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17-01-2008, 12:24 PM
Here she is at 2 weeks:
And at 6 weeks
And at 3 months
And as she is now at 4 months, getting groomed for first time to strip her of her puppy curls, sniff!
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17-01-2008, 01:04 PM
Do Airedale's require a lot of grooming? Just being nosey. it's not a breed I know very much about. I have only met a couple of them one very friendly and one not . Just wanted to know some more about them
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17-01-2008, 01:09 PM
4 weeks:
7 weeks ish:
18 weeks:
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17-01-2008, 01:46 PM
Airedale Kate your girly... oh my isn't she gorgeous!! My Nan had a lovely Airedale, Bob, my Mum called him Oddjob or Bobajob??
He had a wonderful trick...give him a Bonio and he would toss it in the air and it would land in his water 
He was gorgeous!!
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17-01-2008, 02:17 PM
If you don't intend to show and don't mind their coat becoming soft, they can be clippered, but the black jacket often fades to grizzle grey and their coat with be soft. This is how our nearly 11 year old rescue boy is as he has always been clippered.
If you do nothing you will soon end up with a big woolly bully as they do not shed coat!
Any other questions let me know and I'll PM or start a thread in the Terrier section. I could talk all day about Airedales!
Kate x
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17-01-2008, 03:41 PM
Originally Posted by AiredaleKate 
Moonstone, yes Airedales do take a lot of grooming. To keep their wiry coat they need to be hand stripped of their old coat using stripping knives which are like little combs with sharp teeth of varying widths for different areas of the coat. Maintaining a dog in top condition for showing (which we hope to do if she continues to develop as she is) will require many hours on the table. She's an angel though and actually seem to find it quite relaxing.
If you don't intend to show and don't mind their coat becoming soft, they can be clippered, but the black jacket often fades to grizzle grey and their coat with be soft. This is how our nearly 11 year old rescue boy is as he has always been clippered.
If you do nothing you will soon end up with a big woolly bully as they do not shed coat!
Any other questions let me know and I'll PM or start a thread in the Terrier section. I could talk all day about Airedales!
Kate x
Thanks kate for replying, I never knew you stripped Airedales I thought they were clippered. She is lovely, and if you do show her, I am sure she will do well.
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