That was the Welshie alright! I always had a soft spot for him (Evan)
after he brought down my mother-in-law in the hallway - sat her down
on the first fast pass and after a high speed U-turn up the wall at
the end, knocked her flat on the second hit. Unfortunately he wasn't
the type to go for the throat once he had her down.
He met a glorious and heroic end, trying to kill a truck.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 02/11/2008, at 11:29 AM, montsnmags@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Anyway, to the point, which is that the American breeder would
> frequently get people coming to her saying that they wanted something
> "more manageable" than an Airedale, and so they thought they'd get the
> "miniature Airedale" - that is, the Welshie. Well, the breeder,
> being a
> lovely, sweet person, would struggle not to laugh hysterically, and
> would then suggest (if she thought it appropriate) that she could
> select
> from an Airedale litter a dog likely to be of an easier temperament
> than
> the Airedale average. Welshies had "fire" (as she put it), and "more
> manageable" (relative to the already independent-minded Airedale) was
> not a phrase she tended to use when describing them.
>
> It's funny, but I'm not surprised that a JRT and a Welshie have
> featured
> in your life, Andrew.
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