The Airedale terrier standard simplified . s alsoextremely undesirable, like a pigeon-toe front. The straight stiff proppyhindquarter is another undesirable one—and also the thin, weedy sort, asindicated in the sketch—Fig. 6. In action the hind legs should move true andthe whole should give an appearance of strength and ability to gallop. 70 LEGS AND FEET.—I-egs perfectly straight, with plenty of hone,small and round, with a good depth of pad. Under front, the subject of legs has been pretty well covered. .Thisarticle of the standard is plain. However, plenty of bone—one is not to lookfor the
The Airedale terrier standard simplified . s alsoextremely undesirable, like a pigeon-toe front. The straight stiff proppyhindquarter is another undesirable one—and also the thin, weedy sort, asindicated in the sketch—Fig. 6. In action the hind legs should move true andthe whole should give an appearance of strength and ability to gallop. 70 LEGS AND FEET.—I-egs perfectly straight, with plenty of hone,small and round, with a good depth of pad. Under front, the subject of legs has been pretty well covered. .Thisarticle of the standard is plain. However, plenty of bone—one is not to lookfor the cart horse type of bone enough to be proportionate to the dog as awhole. Personally, while not belittling the neat, small, round foot witharch toes and a lot of pad, I do not think a small foot is the sine qua ncnsome take it for. However, the foot should not be large and sprawly anda good depth of pad is essential for the dog to do the work it is sometimescalled on to do. The small, round foot gives a finish to the front that the. TINTERN TANGO, 239,396. Stud Fee, $25-00. Owned byMr. Joseph M. Hunt, Meadow Brook Farm, Leetonia, Ohio dog with a larger foot lacks, and while unquestionably the most desirablefrom a purely utilitarian point, is not such an essential. COAT.—Hard and wirey, and not so long- as to appear ragged; it shouldlie straight and close, covering the dog well all over the hody and legs. The question of coat in the Airedale is a most vital one. It has beenthe subject of much discussion and difference of opinion. Personally Ibelieve the consideration in the judging ring given to coat is far from whatit should he. I would far rather see a real coat than an extra quarter inchof head, a shade darker eye or trifle better front, put a dog to the seems to be no end of misunderstanding on this subject of coat, andit seems as if the word hard and wirey conveyed no meaning at all to theaverage Airedale judge. What is a wire coat? Briefly, a
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