78 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



rels, pointing grouse and quail, running pheasants, 

 and retrieving any and all of them — the Airedale 

 properly trained has done all these things in hun- 

 dreds and hundreds of individual instances. 



As staunch and dependable a friend as one can 

 ever have, the Airedale is essentially a man's dog 

 — a manly dog, if I may put it that way. There 

 is something essentially feminine about a setter, 

 with his endearing ways and graceful form ; and 

 there is something essentially wild about a hound 

 that we humans never quite get to the bottom of; 

 but your Airedale you can know as man to man. 

 You feel as if talking to another man, and a true 

 and tried one, when you talk to him, and there is 

 no small deed of courage and stout-heartedness 

 that you may not attempt with him along as 

 partner. 



While they breed pretty true to type, there is a 

 good deal in the fortunate selection of the individ- 

 ual Airedale. The bench shows are full of champs, 

 who have been bred exclusively for points, with 

 never a thought to the dog as a hunter, so that the 

 name of the Airedale winner of the moment on 

 your pup's pedigree is no guarantee that he will 

 develop into a good hunter. Some of the best of 

 them possess brains, as well as points in sumptu- 

 ous profusion and given a good brainy dog you 



