AIREDALE TERRIER: TOUGH, HARDY AND FAITHFUL
65TOUGH, HARDY AND FAITHFUL COMPANION
THE AIREDALE TERRIER
The Airedale is larger than most Terrier breeds; however, he holds all other characteristics of the group. A born watchdog, he can have bad boy tendencies, getting into street brawls with other dogs, and displaying a stubborn streak. The Airedale Terrier is a tough, hardy, and loyal breed that has served as police dog, sentry dog, and messenger (Bruce Fogle, DVM,Dogalog).
APPEARANCE
Airedale Terriers have keen, alert eyes, and ears that are small and V-shaped. Their head, ears, and beard are tan colored, with a hard, dense, wiry coat that requires expert grooming if the dog is to be a show dog. He has thickly boned forelegs that are completely straight, powerful muscular thighs, and small round and compact feet. Airedales weigh from 44 to 50 pounds (20-23 kg), and stand from 22 to 24 inches tall (56-61 cm).
BREED HISTORY
The Airedale Terrier came to be, in Yorkshire, England, when working men in Leeds crossed the Old English Broken or Course Haired Terrier with the Otterhound. The extremely versatile Airedale was the result.
CHARACTERISTICS
The Airedale Terrier is well suited for urban living and extremely cold climates. He is quite content living outdoors under appropriate conditions. He is a watchdog who needs a good deal of physical exercise, so long walks or jogs with him would be recommended. Do not expect your Airedale to get along well with other dogs, as they have a tendency to be dog aggressive. His life expectancy is about 13 years.
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Thanks Hair, he's a bad boy, like most terriers, but bad boys are some of my favorites. LOL.
Very nice hub I like the 1st picture the best it is like he is posing for the camera, anyway Thanks for the gr8 info
Thanks manthy, you know you just can't let a dog know you're shooting a picture, or they don't act natuural. LOL. Thanks for the comment. (: v
My family roots are in Yorkshire, like the terrier. ha. I have read that these dogs tend to be pretty temperamental and might not do too well with children, etc./Nice hub as usual Valerie!
I think most terriers have the personality types you are suggesting. According to my research, they are typically natural born hunters and aggressive types. (: v
Wonderful Hub... out with the boys is a winner...
Blessings
Thanks Quill, always nice to add a little humor to these educational hubs to keep them from getting too dry. Dogs are funny, so I find humor in their behavior. Thanks again for commenting on my sites. (: v
The last photo is of my boy Bogart Handsome Devil! He has his own blog: www.toaireisdivine.com
Great Dale article...
Lulu
Are you serious Lulu? I'll have to read his blog. (: v
Yup! It's from a few years ago when we went to Multnomah Falls: www.toaireisdivine.com/blog/2008/06/28/take-me-to-the-river
I always LOVE to find his pictures on other sites, especially good ones about Airedales :)
We'd LOVE to have you as a new reader on his blog! Bogart has been blogging since he was 8 weeks old (he's 4.5 now).
He also has a Squidoo lens with lots of other Airedale Terrier bloggers: www.squidoo.com/airedaleterrierbloggers
Thanks for the smile,
Lulu & Bogart
Thanks LUlU. That is just too cool. I will visit his site, and thanks for informing my readers of it. I am a canine lover, and enjoy doing research on different breeds. I have three Australian Shepherds, and one Golden Retriever, and they are my babies. Thanks for stopping back by to clarify things. (: v
I visited the site of Bogart, the Handsome Devil, and he is definitely a handsome devil. All lovers of the breed, and of dogs in general should visit. Thanks LuLU, for contacting me. (: v
I have had 2 Oorang type airedales.I have seen books and articles about "tough" breeds of dogs.Police dogs,guard dogs,fighting dogs,they never mention airedales.I know about King Oorang2. i know that my first airedale confronted a group of three aggressive dogs and did not back down ( a huge rottie,an akita and a pit ).My current airedale made two english mastiffs leave with tails tucked.I don't know.Is the airedale just a personable family clown or are they really a "tough" dog.
Jim, I think terriers tend to be tuff. I'm not surprised your airedale can hold his own. (:v
This section is from the book "The Dogs Of The British Islands", by J. H. Walsh.
The Airedale Terrier.
In support of my views, I shall quote from a letter just received from a gentleman who has owned Airedales, and whose opinions are identical with what I have stated. He writes:
"Airedale terriers are a failure.
The result of my experiences of them is that I find them to have good noses, they will beat a hedgerow, will find and kill rats and rabbits, and work well with ferrets. They are good water dogs and companions, possessing a fair amount of intelligence. This is the sum total of their excellence.
They came to me with a great reputation for gameness, but out of fourteen that I have personally tried at badger and fighting with a bull terrier of 241b., I have Never found one game - at least to my idea of the word".
This is strong speaking, but this gentleman's experiences corroborate every word of what has gone before, and the woeful exhibition made by some Airedales when tried at a badger at Wolverhampton last January was literally the laugh of the show.
So far, I am aware that my endeavours to supply information about the origin of the Airedale have not been attended with success, but upon the merits of the breed I can speak with more authority, having had the benefit of the experience of a gentleman who took it up some short time back from the glowing accounts he had heard of its gameness and bottom.
The result was most mortifying.
He could make nothing of the dogs, and was heartily glad to get rid of them. Prom what he tells me concerning Airedales, I have no doubt that they potter about the banks of a river, and take water well, and that they will kill rats, which, as they scale from 401b. to 501b., is not much in their favour.
I will even go further, and admit that specimens may be produced which will tackle a badger under protest; but not another step will I go in favour of the Airedales as a game, hard-bitten race.
Bill, Well, you certainly have a right to your opinion. Thank you for responding to my site. (:v
Well Bill it depends on the "breed" of airedale this is certainly not my experiece with owning them for many years. Your "friend" may have owned some poor stock, I only ever get my dogs from a top Uk breeder who's mission it is first and foremost to continue the great Airedale temperament something that is now being breed out sadly. Airedales were originally breed for Otter and badger hunting so you've got it totally wrong there, my males (without going into too much detail) have/would never back down from a cuddly little badger lol. Have you seen a properly trained airedale dispatch a large prey obviously not lol. English bully, Staffy and boxer from experience no problems either when it comes to a large dominant un neutered Dale.
Hello dav, Obviously, my research indicated something different from what you feel is correct. I do research on many breeds I have not experienced personally. Since this is the case, I value any opinion, whether or not it agrees with what I have written. Thank you. (: v
My airedale is tough and hardy, yes, but "faithful"? She is basically for sale to anyone with a meatball! They are wonderful, fun-loving, brave, and playful creatures but they don't seem very interested in "serving" anyone; at least not for very long.
Thanks for the fun article anyway. Now I have to go and throw a stick with my disobedient (but loved) Airedale Terrier, Dixie.
And like the bad boys and bad girls, they seem to win our hearts anyway. My Sambo is an Australian Shepherd, very loyal, but definately not interested in serving me either. He likes attention and has recently started drinking his water, but throwing his food down because he doesn't like being left in the crate while I'm at work. I became so concerned I thought he had heart worm and ran to the vet one Saturday morning, only to be told he is a healthy dog. Healthy and strong willed. UMM. Welcome to the world of animals that think for themselves no matter what the experts say about them. (:v
hair2nv 2 years ago
beautiful dog