Jezebel is gentle and sweet and very mellow, which is quite unusual for an Airedale. This makes for a good foil for her goofball/clown brother, Frankie.

She looks like a 'Redline' Airedale which is a type of Airedale that was bred for hunting. The furnishings are coarser and do not grow as long as the typical Airedale. This is so when the dog is hunting and running through the brush, burrs do not stick to the coat. Her coat is a rich, deep red with a shiny blue-black saddle and a big white blaze on her chest. Redlines have a very strong hunt drive, and she is relentless in her pursuit of bunnies and lizards. She'll chase them into bushes and then tries to flush them out by stomping her front feet.

Last May ('06), at only about a year old, she was found wandering in Tucson without tags or id. She was picked up and put in a shelter. Nobody claimed her.

Fortunately, Sidney Hardie got word and rescued her.

I expressed interest to Rose McAuliffe in wanting a 2nd Airedale as a companion for Frankie (rescued in Nov '05). She contacted Sidney, and in a short time we had our new girl.

Jez didn't know any commands except sit, but she was housetrained. She wasn't fearful and was eager to please.

She has come a long way in a year and has since had obedience and basic agility training. She loves to do tricks for treats, swim, go for rides, and chew bones. She and Frankie play for hours whether it's swimming in the pool, chase-tackle and roll, clash of the titans, tug-of-war with squeaky toys, stalk, hide and seek, and critter hunting.

We have always been just a one dog family, and now that we have two we think that it's so much better for them. They entertain each other, as well as us. The dynamics really change when there are two. We were worried it would be more work and take more time, but the truth is it really doesn't. I think it enriches the quality of their life and ours.

We love having Jez as a part of our family. As I always say, "Life's merrier with lots of terriers!"