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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Airedales!


The Airedale Terrier is such a cool dog so why don't you see some information about them:

#1. "The Airedale Terrier is the largest of the terriers and stands square in appearance."
#2. "The head is long and flat."
#3. "The nose is black."
#4. "The small eyes are dark in color."
#5. "The v-shaped ears fold slightly to the side of the head and forward."
#6. "The chest is deep."
#7. "The front legs are perfectly straight."
#8. "The tail is set high on the back."
#9. "The double coat has a hard, dense and wiry outer coat with a soft undercoat. Coat colors include tan and black and tan and grizzle. The head and ears should be tan, with the ears being a slightly darker shade of tan. The legs, thighs, elbows and the under part of the body and chest are also tan, sometimes running into the shoulder. In some lines there is a small white blaze on the chest. The back of the dogs, sides and upper parts of the body should be black or dark grizzle in color."
#10. "The Airedale Terrier will usually do okay with children if they have early exposure and socialization, however they may play too rough for very small ones."
#11. "Courageous and protective."
#12. "Fairly friendly with strangers."
#13. "Intelligent, pleasant and loyal."
#14. "Sensitive and responsive, it can be obedience trained at a high level."
#15. "Airedales are fun-loving and playful when they are puppies."
#16. "They will be happy to please you, if there is nothing more pressing in the environment (chipmunk, other dog, food)."
#17. "An Airedale is extremely loyal, but as an avid hunter you would have to be am ace trainer to get it to come away from a chipmunk even for raw steak!"
#18. "The Airedale Terrier may have dominance challenges toward family members it sees submissive."
#19. "They are not difficult to train, but they do not respond to harsh overbearing training methods."
#20. "They need a calm, but firm, confident and consistent handler."
#21. "This breed generally gets along well with household cats and other animals, but they sometimes try to dominate other dogs."
#22. "Height: 22-24 inches (56-61 cm.)"
#23. "Weight: 50-65 pounds (23-29 kg.)"
#24. "The Airedale Terrier is not recommended for apartment life. They are very active indoors and will do best with at least an average-sized yard."
#25. "Life Expectancy: About 10-12 years."
#26. "Litter Size: Average of 9 puppies."

Info from: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/airedale.htm
Pic from: http://www.justdogbreeds.com/images/breeds/airedale-terrier.jpg

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