104 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



won a iminber of blue ribbons, defeating several 

 champions, and as a field dog, hunting foxes with 

 horse and hound, he has more than made good and 

 entered the great Brunswick field trials this sea- 

 son. Good Eedbone, Pennsylvania or Portsmouth 

 hound stock is what we want up North, where the 

 fox is run by the hound and shot ahead of him by 

 the hunter. For such a pup, field training, which 

 is simply condensed experience under the leader- 

 ship of an experienced dog, is what he needs and 

 lots of it. For an Airedale pup I would advise his 

 going along with both bird-dog and hound and 

 learning both games within the limits of his abil- 

 ity. I have heard from many owners of Aire- 

 dales who use their dogs on quail, ruffed grouse 

 and woodcock, and they make good quite as well 

 as spaniel or retriever or any other breed not so 

 highly endowed with the sense of scent as the set- 

 ters, pointers and hounds. 



