Schoolhouse Pups

27/10/2023

Today is a very special day. 3 years ago today the original 6 pack was born. And 2 years ago today our sweet Dr who litter was born. I miss having sweet puppies in the house. I’m also so thankful for the friendships formed through our beeeding adventure.

It makes my heart happy to know that there are pieces of our sweet Django out in the world. Happy birthday sweet babies!

12/04/2023

Claire wants to know if any of her siblings love tennis balls as much as she does? Look closely. She is hiding hers in the photo ❤️

05/04/2023

Happy Birthday to miss Izzy (formerly Haley). It looks like she had a pretty amazing day with her humans today ❤️

05/04/2023

For some reason Fb hid these precious photos from me. But I got them today. Happy 1st birthday sweet Wanda! (3/26).
You are such a pretty girl!!❤️

05/04/2023

Happy 2nd birthday to our “modern family” litter. I can’t believe these babes are already 2! We made it friends. It all gets better from here 🤣

26/03/2023

Nat Nat is such a beautiful girl! Happy Birthday!!!

26/03/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to miss Mia (formerly vision). She had a wonky start, but ended up being very well loved and spoiled by her people. Hope you have a great day pretty girl ❤️

26/03/2023

Happy 1st Birthday to our marvel litter! Here’s sweet Nox (formerly Bruce) getting his birthday treat ❤️❤️❤️

11/03/2023

Life is weird sometimes….some of you may remember that back in 2021 we had a spring litter of pups and we were going to keep one. He was “Big J”. Instead he went to live with friends. This week he needed to come back home to us. After losing Django we were hesitant and honestly planning to find him another home….but….it turns out he IS home. So meet our new/old dog. Lol. He was originally Big J short for Job. We think that’s still a very fitting name. The book of Job in the Bible is about remaining faithful even when things are hard.

Big Job(e) has some big shoes to fill, but he looks and acts so much like Django. We are thankful to have a piece of our big beautiful boy back home with us. ❤️

24/02/2023

Remembering our beloved Dog, Django the Airedale Terrier. He was a loyal companion and will be greatly missed.

23/02/2023

It has taken me a few days to be able to write this post. On Monday we said goodbye to our big boy, Django. He was diagnosed with lymphoma in November. He fought long and hard and surpassed what the vet expected, but ultimately it was time to let him rest. He was surrounded by our entire family. He went to sleep in his best friends (James) arms. It was and is the hardest thing we have ever done. We miss him so much. 💔

Saying goodbye to the best boy

25/01/2023

We got a big wet heavy snowfall and these dogs are pretty happy about it!!

19/01/2023

Mason and Mila. I love how they each have their own look. They are beautiful!!

19/01/2023

The original purple girl. Miss Athena after a spa day. She’s so pretty!!!

17/01/2023

Mr Nox (Bruce) is growing and thriving. He has even started some agility training!! He has already completed obedience training. These babies are so smart. I can’t emphasize how important training can be. It’s a way to learn to communicate with each other. finding a good quality trainer is life changing for you and your dog ❤️

08/01/2023

An update on Church! He is a big handsome boy!! I love his fluffy face!

07/01/2023

Long story but worth the read…
Last Christmas one of our sweet Airedales went to an amazing family. They loved him very much, but last spring they had some personal things that led them to make the most difficult decision. They needed to send him back to us. Our puppies are ALWAYS welcome back. As a breeder it has been extremely important to us to provide support through the dogs life and to make sure that our dogs never end up in a shelter.

I think we need to change the tone around rehoming dogs. There should be no shame in doing what is best for the dog. That is exactly what this family did. It hurt their heart. This was not an easy decision for them. We are still in contact and all they wanted was for this big boy to be loved and have the life he deserves.

He spent a few months back at the schoolhouse until going to his new home. He is now called phinneas (Finn for short). He is the exact perfect addition to their dog family. He is a well adjusted and very loved boy. His first family absolutely made the right decision.

29/12/2022

An update on our big boy Django. He is still eating (a lot), drinking, and some days playing. He has lost so much hair that he almost doesn’t look like an Airedale anymore 💔

He seems to crave touch. He gets in bed with me every morning after James goes to work (this is new). when James gets home he just sits with him. It makes you wonder if he knows his time with us is limited?

For now the high dose steroids seem to be working. He has some side effects from them (extreme hunger, fluid retention, frequent urination) but so far he still has quality of life. We appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers. We feel them ❤️

15/12/2022

Look Claire-Nox has some Jammie’s too! ❤️

11/12/2022

Merry Christmas from the original green guy, Gus! He is so handsome!!

10/12/2022

Claire!! You are rocking those Christmas Jammie’s!! Thank you for sending these ❤️

10/12/2022

How cute is this?? Miss Lily looks a little ornery ❤️

10/12/2022

Nat Nat enjoying the snow! I love it. All of our Airedales love the snow too!

01/12/2022

A little tip-
Django has been getting in to things lately. He even counter surfed one day and turned the stove on while we were not home 😳

Now we have strategies in place for when we are not home. We keep the counters clean, the trash empty (or something heavy on top) and I have started leaving random (approved) things for him to find.

It is part of their nature to search out food. (Right now on the steroids he’s really searching). So I scatter some food (or treats) under things, in corners, and other places he needs to ”find” them. This sets him up for success. He gets to search and find, but it’s not something that will hurt him or get him in trouble. You can even do this outside if your dog has to stay in the yard for long periods of time. Hide food or toys for them to find.

I know counter surfing and getting in the trash is an annoying behavior, but it is something that actually shows you have a smart and cunning dog. We can use that for good and not evil 🤣

Kong toys are great for this too, but he’s never been interested in them.

19/11/2022

I tried sharing this video twice and for some reason it wouldn’t post. So I saved it to YouTube. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to share here. I hope you will all keep our family in your thoughts and prayers. We are hurting. https://youtu.be/xeIZrS3SaHc

28/10/2022

Look at these Halloween cuties! I love that their groomer does photo shoots 🎃🍁👻

27/10/2022

Another dr who baby…Big church! He is such a handsome man. Happy first birthday buddy!

26/10/2022

Happy Birthday to the original schoolhouse babies. I can’t believe you are 2! ❤️❤️❤️

26/10/2022

Happy Birthday to the original schoolhouse babies. I can’t believe you are 2! ❤️❤️❤️

Had to share the goofy photos. Arthur was quite the character!!