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From the history of the breed:
Airedale is the name of the valley in the West Riding of
Yorkshire, situated between the rivers of Ayr and Worth,
and it is the birthplace of the breed Airedale. In the
middle of the XIX century, the workers bred the dog with
the help of tough crossing rough-woolen old English
black and tan terrier and Ginger terrier (now
known as velsh terrier) with Otterhound. In
1886, the National club of the fans of dogs
officially registered the breed of Airedale.
The country of origin:
United Kingdom.
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General appearance:
Airedale - is the largest from the terriers, muscular, active,
fairly stocky dog, without a hint on too high limbs or an
excessive length of the body.
Height and the weight:
The height for males is 58-61 cm, for females - 56-59 cm. Measured
from the top point of the shoulder blade. The weight: 20-25 kg.
Coat:
Tough, dense and wiry, not too long to appear a shaggy. Evenly and
tight fitting, covering the body and the limbs, the outer coat is
rough, wiry, stiff, the undercoat is shorter and softer. The
tightest coat with a break or just slightly wavy, curly or soft
shirt is extremely undesirable.
Color:
A saddle on the body of a black or gray color, as well as the top
of the neck and the upper surface of the tail. All other places
are reddish-brown. The ears are often darker reddish-brown, but
shading can occur around the neck and the sides of the skull. A
few white hairs between the forelimbs are acceptable.
Head:
The skull is long and flat, not too wide between the ears and
narrowing slightly to the eyes. The head is well balanced, with no
apparent difference in length between the skull and the muzzle.
Without wrinkles, with a barely noticeable transition from the
forehead to the muzzle. The cheekbones are flat, not prominent.
The muzzle is bulk, well filled under the eyes. Not turned up,
without a sharp downcast, but a slight inclination from the eyes
towards the nose eliminates the impression of wedge form and
simplicity. The upper and lower jaws are powerful, deep, strong
and muscular, as a powerful muzzle is very desirable. There should
be no redevelopment of jaws, high cheekbones and generating
fleshiness, so as "high cheekbones" are undesirable. The lips are
tightly closed, the lobe of the nose is black.
Ears:
Hanging on the cartilage, triangular, are kept on the sides,
small, but proportionate to the height of dog. The upper line of
the fold of the ear is slightly above the level of the skull.
Hanging ears or ears set too high are undesirable.
Eyes:
Dark-colored, small, not prominent, full of terrier's expression,
insight and intelligence. Light or protruding eyes are highly
undesirable.
Neck:
Lean and muscular, medium in length and of a moderate thickness,
gradually widening to the shoulders, deprived of throatiness.
Teeth:
The upper and lower jaws are deep, powerful, healthy and strong as
a fortress the muzzle is highly desirable. Without excessive
development of jaws, which imparts to the cheekbones a rounded or
convex shape, so as the high cheekbones are undesirable. The teeth
are healthy. A scissor bite, when the upper teeth are closely
overlapping the lower teeth and set in square to the jaws is
preferable, but pincer bite is tolerated. Overshot or undershot
bite is undesirable.
Body:
The top line is short, strong and smooth, without hangs. The loin
is muscular. The chest is deep to the elbows, but not broad. The
ribs are fairly prominent. In short dog with a good distance
between the rib cage and rib part of the thigh is small. If the
dog is long in the waist, the weakness of the top line will be
visible.
Chest:
Deep (i.e. approximately up to the elbows) but not broad.
The ribs are well arched.
Tail:
Highly set, carried gaily, not curled over the back. A strong and
solid. Usually is shortly cut. The tip of the tail is at
approximately the same height as the nape.
Limbs (front and hind):
The front limbs.
The shoulder blades are long, laid back well, with a smooth slope,
flat. The forearms and the pasterns are perfectly straight, bony.
The elbows do not bulging, move freely along the body.
The hind limbs. The femur and tibia are long, strong and muscular.
The angles of the knee joints are well developed, without turning
inward or outward. Metatarsals are short. When viewed from behind
are parallel to each other.
Attractive features:
Very expressive, quick in its movements. Nothing will escape from
its watchful attention. The character appears in its glance,
posture of ears and tail. Confident and friendly, brave and smart,
always on guard, is not aggressive but fearless.
