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They are known as the King of the Terriers. Smart, quick, loving, protective of family, gentle, and stubborn.....ohhh boy stubborn is the word for them. They have a mind of their own..

They were initially bred in Britain in the 1870's. They have been guard dogs in the USA, GB, Japan and only were eclipsed by the German Shepard after WW1, because of their stubborness. They have been used in Africa, India and North America to hunt big game...as in Lions, Tigers and Bears...ohhh no Lions Tigers and Bears...They are really a fearless dog...put a pack of em on anything and there won't be anything left...

The standard Airedale weighs from about 40lbs on the small side up to 120 lbs...With the average being around 60 lbs...23 inches at the shoulder.

Targas dogs are the OOrang blood line of Super sized Dales...that can weigh up to 150 lbs...which is to large and heavy for the frame of the dog...that particular strain was developed as a big game hunting dog in the USA.

Down from that is the Flintkote bloodline which weighs in at from 60 lbs to 80lbs..my girl was of that lineage (her moms was 73 lbs) My girl was at 63 lbs for most of her life.

My Dale George was a 120 pound er OOrang...he was agentle giant..that is until he ducked his head and fixed his gaze. I am happy to say that he was a happy dog with me. I got him when he was 8 years old....he was a Hollywood dog..Wilshire and La Brea...only drank bottled water and premium dog food...never even saw a cat until he came to me....he was so curious about them that his stare unnerved the cat.

My girl grew up with a cat and thought she was a cat...she loved em and wanted to play with all the time, She really got upset when they would not come out and play with her. That dog was unbelievably quick, she could keep out in front of a Whippet. I do miss her terribly

The lady who I got my girl from told me a story about a Dale she had when growing up. She said her Pops would take her to the garage with a belt when she misbehaved. One day her Pops was taking off his belt and the Dale knocked him over and held him on the ground until her Moms could come and save the day. That is how protective a Dale can be.

If ya ask me a Dale is just about the best dog one can have, for all the above reasons. If I lived on a few acres of land I would have about 4 Dales, and nobody and nothing would ever bother you.