184 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



kind of a good dog, i.e., for coon or opossum? 

 My beagle is good on rabbits, but the Airedale 

 isn't trained to hunt, he's only a trick house dog 

 but full of grit. This friend of mine says it will 

 make the best all-around coon dog on the mar- 

 ket. 



2. Do you know of any one that has crossed a 

 beagle with an Airedale? ^ 



3. What or which is the best way to train a 

 dog to hunt and tree a coon? "What breed of a 

 dog? 



4. I know of a dog that tongues on a rabbit trail 

 and also on quail and pheasants, on the latter two 

 she generally gets on her hind legs and looks 

 ahead when she gets near them ; the dog looks like 

 a beagle hound only her hair is kind of kinky. 



J. J. PUDLIKER. 



Ans. — I have seen several crosses of Airedale 

 on hound, and, like all direct crosses, the result- 

 ing pups are very uncertain. Most of them are 

 just plain worthless, having neither of the good 

 qualities of the parents. A good many throw 

 back to one side or the other, having just enough 

 hound in them to spoil their looks as a terrier, 

 or just enough terrier in them to spoil their effi- 

 ciency as a hound. Once in a while a cross turns 



