Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-04-11
CALLED DOG OF ALL. TRADES.
AiredaIe Terrier Can Do the Work OF
Anv Other Canine Breed.

AiredaIe Terrier Can Do the Work Of
ANY Other Canine Breed.
Field and Stream-"A dog of ALI
trades is the Airedale terrier. They
will do the work of almost every
other breed.
They will hunt rats. mice and other
vermin; run deer. foxes or rabbits;
beat for birds, bait badger, draw coon,
retrieve game under any conditions
each with equal gust and success.
They flourish as well in the far-on
frozen north as in the damp, fever
stricken tropics; as well In the sun
burned, scorched plains OF Arizona
and New Mexico as in the ccol pine
forests of Canada or Maine. Equally
at home on land or in water, in any
climate, or hunting any game, the
Airedale is indeed wonderful dog.
The German police have come to
the conclusion that this breed makes
the ideal police dog. In Paris the
river police use these dogs with great
success as preventers of suic' 1es-
Several European armies have adopt
ed the Airedales as their dogs OF war
| in which capacity they excel.
In the Klondike they are used as
sled dogs, though it has been found
taht they are most useful as cross
for the native huskies. This mating
produces dogs that are said to be ex-
ceptionally valuable for this branch Of
work.
An Airedale will quickly learn to-
herd and drive sheep or cattle as
well as any collie. and is particularly
useful as guard or house dog.
In disposition the Airedale is faith
full, loving and obedient; culmina-.
ton of all that has always been adj
mired in the dog. The story of the
dog of this breed that dragged through
four miles of bowling blizzard the
body of his master will always raise a
lump in the threats of dog lovers.
The origin of this many sided dog is
of comparatively recent date. He ap-
peared in Yorkshire, particularly in
the valley of the Aire, from which
he gets his name, about fifty years
ago.
Although the dogs official name is
Airedale terrier still, common usage,
especially in England, has led to a
dropping of the latter member and he
lis now universally known and loved
as the Airedale. He was created,
lii the term be permissible, by those
who had no knowledge of scientific
dog breeding, but who desired good
all-arourd dog-big enough to take
care of himself and useful in hunting
vermin, especially along the little
streams.
To do this they mated otter hounds
with all possible combinations of ter
riers and by series of haphazard
crossings and recrossings produced
the waterside terrier, as he was then
called. From this mixed and doubt
fully bred dog the early breeders. by
careful breeding and some modifica-
tons, produced the grand dog that is
now SO rapidly becoming a general
favorite, but we'll as they did their
work the mysterious foundations of
the past are often cropping out in
long, houndlike ears or white mark
ings that should not be.
The Airedale has hard, close coat;
long, well-shaped, expressive head,
strong muzzle, neat V-shaped ears,
bright, dark eyes, well-defined and
strong neck, good shoulders, chest
deep and narrow, forelegs straight as
gun barrels, with plenty of bone; ribs
we'll sprung, loins strong, hams and
second thighs full, powerful and mus
cular, tail locked and carried nearly
erect; action free and snowy, as if
always en- the alert and never tired;
color black or dark badger grizzle on
back and neck; head, ears, chest,
legs and thighs a deep tan.