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of Weaver, the subject of the illustration, when suckling a 

 litter of two-week-old puppies, fought a Bull and Terrier 

 bitch for three-quarters of an hour. The Bull had the 

 upper hand for the first thirty minutes, but then Floss, the 

 Airedale, set to and killed her. His men told him that 

 she wagged her tail all the time, and never made a sound, 

 though receiving frightful punishment. The Bull and 

 Terrier weighed half as much again as she did. 



Stonehenge gives the breed a very bad name, but I can 

 not help thinking that the specimens he had to do with 

 were not typical in disposition, at least. 



An Airedale is not a pretty dog no one can accuse him 

 of being beautiful; but he is such a rough-and-ready look- 

 ing customer, with such a weird head and face,- and such 

 human-looking eyes, that one can not help liking him. I 

 have heard people insist that the Airedale had monkey 

 blood, as he looks more like ' c our ancestor ' ' than a dog, 

 and undoubtedly there is a resemblance. 



When my first Airedale arrived by express, the box in 

 which he was delivered, during my absence from home, was 

 carefully deposited in the kennel-yard. On my return, I 

 was met at the door by the friend who "keeps house" 

 with me, and was told excitedly that an "awful-looking 

 brute had come, and that he had left it in the box, being 

 afraid to take it out." I went into the kennel-yard, 

 and there saw this terror-inspiring creature, whom I at 

 once pronounced to be the champion ugly dog of Can- 

 ada. I let him out, and he was as affectionate a little, or 

 rather big, fellow as you could find anywhere. My 

 friends all ridiculed and laughed at him for the first 

 few weeks, but now their feelings have changed, and I 

 am fairly besieged with applications for "one of those 

 Airedales." 



As I am a devoted Spaniel man, I have not yet tested 

 Airedales afield, but I understand that they are a most 

 invaluable all-around dog. They can "run" a deer, a fox, 

 or a hare ; beat for feathered game, and kill a rat, retrieve 

 a duck, and "draw" a 'coon. They are the least quarrel- 



