What does each club give for Height at the withers in the Airedale Terrier?

FCI, Male: 58–61 cm; AKC, Male: 58.4 cm; UKC, Male: 58.4–61 cm; KC, Male: 58–61 cm; CKC, Male: 58.5 cm; FCI, Female: 56–59 cm; KC, Female: 56–59 cm.

Airedale Terrier breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC, CKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Height at the withers, male	58–61 cm	58.4 cm	58.4–61 cm	58–61 cm	58.5 cm
Height at the withers, female	56–59 cm	No ruling	No ruling	56–59 cm	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	1	1	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopSlight	Standard (“Stop: Hardly visible”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)	Standard (“a barely visible stop”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)
BiteScissors bite	Standard (“Scissor bite ... preferable”)	Standard (“A slightly overlapping or scissors bite is permissible without preference”)	Standard (“meet in a close scissors bite”)	Standard (“Scissor bite ... preferable”)	Standard (“A slightly overlapping or scissors bite is permissible without preference”)
BiteLevel bite	Alternate (“vice-like bite acceptable”)	Standard (“Bite either level or vise-like”)	Alternate (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)	Alternate (“vice-like bite acceptable”)	Standard (“Bite either level or vise-like”)
BiteOvershot	Fault (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Fault (“being undershot or overshot ... severely penalized”)	No ruling	Fault (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Fault (“Undershot or overshot”)
BiteUndershot	Fault (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Fault (“being undershot or overshot ... severely penalized”)	No ruling	Fault (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Fault (“Undershot or overshot”)
Ear carriagePendulous	Fault (“Pendulous ears ... undesirable”)	No ruling	Fault (“Faults: Pendulous, hound type ears”)	Fault (“Pendulous ears ... undesirable”)	No ruling
Ear setHigh	Fault (“ears set too high undesirable”)	No ruling	Fault (“ears too high set”)	Fault (“ears set too high undesirable”)	No ruling
Neck lengthMedium	Standard (“of moderate length and thickness”)	Standard (“Should be of moderate length and thickness”)	Standard (“Of moderate length and thickness”)	Standard (“of moderate length and thickness”)	Standard (“Should be of moderate length and thickness”)
DewlapNone (clean throat)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	Standard (“clean at the throat”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Short, strong, straight and level”)	Standard (“Back should be short, strong and level”)	Standard (“The back is short, strong and level”)	Standard (“Back short, strong, straight and level”)	Standard (“Back should be short, strong and level”)
ChestDeep	Standard (“Chest: Deep ... but not broad”)	Standard (“chest deep but not broad”)	Standard (“Chest is deep but not too broad”)	Standard (“Chest deep ... but not broad”)	Standard (“chest deep but not broad”)
Tail setHigh	Standard (“Set on high and carried gaily”)	Standard (“root of the tail should be set well up on the back”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set on high and carried gaily”)	Standard (“root of the tail should be set well up on the back”)
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	Standard (“carried gaily”)	Standard (“It should be carried gaily”)	Standard (“is carried high”)	Standard (“carried gaily”)	Standard (“It should be carried gaily”)
Tail carriageCurled over the back	No ruling	Fault (“carried gaily but not curled over the back”)	Fault (“Fault: Tail curled over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
FeetCat foot	Standard (“Small, round and compact”)	Standard (“small, round and compact”)	Standard (“small, round and compact”)	Standard (“Small, round and compact”)	Standard (“small, round and compact”)
HocksWell let down	Standard (“Hocks well let down, parallel with each other”)	Standard (“hocks well let down parallel with each other”)	No ruling	Standard (“Hocks well let down, parallel with each other”)	Standard (“hocks well let down, parallel with each other”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Chest patch	No ruling	Alternate (“A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains”)	Alternate (“A small white blaze on the chest is acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternate (“A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains”)
Socks	No ruling	Fault (“Yellow eyes, hound ears, white feet”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“White feet”)
Saddle	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle”)	No ruling	Standard (“Body saddle, back of neck and top side of tail are black or grizzled”)	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle”)	No ruling
Flecking	Alternate (“A few white hairs between forelegs acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“A few white hairs between forelegs acceptable”)	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
Tail docking	Alternate (“Docked: Set on high ... Undocked: Set on high and carried gaily”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is customarily docked to a fair length”)	Alternate (“Docked: Set on high ... Undocked: Set on high and carried gaily”)	Alternate (“Docked or undocked is acceptable”)

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live. See where each procedure is banned or allowed.

Airedale Terrier colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Airedale Terrier color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Airedale Terrier in Black and Tan. Standard patterns: Grizzle and Tan point.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Body saddle black”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Body saddle black”)	Standard (“Body saddle black”)
Tan	Standard (“All other parts tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All other parts are tan”)	Standard (“All other parts tan”)	Standard (“All other parts tan”)
Red	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized	Not recognized
Gold	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Not recognized
Patterns
Grizzle	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”)	Standard (“grizzled”)	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“grizzle”)
Tan point	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle as is top of the neck and top surface of tail. All other parts tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Body saddle, back of neck and top side of tail are black or grizzled. All other parts are tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“Body saddle black or grizzle as is top of the neck and top surface of tail. All other parts tan”)

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“Dark in colour”)
Light brown	No ruling	No ruling	Fault (“Light or bold eyes are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Yellow	No ruling	Fault (“Yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“nose black”)	Standard (“nose black”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Not recognized: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Airedale Terrier's colors can change over its life.

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGray
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks
Tan pointchanges toSaddle
Coat · With age · from 6 to 156 weeks
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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