Airedale Terrier vs Golden Retriever — Side by Side

	Airedale Terrier	Golden Retriever
Lifespan	10-13 years	10-12 years
Size	Large	Large
Weight	40-65 lb	55-75 lb
Energy	High	High
Grooming	Moderate	High
Shedding	Low	High
With kids	Good with kids	Good with kids

What actually separates them

Less hair on the sofa with the Airedale Terrier. More with the Golden Retriever.
Less brushing with the Airedale Terrier. More with the Golden Retriever.
Airedale Terrier tends to live longer — 10-13 years against 10-12 years.

The honest downside of each

Airedale Terrier

As the largest terrier breed, the Airedale keeps a full terrier prey drive and stubborn streak in a 50-plus-pound body, and breed mortality surveys put cancer as the cause of roughly 4 in 10 Airedale deaths — noticeably higher than most breeds.

Golden Retriever

Golden Retrievers have one of the highest lifetime cancer rates of any dog breed — a landmark breed-club health survey found roughly six in ten died of cancer, and while the exact figure varies by study, every major survey agrees cancer, not old age, is what usually kills this breed.

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Airedale Terrier · Golden Retriever
Health problems, origin and what living with each is actually like.