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Pictures to Assist in Identifying Airedales in Shelters
In most books and on most websites telling you about Airedale Terriers (including ours), you see an elegant dog
with a neat, short coat. This is usually not the way an Airedale appears when it ends up in a shelter. Hopefully
the photographs here will assist shelter personnel, rescue volunteers and the public in recognizing an Airedale.
If you spot a dog at a shelter that looks anything like these pictures, please
contact us
immediately
Please give us as much information as possible about the location of the dog:
name of shelter, address, city, state, telephone number. If you saw it on
another website, please include the URL. Thanks!
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to See Photos of Airedale Puppies
Sometimes, you will see an Airedale with an undocked tail or with one or both ears standing straight up.
Airedales are usually about 55-65 lbs. and 23-26 inches tall at the shoulder, but they can range from around
40 lbs to over 100 lbs.
Compare these adult purebred Airedales:
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Ian (85 lb.) Teddy (39 lb.)
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Duke (118 lb.) Groovy (50 lb.)
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Adult Airedales are usually no smaller than 35 pounds and 19 inches at the shoulder (that would be a very small Airedale).
If you see a dog that looks like a miniature Airedale, it may be one of these
breeds:
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Welsh Terrier
approx, 14-16 inches at the shoulder
weigh between 18 and 25 lbs.
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Lakeland Terrier
approx. 13 1/2 inches
weigh approx. 17 lbs
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Many people (especially on eBay) confuse the Wire Fox Terrier with the Airedale. An Airedale might have a little white hair on its toes or chest, but it is predominantly black and tan. This is a picture of a Wire Fox Terrier in show trim.
Wire Fox Terrier
approx. 15 inches
weigh approx. 18 pounds
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