Cooper Whybrew IN

Cooper is settling in nicely and enjoyed a day of hanging out with just Bentley and me yesterday. Here are some pictures of him over the last few days. Enjoy! UPDATE: I caught Cooper and Bentley playing a few rounds of bitey face over the weekend. Cooper is looking very happy in this picture to the right!

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Chloe Volk MI

Hey all! Chloe is doing great and our whole family is loving her to no end. She loves going on walks and exploring all the exciting new smells and sounds. She’s eating well and we’ve been working hard to not let her have any “accidents” in the house the past few days. She loves her…

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Chassy Jakubik MI

Just wanted to give you an update on how Chassy is doing. She has adjusted very well to her new home. She loves her backyard and is very protective of her home and Janet especially. She demands we take her for a walk everyday but that can be hard when it gets very hot. Chassy…

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David & Marlene Ware

After fostering and transporting for ATRA for many years, Marlene and David Ware teamed up with SOAR in the same capacity, and they haven’t looked back. Why volunteer? For them, the answer is simple. “How can one not?” asks Marlene. “This is something not all families can do, but it’s needed.” The Wares not only act…

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Darla Dickensheets

Hello, my name is Darla Dickensheets from Hillsdale, Michigan and I first fell in love with the Airedale Terrier in the mid 1980s. I was fortunate enough to have my first girl, Brandy, 14 years before losing her to cancer in 1998. Two months later I rescued my boy, Zeus, who stood a tall 28″…

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Cheri Andrews

I live and work in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am a legal assistant for a major law firm. While we do not have any children, Brad and I adopt dogs to love. We presently have a couple of older dogs (14 and 12) who just happened to walk by our house at the right time. I got my…

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Carol Vanderlaan

Hi, I’m Carol Vanderlaan. My father introduced me to Airedales when I was a child because he wanted his family to enjoy what he (and later I) considered to be magnificent creatures. There’s something unique about their intelligence and independence, and yet they have an entertaining, almost clownish side that makes them utterly irresistible. When…

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Beverly Langley

Hi! My name is Bev Langley and I’ve owned Airedales since I was 15 years old. Our first family pet was a wire-haired fox terrier and our second family pet was a 12 week old Airedale girl who was all legs and that’s when I fell in love with Airedales. I currently have two Airedales – Emma, who…

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Barbara Mann

As one of the three founding members of SOAR, I was delighted and proud when we were incorporated as a non-profit rescue organization in 2009. One of the great joys of working with SOAR is that all of its volunteers are highly valued and treated with the utmost respect, and that it does such a…

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Annie – ATRA Airedale Terrier Rescue & Adoption

SOAR Airedale Assisted:Rescue Group:Amount: AnnieAiredale Terrier Rescue & Adoption$250 Annie, the Airedale, had to undergo emergency surgery on her back to address a ruptured disc that left her paralyzed in her back legs. Leading up to this point in her short 6 years of life, Annie, the Airedale, was placed into the hands of Airedale…

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