The final trim should appear as shown above. Body coat is about an inch long, that on the shoulders is from one-quarter to one-half inch in length, lying very flat. The “very short” areas are taken down as close as possible, “long” is never to give a lank or flowing effect.
Untrimmed
Untrimmed
Body Stripped Furnishings “Rough”
Body Stripped Furnishings “Rough”
Body Stripped Down Close Furnishings “Tidied”
Body Stripped Down Close Furnishings “Tidied”
The passage above and illustrations are taken from “The New Airedale Terrier” by June Dutcher and Janet J. Framke.This is a fantastic book, providing very useful information on the history of the breed. A very useful book for breed standards and show dog criteria.
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