80 THE AIREDALE 



sleds in the Arctic and driven sheep in Australia 

 all these things and many others he has done, 

 and in the doing of them he has won a reputation 

 for intelligence, docility, and affectionate disposi- 

 tion that few less talented dogs do not envy. As 

 a writer in the Belgian Breeder, the Brussels jour- 

 nal devoted to horses, dogs, and livestock, has 

 said, he is indeed " le cliien le plus utile," which 

 is freely Americanized by the doggy epigram that 

 " an Airedale will do anything any other dog can 

 do and then lick the other dog." 



The Airedale is indeed ideally useful, and he 

 is also usefully ideal, for he has size and strength ; 

 nobody ever questioned his courage ; he is blessed 

 with exceptional brains ; and he is obedient, faith- 

 ful, and affectionate. What more can man ask 

 of a dog? By inheritance he is a thorough 

 sportsman and by instinct a perfect gentleman. 



Training, education, and specialization are all 

 familiar terms these days. It is acknowledged 

 that the skilled dwarf is more powerful than the 

 ignorant giant: that the efficiency of the genius 

 is increased many times by proper schooling. So 

 it is with dogs. By nature and by the art of 

 breeding the Airedale has been endowed with gifts 

 fitting him to do whatever a dog may be called 

 upon to do, but proper training will enable him 

 to do it more easily and better. 



