Airedale Terrier

Breed history

The origin of this friendly and playful dog began in 19th century England. He was bred as a result of mating the Old English and Red Terrier with Otterhound. The name of the breed is associated with the beginning of the history of the Airedale Terrier. Erdel is a valley in the west of Yorkshire.

These quadrupeds were loved by absolutely everyone because of their universality and thanks to the possibility of attracting them to different types of work: from hunting to helping nurses. That is why having an Airedale Terrier is definitely the right choice.

Description of the Airedale Terrier

Airedale Terrier can be called a dog with a very bright appearance. They are rather tall, muscular, and generally perfectly folded. The terrier's long neck is very graceful, long, strong. The chest is not wide, but deep. The body of medium length ends with a tail, which is stopped at will (if not, then the tail is dense and strong). The limbs of the dog are straight and strong, and the gait is light, confident and graceful.

The dog's head is distinguished by the fact that the border between the cranial and facial parts is not clearly visible. The ears are set narrowly, the eyes are dark, and the muzzle is elongated.

Options:

Height: 56-61 cm.

Weight: 18-28 kg.

The coat in the Airedale Terrier description is short and hard. It should be straight, and the undulation and curliness is extremely undesirable. Color, as a rule, is a combination of black and red.

Recommendations for care, diet and dog training

Care of the Airedale

Airedale Terriers are truly unique pets. They can live both in the house and in the apartment, without any problems, they can cope both with a strong frost and with a scorching heat. These quadrupeds are very active, so walks should be frequent, as active and diverse as possible. They have a very keen hunting instinct, because of which the dogs can try to escape. Better from an early age to teach them to walk on a leash, and to short games without him.

Wool also does not require much attention. It is necessary to bathe a pet as necessary. Due to the fact that this breed does not shed, 3-4 times a year you need to pull out the dog (trimming). This procedure can be learned to do it yourself or contact professional groomers.

Of course, it is important not to forget about washing the eyes, cleaning the ears and teeth in the care of the Airedale Terrier. Claws can grind and independently, if the pet is very active.

Dog food

Choosing the Airedale Terrier you need to know that for dogs of this breed a diet consisting of natural products is preferable: it can be meat (low-fat varieties), fish without bones, offal, cereals (oatmeal, wheat). Fruits / dried fruits are suitable as treats / snacks.

The list of prohibited foods for the Airedale Terrier includes tubular bones, sausages / sausages, spices, pasta, potatoes.

Airedale Terrier training

Airedale Terrier is a very intelligent, quick-witted dog. He can be trained just fine. It’s not for nothing that these four-legged people are invited to serve in the police, at customs, and also to help the elderly and people with disabilities.

Building a learning process is important with the mind. The trick is the quality due to which the owner may have problems. These pets now and then like to shirk from the execution of the teams assigned to them. The problem lies in the banal lack of interest. This may be due to two reasons:

The training process is too monotonous

The dog is not accustomed to training

These nuances can be serious problems in the way of education. Therefore, it is imperative to start training the Airedale Terrier as early as possible and to instill Airedale Terrier in love for this activity The learning process should be in the form of a game. Cry and physical punishment are strictly prohibited. Repeating too often the same teams do not need - these dogs have an excellent memory, thanks to which they learn something new in the shortest possible time.

If desired, and with due amount of effort, the Airedale Terrier can be grown in the literal sense of a universal fighter who will become his master a faithful assistant in virtually everything.