Airedale Terrier or Waterside Terrier is a Terrier breed of dogs from Airedale, which is a small geographical area in Yorkshire, England. It was not until the creation of Black Russian Terrier by KGB in Russia; Airedale was known as the King of Terrier because it was the largest of the entire Terrier breed. Its name Waterside Terrier was derived due to its use as the hunter of otters in the valleys of the river Aire that runs through Airedale. In England, it is often used as a Police Dog.
Airedale has a broken coat with hard, dense, stiff and wiry outer coat and shorter and softer under coat. Coat comes in black saddle or grizzle saddle color. Its head is carried high and erect on the neck. Its ears are triangular and proportionate to the head and folded at the top of the skull. Eyes are typical terrier-like, dark in color, small and intelligent. It weighs around 50-70 pounds and has a height of about 24 inches. Its life span is around 12 years. Airedales are intelligent, strong minded, stubborn, and independent and can be used as a working dog or hunter dog.
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