In the United States, this breed has been used to hunt big game, upland birds, and water fowl, and serve in many other working capacities. Ex-Army captain and Airdale breeder Walter Lingo's monthly magazine 'Oorang Comments' (#25, page 81), stated that 'When full grown your Airedale dog will weigh from forty to fifty-five pounds and if a female will weigh slightly less. This is the standard weight, but when required, we can furnish oversized Airedales whose weight will be from sixty to one hundred pounds.'