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The Airedale
BY
WILLIAMS HAYNES
Author of "Beagles and Beagling,""Toy Dogs," etc.
OUTING HANDBOOKS
NEW YORK
OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
MCMXI
Copyright, 1911, By
OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Entered at Stationer's Hall, London, England.
All rights reserved
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Biggest and Best Terrier | 9 |
| II. | The Airedale's History | 21 |
| III. | The Care of a Terrier | 35 |
| IV. | Breeding Terriers | 49 |
| V. | Dog Shows and Showing | 65 |
| VI. | The Useful Airedale | 79 |
| VII. | Common Ailments | 91 |
CHAPTER I
THE BIGGEST AND BEST TERRIER
It was in the Merchants' Hotel, Manchester—a famous gathering placefor the dog fanciers of the English Midlands, the most thickly dogpopulated district in the whole world—that one autumn evening I heardthe best definition of an Airedale that I ever knew. A party of us,fresh from some bench show, were seated round a table waiting fordinner, and naturally we were talking dog, telling dog stories,anecdotes, and jokes. I gave the American definition of a dachshund;"half a dog high and a dog and a half long," and Theodore Marples,editor of Our Dogs, turning to a quiet little man, noted as awild fanatic on the subject of Airedales, asked him his definition ofhis favorite breed. Quick as a spark he answered, "The biggest and bestterrier!"
There