We got Abby from a breeder. My mom had an Airedale as a child, and she wanted another when we decided to get a dog. She was $700, and 2 and a half hours away, but it was well worth it!

Actually, she was in FLORIDA!! (Mind you, we are in Wisconsin... ) and we didn't know until we were almost ready to agree to take her... but we got SOOOOO lucky... The man who had her was vacationing in Kenosha, which is in Wisconsin, so we could get her.

And we decided to name her Abby, and we told the man, and he told us that it was her mother's name, too! So she's Abby the second...