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well filled up before the eyes; lips light; ears 
V-shaped with a side carriage, small but not out 
of proportion to the size of the dog; the nose 
black ; the eyes small and dark in colour, not 
prominent, and full of terrier expression, the teeth 
strong and level. The neck should be of moderate 
length and thickness, gradually widening towards 
the shoulders, and free from throatiness. 
2. Shoulders and Chest.—Shoulders long 
sloping well into the back, shoulder blades 
chest deep, but not broad. 
3. Body.—Back short, strong and straight ; ribs 
well sprung. 
4. Hindquarters.—Strong and muscular, 
no drop; hocks well let down; the tail set on 
high and carried gaily, but not curled over the 
back. 
5. Legs and Feet.—Legs perfectly straight, with 
plenty of bone; feet small and round with good 
depth of pad. 
6. Coat.—Hard and wiry, and not so long as to 
appear ragged ; it should also be straight and close, 
covering the dog well over the body and legs. 
7. Colour.—The head and ears, with the excep- 
tion of dark markings on each side of the skull, 
and 
flat, 
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should be tan, the ears being a darker shade than 
the rest, the legs up to the thigh and elbows being 
also tan, the body black or dark grizzle. 
8. Weight.—Dogs 40 lb. to 45 lb.,_ bitches 
slightly less. It is the unanimous opinion of the 
Airedale Terrier Club that the size of the Airedale 
Terrier as given in the standard, is one of, if not 
the most important characteristics of the breed ; 
all judges who shall henceforth adjudicate on the 
merits of the Airedale Terrier shall consider 
undersized specimens of the breed severely handi- 
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capped when competing with dogs of the standard 
weight ; and any of the club judges who, in the 
opinion of the committee, shall give prizes or 
otherwise push to the front, dogs of a small type, 
shall be at once struck off from the list of specialist 
judges. 
Scale of Points. 
Head . } : ; : A 10 
Eye. : : E é : 5 
Colour é : A : : 5 
Ears . : : 5 5 é 5 
Body loin and hindquarters . - 20 
Nose . : : ; z 5 
Teeth . : : : 5 . 5 
Legs and feet. : 2 . 10 
Neck and shoulders. : : 10 
Coat . 2 : : S . 15 
Jaw. : , : é 5 10 
Total 100 
This standard is noteworthy in one or 
two particulars. The scale of points is cer- 
tainly the most remarkable thing of its 
sort in existence. 
It will be noted that the ear carriage re- 
quired is a side one—.e. ears carried on the 
side of the head over the cheeks and not 
carried forward over the top of the fore- 
head. The above standard has been adopted 
in its entirety by the South of England 
Airedale Terrier Club. But it is much to 
be doubted whether the members of. this 
go-ahead society carry out its ideas as to 
ear carriage. The side carriage is the hound 
carriage, and several of their best terriers 
have become so terrier-like as to carry their 
ears right forward, exactly the same, in fact, 
as the present day Fox-terrier. I recently 
had the honour of listening to a learned 
disquisition from the lips of one of the fore- 
most members of this club on the points of 
an Airedale. He, at any rate, would have 
no side carriage of ear, and was a very fer- 
vent supporter of the ear that is carried 
well forward on the top of the forehead. It is 
to be noted also that great stress is to be 
put on the necessity of correct weight. It 
is, of course, an important factor that the 
weight of an Airedale should be kept up 
to the standard insisted upon. As soon as 
little dogs are seen winning, the individuality 
of the terrier in question is gone, and it is 
possible that he might go on getting smaller 
