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brush and even in timber where the dog cannot 

 see the ducks very well but has to find them mostly 

 by scent. 



Now the question is, which is the best all-around 

 dog, or breed of dog, for our purpose, and in a 

 country where the water gets very cold, especially 

 late in the season. P. B. Gaass. 



Ans. — Either the Chesapeake or the Irish water 

 spaniel would be my selection for your duck dog. 



AIREDALE AS A RETRIEVER 



Kindly inform me if you can if Airedale dogs 

 make good retrievers, and how do they compare 

 with spaniels. What I want to get is a good re- 

 triever for ducks and have been informed that 

 Airedales make good retrievers, but are they as 

 good as spaniels for this purpose? 



H. C. Miller. 



Ans. — Regarding the Airedale as a retriever, I 

 would say that he would do better as a duck re- 

 triever than the spaniel because he has the double 

 coat and is just as good a swimmer. The Airedale 

 can stand cold water longer and better than the 

 spaniel. He is not as good a retriever as the 

 spaniel, but can be easily taught. Most of my 

 spaniels will jump right in after a stick thrown 



