128 THE AIREDALE TERRIER 



COLOUR. The head and ears, with the exception 

 of dark markings on each side of the skull, should 

 be tan, the ears being of a darker shade than the 

 rest, the legs up to the thighs and elbows being also 

 tan ; the body black or dark grizzle. 



SIZE. Dogs 40 Ib. to 45 Ib. weigKt, bitches 

 slightly less. 



In view of the fact that complaints have been 

 made of the alleged decrease in the size of present- 

 day Airedales, the following note appended to the 

 official standard of points deserves very careful con- 

 sideration : 



" That, as it is the unanimous opinion of the Aire- 

 dale Terrier Club that the size of the Airedale 

 Terrier, as given in the above standard, is one of, 

 if not the most important characters of the breed, 

 all Judges who shall henceforth adjudicate on the 

 merits of the Airedale Terrier shall consider under- 

 sized specimens of the breed severely handicapped 

 when competing with dogs of the standard weight ; 

 and that any of the Club Judges who, in the opinion 

 of the Committee, shall give prizes to or otherwise 

 push to the front dogs of a small type, shall be at 

 once struck off from the list of Specialist Judges." 



