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Lab'Aire

Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever Mixed Breed Dogs

Information and Pictures

A black dog with along beard of long hair and a wavy coat, black nose and brown eyes sitting down on a carpet next to a chair

"This is Jameson and he is 9 years old. We adopted him as a puppy and they said he was rescued from Georgia. He’s the most loving dog I’ve ever had, and just always aims to please. He has the best demeanor and is extremely smart. He came in 2nd place in a trick contest. His big tricks are crawling, playing dead and taking a bow at the end of his routine. He loves to swim especially in our pool and loves to play with our son Declan (6 years old). We live at the Jersey Shore across from the beach and he LOVES running on the sand and jumping in the waves. I wish someone would start breeding this type of dog- they could call them LaberDales. Best dog ever!"

Other Names
  • Lab'Aire Tertriever
Description

The Lab'Aire is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Airedale Terrier and the Labrador Retriever. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses.

Recognition
  • ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club
  • DDKC = Designer Dogs Kennel Club
  • DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
A shiny coated black puppy with soft ears that hang down to the sides and brown eyes sitting down on a tan carpet wearing a bandanna around his neck

Jameson the Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mix as a puppy

A graying wiry looking black with white Lab'Aire is laying on a purple couch. It is looking to the left. Its front paws are hanging over the edge

Oliver the Lab'Aire (Labrador Retriever / Airedale Terrier mix) at 9 years old

Close Up view from the top looking down - A wiry looking black with white Lab'Aire is sitting in dirt and looking up. Its mouth is open and tongue is out

"Oliver is a black Labrador cross Airedale Terrier, shown here at 9 years old. He loves everybody. Seriously. Everybody. I’ve never known a happier dog. You wanna a friend? He’s just happy you're paying attention to him. Medium-sized mongrel of Labrador / Airedale mix, if you've got food, he’ll be your best friend and you'll have his undivided attention. He loves to play and will run all day long; for no reason, just for the pure and simple fact that he loves running. He adores puddles. If there's a puddle, he’ll head straight for it and just run through it. If it's a particularly big puddle, he likes to lie in them. However, he doesn’t like to get out of his depth when swimming—he just tends to paddle on the edge. Oliver will play with anyone; people, big dogs, small dogs, horses, butterflies. He does, however, go mental when there’s a cat in the area...or a squirrel...or rabbit...or any other rodent that is fair game. He’s a bit thick; doesn’t cotton on all that quickly. And has been run over twice—in one sitting (hit by one car, catapulted across the other side of the road and hit again) with nothing but a small scratch to show for it...he’s made of rubber. He has also lost an inch of his tail due his own stupidity of play with a door... He is such a loving animal."

Close Up front view had shot - A long-haired wiry looking black, gray and tan Lab'Aireis sitting on a porch, its mouth is open

"This is our dog Crispy. He was a wonderful dog, but has passed on now. His mother was a purebred Labrador Retriever and his father was a purebred Airedale Terrier. At the time we didn't know there was such thing as a Lab’Aire. He was a wonderful dog and looked like a shaggy Airedale Terrier. He had all different colors of hair and was a big clown."

A wiry looking black, tan and gray Lab'Aire is sitting on a carpet. There is a bed next to it

Crispy the Lab'Aire (Labrador Retriever / Airedale Retriever mix)

Front View - A rose-eared, shorthaired black with a tuft of white dog with a longer wiry black, gray and white beard of hair on its chin sitting on a sidewalk in front of a large silver planter.

Tucker the Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mix at 5 years old

Front View - A rose-eared, shorthaired black with a tuft of white dog with a longer wiry black, gray and white beard of hair on its chin sitting on a sidewalk in front of a large silver planter looking to the left.

Tucker the Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mix at 5 years old

Front side view - A rose-eared, shorthaired black with a tuft of white dog with a longer wiry black, gray and white beard of hair on its chin sitting on a sidewalk in front of a large silver planter stretching its neck to look up in the air.

Tucker the Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mix at 5 years old

A tan with white Lab'Aire is laying in grass. Its mouth is open and there is an empty water bottle behind it

Betty Boop the Lab’Aire (Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mix)

A tan with white and black Lab'Aire puppy is standing behind a chain link fence. There is a second black with white Lab'Aire puppy behind it.

Betty Boop and Parker as puppies (Lab’Aire - Airedale Terrier / Labrador Retriever mixes)

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