Tom,

My second dog was an Airedale. Beautiful dogs and very friendly with people but complete terrors with other animals. I was away from home for some time when I joined university and she became very attached to my mother as she grew older. She could grow destructive and destroy a lot of stuff if my mother left her at home and went out - Airedales are very strong for their size like all terriers. Other than that, they live very long and are superlatively intelligent. Haven't had an Airedale since (it hits you hard when you lose a dog like that and I don't have Cocker Spaniels and Collies for the same reason) but I now have a little Tibetan Terrier whom I brought with me to the USA from India when I movedhere, and this is one of the best decisions that I have made in my life.

Hope you find a lovely pup and do post pictures of him / her when you can.