Airedale Terrier Breed Standard
Terrier Group

Head

Should be well balanced with little apparent difference between the length of skull and foreface.

Skull
Should be long and flat, not too broad between the ears and narrowing very slightly to the eyes. Scalp should be free from wrinkles, stop hardly visible and cheeks level and free from fullness.

Ears
Should be V-shaped with carriage rather to the side of the head, not pointing to the eyes, small but not out of proportion to the size of the dog. The topline of the folded ear should be above the level of the skull.

Foreface
Should be deep, powerful, strong and muscular. Should be well filled up before the eyes.

Eyes
Should be dark, small, not prominent, full of terrier expression, keenness and intelligence.

Lips
Should be tight.

Nose
Should be black and not too small.

Teeth
Should be strong and white, free from discoloration or defect. Bite either level or vise-like. A slightly overlapping or scissors bite is permissible without preference.

Neck
Should be of moderate length and thickness gradually widening towards the shoulders. Skin tight, not loose.

Shoulders and Chest
Shoulders long and sloping well into the back. Shoulder blades flat. From the front, chest deep but not broad. The depth of the chest should be approximately on a level with the elbows.

Body
Back should be short, strong and level. Ribs well sprung. Loins muscular and of good width. There should be but little space between the last rib and the hip joint.

Hindquarters
Should be strong and muscular with no droop.

Tail
The root of the tail should be set well up on the back. It should be carried gaily but not curled over the back. It should be of good strength and substance and of fair length.

Legs
Forelegs should be perfectly straight, with plenty of muscle and bone. Elbows should be perpendicular to the body, working free of sides. Thighs should be long and powerful with muscular second thigh, stifles well bent, not turned either in or out, hocks well let down parallel with each other when viewed from behind. Feet should be small, round and compact with a good depth of pad, well cushioned; the toes moderately arched, not turned either in or out.

Coat
Should be hard, dense and wiry, lying straight and close, covering the dog well over the body and legs. Some of the hardest are crinkling or just slightly waved. At the base of the hard very stiff hair should be a shorter growth of softer hair termed the undercoat.

Color
The head and ears should be tan, the ears being of a darker shade than the rest. Dark markings on either side of the skull are permissible. The legs up to the thighs and elbows and the under-part of the body and chest are also tan and the tan frequently runs into the shoulder. The sides and upper parts of the body should be black or dark grizzle. A red mixture is often found in the black and is not to be considered objectionable. A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains of the breed.

Size
Dogs should measure approximately 23 inches in height at the shoulder; bitches, slightly less. Both sexes should be sturdy, well muscled and boned.

Movement
Movement or action is the crucial test of conformation. Movement should be free. As seen from the front the forelegs should swing perpendicular from the body free from the sides, the feet the same distance apart as the elbows. As seen from the rear the hind legs should be parallel with each other, neither too close nor too far apart, but so placed as to give a strong well-balanced stance and movement. The toes should not be turned either in or out.

Faults
Yellow eyes, hound ears, white feet, soft coat, being much over or under the size limit, being undershot or overshot, having poor movement, are faults which should be severely penalized.

Scale of Points

Head Neck, shoulders and chest Body Hindquarters and tail Legs and feet Coat Color Size Movement General characteristics and expression Total

...10 ...10 ...10 ...10 ...10 ...10 ....5 ...10 ...10 ...15 ..100

Approved July 14, 1959

Airedale Terrier(万能梗)

[头部] 头颅和脸在外观上只有很小的差异。头颅应该很长，而且平坦，耳朵间距离不能太宽，眼睛间距离略窄。头皮没有皱纹、止部勉强可见，面颊不丰满。耳朵位于头部两侧，V形，但不能指向眼睛，小但与整体尺寸比例恰当。耳朵的折叠线应该与头顶处于同一水平线。面颊应该深、结实、有力、而且肌肉发达。填满眼睛前的位置。眼睛应该颜色深、小、不突出、充满梗类犬的眼神，热情而聪慧。嘴唇紧。鼻镜为黑色，而且不能太小。钳状咬合、轻微的重叠咬合或剪状咬合都可以接受，不分优劣。

[颈部] 长度和厚度适中，向肩部逐渐加粗。皮肤紧，不能松弛。

[肩和胸] 肩部长，斜向与背结合。肩胛平。从前面看，胸深但不宽。胸的深度大致与肘部齐平。

[身躯] 背部短，结实，水平。肋骨扩张良好。腰部肌肉发达，宽度适中。最后一根肋骨到臀部的距离短。

[后躯] 结实、肌肉发达，没有下垂。

[尾巴] 尾根位置较高。尾巴总是快乐地举着，但不能翻卷在背上。一般长度，有力。 [腿] 前肢笔直，肌肉发达、骨量充足。肘部垂直于身体，能自由活动。后腿长而且有力，大腿肌肉发达，后膝关节角度恰当，不向内翻或向外转。从后面看，飞节以下彼此平行。足爪小，圆且紧密，脚垫深度合适，脚趾适度上拱，不向内翻或向外翻。

[被毛] 硬、浓密、类似金属丝，紧紧地贴在身体上，覆盖了身躯和腿部。最硬的一些毛发呈卷曲状或轻微的波纹状。在坚硬的毛发下面，是长度较短而且较软的底毛。

[颜色] 头部和耳朵为棕色，耳朵颜色比其他地方略深。头颅一侧出现深色阴影是允许的。大腿和肘部以下、身躯下半部分及胸部也是棕色，棕色还延伸到肩膀。身躯上半部分两侧，应该是黑色或深灰色。黑色中有时会混有红色，但不被欢迎。胸部有白色斑是这一品种某些品系特有的特征。

[体型] 正常肩高约23英寸，母狗可能略矮一些，不论公母，都应该结实、肌肉发达、骨骼粗壮。

[步态] 步态在比赛中十分关键。行动应该不费力。从前面看，前肢在身体两侧垂直摆动，足爪间距离与肘部距离相等。从后部看，后腿相互平行，不能太近，也不能太远，站立姿势和步态显得平衡和健壮。足尖不向内翻也不向外翻。

[缺陷] 黄色眼睛、猎狗耳朵、白色足爪、被毛柔软或身高不够，上颚突出或下颚突出式咬合，步态差，都属于严重缺陷。

[评分情况] 头..10 颈、肩、胸...10 身躯...10 后躯和尾巴...10 腿和足爪...10 被毛...10 颜色...5 体型...10 步态...10 外观和表情...15 总计...100

标准通过日期：1959年7月14日

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