Southern California Airedale Terriers – Hiking Cowles Mountain
My two larger Airedale Terriers, Annie and Teddy at the summit of Cowles Mountain in San Diego.
The Barker Way trail is the best to use with dogs.
Southern California Airedale Terriers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Airedales weigh approximately 50-80 pounds, being active and agile enough to perform well, while not too small to function as a physical deterrent, retriever or hunter. Some breeders have produced larger Airedale Terriers, such as the ‘Oorang Airedale’, developed in the 1920s.
Ex-Army captain and Airedale breeder Walter Lingo’s monthly magazine “Oorang Comments” (#25, page 81), stated that “When full grown your Airedale dog will weigh from forty to fifty-five pounds and if a female will weigh slightly less. This is the standard weight, but when required, we can furnish oversized Airedales whose weight will be from sixty to one hundred pounds.”
Because Lingo tried to fill orders for everyone, the Oorang strain size was never standardized. Airedales weighing from 40 to 100 pounds were produced, but for the most part they were approximately 50 pounds and 22 to 24 inches at the shoulder. In the United States, the male Airedales measure 40 to 70 pounds, with the Oorang strain typically in the 80 to 120 pound range.
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My two larger Airedale Terriers on Cowles Mountain:
Hi–we are on the hunt for an Airedale pup. My mom has had 6 of these fantastic dogs and her latest dog, Molly, died last week at 10 (spleen tumor). She lives between Palm Springs and Bay Area. Are you a breeder? If not, can you direct me to your breeder? Your dogs are beautiful! Thank you.