The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-09
A DOG OF ALL TRADES.
AiredaIe Terriers Do All the Things
Other Zoos Do.

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"A dog of ali trades Is the title
given to the Airedale terrier by \. Viii
liam Haynes in Field and Stream.
They will do the work of almost every
other breed.
They will hunt rats. mice and othe'
vermin, run deer, foxes or rabbits.
beat for birds. bait badger. draw coon,
retrieve game under any conditions,
each with equal gusto and success.
They flourish as well in the farod
frozen north as in the damp, fever
stricken tropics. as well i'll the sun
burned, scorched plains of Arizona and
New Mexico as in the cool pine forests
of Canada ar Maine. Equally at home
on land or in water, In any climate o.
hunting any game, Vie Airedale b in
deed a wonderful dog.
1he GermaA eolice have come TO the
conclusion that this breeA makes the
ideal police dog. In Paris the river
police use these dogs with great sue
cess as prevpnArs of suicides. Several
European armies have adopted the
airedales 10 theif dogs n wars in
which capacity shey excel.
Oh the EIondike they are used as
sled dogs, though it has been found
that they are most uAful as cross
for the native huskies. This matfng
produces dogs that are said Do be ex-
ceptionalis saluable for this Branch of
work
An Airedals will quickly learn to
herd and drive sheep or cattle as well
as any collie and is particularly use
ful as n guard or house dog.
In disposition Che Airedale is faith-
Oil, loving and obedient a eombina-
ton of all that has always been az
mired in the dog. The story of Che dog
of this breed that dragged through four
miles Of bowling blizzard the dead
body Of his master will always eaise
lump In the Threats of dog lovers.
The origin of this many sided dog is
of comparatively recent date. He 40
peared in Yorkshire, particularly III
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 o. a
dropping of the latter member, and he
Is now universally known and loved
as the Airedale.
He was created. if the term De per
missible, by those who had no knowl-
edge of scientific dog breeding. but
who desired good all around 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 pos
sible combinations Of terriers and by a
series of haphazard crossings and re
crossings prodNced the waterside ter
rier, as he was then called
From this very mixed and doubtfully
bred dog the early breeders by careful
breeding and some notifications pro
duced the grand dog that Is now so
rapidly becoming a general favorite.
But, well rs they did their work. the
mysterious foundations Of the past are
often cropping out in long. houndlike
ears or white markings that should
not be.
The Airedale has hard, close coat:
long, well shaped, expressive head;
strong muzZIe: neat Y 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
well sprung: loins strong; hams and
second thighs full. powerful and mus
cular; tail locked and carried nearly
erect: action free and snowy. as If al
ways on the alert and never tired; col
or black or dark badger griZzle OH back
and neck; head, ears. chest, legs and
thighs deep tan.