. Post some pics as she grows up.

Not a problem Charles, I have a feeling you will see a lot of her in the future

Beautiful pup! I know in Hawaii they use Airdales, Pit Bulls and Airdale/Pit crosses for hog dogs. She should, indeed, be a great hunting companion.

Kind regards,
Mary

Thanks Mary,

Yes that is one of the reasons I took to the breeding, I was looking for a bushpig dog again, We run a pack of hounds for pigs, but some land owners does not want 15 dogs running loose, so I will train her on her own and just like I did with the Stafford use her on her own or with the Ridgeback.