We expect you to be a resident of the State of Florida. We prefer not to ship our rescues out of State. If you are from another state, we will be happy to direct you to an Airedale Rescue group that handles your state.

We expect you to research the breed and make sure the Airedale Terrier is the breed for you and your family. Read all you can about the breed. Visit Airedales and their owners in your area, if possible. Read the information on this site and follow the links to more information.

Decide if an adult rescue is the best choice for you and your family, or are you really looking for a puppy? Rescue rarely has puppies for adoption, and if you definitely want a puppy, we can refer you to reputable breeders in our club. Do NOT buy puppies from pet shops or those advertised in the newspaper.

An Airedale needs ample room for a reasonable amount of exercise, so we expect our applicants will have a fenced yard. We do not consider tying a dog outside an option to a fenced yard. Our experience with invisible fencing has not been all positive, so we do not consider it to be a reliable solution for a rescue dog. We will do a home check at your residence prior to the adoption.

We do not intend for our rescues to be outside dogs. We expect our rescues to be kept as inside dogs, as part of your family. We do follow up to check on this.

When we place a rescue dog with an adopter, that dog will have been spayed or neutered. The dog will be up-to-date on all shots and current on heartworm preventative. We expect the adopter to keep the dog on regular heartworm preventative, to provide all future inoculations, and to maintain all routine and necessary veterinary treatment.

We expect you to license your dog and see that your dog bears proper identification at all times.

We expect you to happily donate a minimum of $275.00 when you adopt one of our rescues. Donations are necessary to continue rescuing and caring for these very deserving animals.

If you are interested in adopting an Airedale rescue in Florida, the next step is to complete and submit our Application for adoption.

Persons adopting one of our rescues will sign an agreement on the care and housing of the rescue, and will agree to follow up inspections by our volunteers. You must agree to return the rescue to our rescue program if for any reason the placement does not work out.