Airedale Terrier
Terrier Group
Low-sheddingAKC Recognized
📏 Size
Large
⚖️ Weight
23 - 32 kg
🌍 Origin
England
🐕 Shedding
Minimal
✂️ Grooming
Weekly
Energy Level
high
Exercise: About 1 hr a day
A guide for a healthy adult. Puppies, older dogs and flat-faced breeds in the heat need less.
Good to know
- The "King of Terriers": the largest of the terriers, they were developed in Yorkshire's Aire Valley to hunt otters and rats, and they love to swim.
- Busy minds: clever and energetic, they get bored easily and need daily exercise and games or training to stay out of mischief.
- Wiry coat care: the hard double coat sheds little but needs weekly brushing and periodic hand-stripping or clipping.
- Terrier instincts: many like to dig and chase small animals, and they can be strong-willed, so firm, fun, consistent training works best.
- A low-shedding coat. Some people with allergies find that easier to live with, but no breed is allergen-free.
Getting out with a Airedale Terrier
They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.
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