We’ve been told that Airedales typically greet each other by touching noses. True?

And before anyone says that all dogs greet each other that way, it’s been our observation in our own breed that the greeting begins far sooner, in fact, when one dog spots another of his own kind,  even from a distance. What say you?

“The Greeting” Acrylic on canvas by Leslie Apple. Airedale portraits are a specialty.  Copyright Blue Zephyr Studios, LLC. 
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