10 THE AIREDALE 



ment that the Airedale is indeed the biggest and 

 the best of all the terriers. Moreover, their 

 votes would not be bribed by mere sentiment, but 

 based upon good, sound reasons, for it is certain 

 that he is the biggest, and he is " best ** at doing 

 more things than any other dog in the stud book. 



An Airedale will drive sheep or cattle ; he will 

 help drag a sled; he will tend the baby; he will 

 hunt anything from a bear to a field mouse. He 

 can run like a wolf and will take to water like an 

 otter. He does not " butt in " looking for trou- 

 ble with each dog that he passes on the street, 

 but once he is " in " he will stick, for he is game 

 as a pebble. He is kind, obedient, thoroughly 

 trustworthy as a companion for children, or a 

 watchman for your property. He has the dis- 

 position of a lamb combined with the courage of a 

 lion. He is certainly the most all-round dog that 

 there is and, unlike many Jacks-of-all-trades, he 

 is apparently quite able to master all tasks a dog 

 is called upon to perform. 



Over and above his talents and his character, 

 the Airedale has a constitution made of steel and 

 stone. He is equally at home in the snow wastes 

 of the Arctic Circle and on the alkali deserts of 

 Arizona. The dry, bracing air of Colorado and 

 the fever-soaked atmosphere of Florida's Ever- 

 glades both seem to agree with him perfectly. A 



