Comparison: Airedale Terrier and Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

Airedale Terrier and Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Airedale Terrier
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Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
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Airedale TerrierIrish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
FCI group3. Terriers3. Terriers
Country of originUnited KingdomIreland
CategoryLargeMedium
Height at withers56–61 cm–
Weight18–29 kg18–20.5 kg
Life span10–13 years–
Recognition features
  • Harsh black-and-tan saddle coat
  • About 58 cm tall, square build
  • Long head with beard and folded ears
  • Single-layer soft, silky wheaten coat, wavy or loosely curled
  • Profuse whiskers and hair over the eyes
  • Short-coupled, nearly square build with a gaily carried tail
CoatHard wiry coat with undercoat; black and tan.Single coat, soft and silky, wavy or loosely curled; wheaten. Puppies go through several changes of colour and texture before maturity.
PurposeThe largest terrier, from the Aire valley in Yorkshire, bred for otter and rat hunting; later a service and war dog.All-round Irish farm terrier used to kill vermin and formerly to hunt badger and otter.

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