What does each club give for Înălțimea la greabăn 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
Înălțimea la greabăn, male	58–61 cm	58.4 cm	58.4–61 cm	58–61 cm	58.5 cm
Înălțimea la greabăn, female	56–59 cm	No ruling	No ruling	56–59 cm	No ruling
Raport craniu/bot	1	1	1	1	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	CKC
StopUșor	Standard (“Stop: Hardly visible”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)	Standard (“a barely visible stop”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)	Standard (“stop hardly visible”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în foarfecă	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”)
MușcăturăMușcătură în clește	Alternativ (“vice-like bite acceptable”)	Standard (“Bite either level or vise-like”)	Alternativ (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)	Alternativ (“vice-like bite acceptable”)	Standard (“Bite either level or vise-like”)
MușcăturăPrognatism superior	Defect (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Defect (“being undershot or overshot ... severely penalized”)	No ruling	Defect (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Defect (“Undershot or overshot”)
MușcăturăPrognatism inferior	Defect (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Defect (“being undershot or overshot ... severely penalized”)	No ruling	Defect (“An overshot or undershot mouth highly undesirable”)	Defect (“Undershot or overshot”)
Purtarea urechilorLungi și atârnânde	Defect (“Pendulous ears ... undesirable”)	No ruling	Defect (“Faults: Pendulous, hound type ears”)	Defect (“Pendulous ears ... undesirable”)	No ruling
Inserția urechilorÎnaltă	Defect (“ears set too high undesirable”)	No ruling	Defect (“ears too high set”)	Defect (“ears set too high undesirable”)	No ruling
Lungimea gâtuluiMediu	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”)
SalbăLipsă (gât uscat)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling	Standard (“clean at the throat”)	Standard (“free from throatiness”)	No ruling
Linia superioarăOrizontală	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”)
PieptAdânc	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”)
Inserția coziiÎnaltă	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”)
Purtarea coziiRidicată (veselă)	Standard (“carried gaily”)	Standard (“It should be carried gaily”)	Standard (“is carried high”)	Standard (“carried gaily”)	Standard (“It should be carried gaily”)
Purtarea coziiÎncolăcită pe spate	No ruling	Defect (“carried gaily but not curled over the back”)	Defect (“Fault: Tail curled over the back”)	No ruling	No ruling
LabeLabă de pisică	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”)
JarețiBine coborâți	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
Pată pe piept	No ruling	Alternativ (“A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains”)	Alternativ (“A small white blaze on the chest is acceptable”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“A small white blaze on the chest is a characteristic of certain strains”)
Șosete	No ruling	Defect (“Yellow eyes, hound ears, white feet”)	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“White feet”)
Șa	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
Peri albi răzleți	Alternativ (“A few white hairs between forelegs acceptable”)	No ruling	No ruling	Alternativ (“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
Caudectomie (tăierea cozii)	Alternativ (“Docked: Set on high ... Undocked: Set on high and carried gaily”)	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is customarily docked to a fair length”)	Alternativ (“Docked: Set on high ... Undocked: Set on high and carried gaily”)	Alternativ (“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.

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 Negru, Roșcat, Roșu și Auriu. Standard patterns: Cărunt și Marcat roșcat.

Blană: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Negru	Standard (“Body saddle black”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“black”)	Standard (“Body saddle black”)	Standard (“Body saddle black”)
Roșcat	Standard (“All other parts tan”)	Standard (“Black & Tan”)	Standard (“All other parts are tan”)	Standard (“All other parts tan”)	Standard (“All other parts tan”)
Roșu	No ruling	Standard (“A red mixture is often found in the black and is not to be considered objectionable”)	No ruling	Nerecunoscut	Nerecunoscut
Auriu	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Black & Gold”)	Nerecunoscut
Patterns
Cărunt	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“Grizzle & Tan”)	Standard (“grizzled”)	Standard (“grizzle”)	Standard (“grizzle”)
Marcat roșcat	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”)

Ochi: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Maro închis	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“dark”)	Standard (“Dark”)	Standard (“Dark in colour”)	Standard (“Dark in colour”)
Maro deschis	No ruling	No ruling	Defect (“Light or bold eyes are highly undesirable”)	No ruling	No ruling
Galben	No ruling	Defect (“Yellow eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

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

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Defect: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Nerecunoscut: 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.

Negruchanges toRuginiu
Blană · Cu starea corporală · can change back
Negruchanges toGri
Blană · Progresiv
Negruchanges toMaro
Blană · La soare · can change back
Marcat roșcatchanges toCu șa
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 6 to 156 weeks
Marcat roșcatchanges toCu șa
Blană · Cu vârsta · from 6 to 156 weeks
Negruchanges toNas de iarnă
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back
Negruchanges toRoz
Nas · Cu anotimpul · can change back

Sources

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

Published standards

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