THE USEFUL AIREDALE 81 



With a dog of so many talents it is somewhat 

 difficult to decide just the best way in which to 

 take up the different branches of his education, 

 but let us divide his training upon the basis of 

 the Airedale in town and in the country. 



I suppose that it is useless to say, for dogs 

 will always be kept in the cities as companions, 

 that a Harlem flat is just about the worst place 

 in the world for an Airedale. Any terrier just 

 cries for room. He is lively as a cricket and 

 as full of spirits as a nut is of kernel both ex- 

 cellent qualities in any dog outside a flat. The 

 city at best is no place for any dog; no place 

 for terriers of all dogs, and of all terriers, the 

 Airedale! Yet hundreds of dogs live in town, 

 and they serve their purpose. Also, they have a 

 great deal to learn. 



House-breaking is the first lesson that has to 

 be taught the city dog. Usually it saves time 

 and money to see that the dog you buy is already 

 so trained, but this cannot always be done. It 

 is a risky business to guarantee a dog house- 

 broken and too much faith must not be placed in 

 any such promises. It often happens that while 

 a dog will always behave perfectly in one house 

 he may have to be trained all over again when 

 introduced into another. This is mainly true of 

 puppies, so you need not consider yourself basely 



