ʻO ka ʻohana Airedale Terrier he jack hilinaʻi o nā ʻoihana a pau: he ʻīlio hilinaʻi a aloha ʻohana, a he hoa wiwo ʻole a paʻakikī i ka lawelawe.
Ma muli o kona nui, ua ʻike ʻia ka Airedale Terrier ʻo "ke aliʻi o nā terriers". ʻO kāna mau hiʻohiʻona ʻokoʻa, ʻo ia ka naʻauao a me ka hilinaʻi iā ia iho a i kekahi manawa ka paʻakikī.
#1 Mai ka kalana Pelekane mua ʻo Yorkshire - ʻike ʻia kēia pilina ma ka inoa o ka pua, hiki ke unuhi ʻia ʻo "ke awāwa (= dale) o ka Aire".
I ka wā ma mua, ua kapa ʻia nā ʻīlio mai ka muliwai Pelekane o Aire, Wharfe, a me Calder he "Waterside Terriers" ma mua o ka lanakila ʻana o ka inoa maʻamau i kēia lā.