Skinner Airedales
Our Story
Available Puppies
Our Story
Our names are Taylor and Annie Johnson and we are the owners and breeders of Skinner Airedales.
We love Airedale's and have an Airedale in our home since 1999.
We have 4 children and they have loved being raised around Airedale's as well as various other breeds of dogs throughout their lives.
We all participate in the raising of our dogs
Our names are Taylor and Annie Johnson and we are the owners and breeders of Skinner Airedales.
We love Airedale's and have an Airedale in our home since 1999.
We have 4 children and they have loved being raised around Airedale's as well as various other breeds of dogs throughout their lives.
We all participate in the raising of our dogs and greatly enjoy sharing our lives with them!
We have found Airedale Terrier's to be the best all-around dog for every stage of life; they have plenty of "get up and go" and can keep up when the need arises but they also have the ability to gear down and settle when it's time.
Our Dogs
Available Puppies
Our Story
We currently own 5 Airedale Terriers:
+ Muleskinner's Little Skinner .
+ Skinner's Notorious Geordie Sean
+ Nnamssams Skinner's Vera Ann
+ Skinner’s Nashville Rambler
+ Skinner’s Smidgen Marie
Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see detailed biographies on each dog
Available Puppies
Available Puppies
Available Puppies
We have a litter planned for early Spring 2025 between Skinner & Vera!
We are currently taking reservations on this litter. If you are interested in placing a deposit to reserve a puppy, you can read about how to do that by reading below in the "Adoption Process" section, or else you can always contact us via email.
If you are interested
We have a litter planned for early Spring 2025 between Skinner & Vera!
We are currently taking reservations on this litter. If you are interested in placing a deposit to reserve a puppy, you can read about how to do that by reading below in the "Adoption Process" section, or else you can always contact us via email.
If you are interested in learning more about reserving a pup, please read about our typical practices below...
Adoption Process
Thank you for your interest in our puppies! Here you will find information on our application process, health information, and puppy pricing.
How It Works
Please send us a message by clicking here and tell us a bit about you what you are looking for in an Airedale Terriers or feel free to simply ask any questions you might have!
We will get back to you as quickly as we can via email and set up a phone call to learn more and share more details about where we are at with litters and if we have any available puppies. This isn't required but it is definitely the easiest way to get a hold of us!
Reserving Your New Puppy
A $200 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your puppy. We accept Venmo or card and ACH payments via Square. We can send an email invoice to be paid online upon request.
Pricing
Please contact us for current pricing on puppies
Bringing Your Puppy Home
Puppy Pick-Up Day takes place at 8-weeks old. Each puppy will have a vet exam prior to being sent to their new home. He/she will come with current records, up-to-date on immunizations, heartworm treatment, worming, and AKC Puppy Papers will be available.
Refunds & Transportation
Refund Policy
Puppy reservation deposits are non-refundable, however, it IS transferable between coming litters. If we have not provided you with a puppy within 24 months, the deposit may be returned.
Once your deposit has been received, we will email you a reservation deposit confirmation email with your receipt, specification on litter due dates or available puppies, your place on the reservation list, and final balance due.
Transportation
We typically prefer new owners to come to our home to pick up their new puppy but in some cases, that just isn't possible. In these instances, we are happy to meet you anywhere within a 100 mile radius of our home for an additional $200 added to your balance due. Beyond that, we recommend Family Logistics Team (847-780-6318) as a trusted pet transportation service option. This will be an additional fee that will be determined at the time of drop-off and added onto your balance due.
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Airedale Terrier Coat Variences
You don't have to talk very long about Airedale's without their coats coming up.
The general consensus is that there are 3 types of coats: A Sheep-coat, a Wire Coat, and a Soft Coat.
We do not keep sheep-coat Airedale's in our breeding program.
While temperament takes prescinedence, we find the sheep-coat Airedale coats to be prone to matting, they carry more smell, and they don't seem to take the heat or the cold as well.
Soft coats, well, they kind of speak for themselves. While they will make a perfectly good pet, we don't use them in our breeding program due to the dramatic changes in temperature up here in Wisconsin and the low tolerance they have for those changes.
The middle coat here, the Wire Coat, is more "typical" of a traditional Airedale coat and is what people prefer above all the other coats. This coat has a lot of potential, with proper grooming, to be a durable and easy to care for coat. It sheds water easier, they stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter and they have very little smell and shed so little, it's a nice change from some other breeds out there!
(Photo credit: Airedale Terrier Rescue of the Virginias)
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Slick Coats, "Redlines," and the 3rd Quadrent
Not often talked about but it definitely needs to be spoken about more is the coat called a Slick Coat, a "redline," or what Henry Johnson referred to as "the 3rd quadrant."
Click here to be taken to a post with some of Henry Johnson's writing on the vitally important role that slick coats play in the Airedale breed.
The Airedales
Nnamssams Skinner's Vera Ann
Vera was born in February 2022.
Vera comes from the Nnamssams Kennel out of northern Minnesota and we couldn't be more thrilled with her. She shows tremendous agility and intelligence and has excelled in everything we have put to her. She is the total package and exhibits fantastic balance wherever she goes, be it in the woods or in the home.
She is a wonderful house dog and companion to the entire family and loves nothing more than riding in the car and being with her family. She has a classic smooth coat and has proven herself hearty in all climates; she handles heat with no problem and her favorite winter activity is bounding through the snow and digging tunnels. Her pedigree is full of breeder "greats" such as Sandhill, Mogollon, and more.
Vera Ann is approximately 22 inches at the shoulder and weighs 50 pounds.
Skinner's Notorious Geordie Sean
Geordie Sean was born in November 2022. He has a a fabulous coat that requires little-to-no grooming and when he does need a little touch-up, he has only ever been hand-stripped.
He is a great family dog as well as dedicated protector of the yard! You would be hard pressed to find a more people-oriented, attentive dog. He's a quick study and goes from happy-go-lucky pet to an all-business terrier when needed. He is out of working lines from down in the Oklahoma/New Mexico area.
He has proven himself to be more than competent in the woods and is a true "ride or die" dog that is eager to please.
He is approximately 23 inches at the shoulder and weighs around 60 pounds.
Muleskinner's Little Skinner
Skinner was born in August 2016. He has shown himself to be a solid, well-rounded Airedale that has been an asset to everything we have involved him in.
He loves hunting and has easily taken to everything from varmint hunting to retrieving birds.
Skinner comes from working lines out of the Oklahoma/New Mexico area and is definitely a Working Airedale.
He loves his family and his favorite hobby in the summer is to play with puppies and go to the river to visit and swim.
He is approximately 70 pounds and about 24 inches at the shoulder.
Skinner's Smidgen Marie
Smidgen was born in April 2024 and is a Vera X Geordie pup. She is a very promising young Airedale that we are extremely excited to have in our program. Like all of her siblings, she has that exceptional coat, pleasing but discerning temperament, and her adaptability is encouraging to see in a dog so young.
Smidgen shows all the signs you want to see in a Airedale her age and we can't wait to see how she turns out.
Skinner's Nashville Rambler
Nash was born in April 2024 and is a Vera X Geordie pup.
Nash is an extraordinary young male that was too exceptional to let go; we knew we had to keep him.
He has phenomenal bone and that highly sought after "old school" Airedale look that we are thrilled to be able to reproduce in our lines.
He is a classic Airedale with that discerning temperament, eye-catching features, and is already a tremendous companion and cautious protector.
We have high hopes for Nash and look forward to watching him mature and grow!
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