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The feet should be small and round, with a good depth 

 of pad. 



The coat should be* hard and wiry, and not so long as to 

 appear ragged, lying straight and close, covering the dog 

 well all over the body and legs. 



The color of the Airedale is as follows : The head and 

 ears, with the exception of dark shadings on each side of the 

 skull, should be tan, the ears being of a darker shade than 

 the rest, the legs up to the thighs and elbows being also tan, 

 the body black or dark grizzle. 



Size of the Airedale should be dogs, 40 to 45 Ibs., 

 bitches, slightly less. 



(Xote: The following news items were taken from 

 Ledger & Blade, of Chicago.) 



Dogs of St. Bernard: 



All but a pitiful half-dozen of the famous St. Bernard 

 dogs kept by the monks of that ancient monastery in the 

 Alps were killed during the world war, according to a re- 

 port from Paris. Meat shortage was the stated cause of 

 this blind act. 



The St. Bernard pass is of historical interest, as it con- 

 nects the valleys of the Rhone and the Dora Baltes. It was 

 traversed by Roman legions many centuries ago, and in me- 

 diaeval times this pass served the armies of conquerors and 

 the bands of mercenaries. Napoleon crossed the Alps at 

 this point in 1800. 



The great monastery was built in the middle of the 16th 

 century. It was maintained for the relief of travelers who 

 were surprised and overtaken by snow-storms while cross- 

 ing the Alps. The St. Bernard dogs were used to find the 

 frozen victims of the storms in the snowdrifts. They were 

 especially trained for this work of relief and carried first 

 aid to the injured in a little basket attached to their collars. 

 These dogs rescued thousands of human beings, many of 



