. The complete story of the Airedale terrier. Airedale terrier. 82 THE COMPLETE STORY In the United States this dog- has been tried and proved his worth in an entirely new tiehl of sport, and from all reports he has taken as naturally to hunting bears as hunting otter, the form of hunting he was bred for. The citizens of the western part of the United States and Canada, where the brown and grizzly bear are plentiful, are loud in singing the praises of the Airedale Terrier as they claim he is far superior to any other breed in use for bear hunting, for he has the strength,. OTIS AIREDALES AFIEL
. The complete story of the Airedale terrier. Airedale terrier. 82 THE COMPLETE STORY In the United States this dog- has been tried and proved his worth in an entirely new tiehl of sport, and from all reports he has taken as naturally to hunting bears as hunting otter, the form of hunting he was bred for. The citizens of the western part of the United States and Canada, where the brown and grizzly bear are plentiful, are loud in singing the praises of the Airedale Terrier as they claim he is far superior to any other breed in use for bear hunting, for he has the strength,. OTIS AIREDALES AFIELD the staying power, the gameness and grit of any other dog and, what is more to the point, he displays marvelous head work and discretion in tackling the bear and soon learns the fine points of the game and shows his natural aptitude for it. The only criticism they can find in him is that he is a bit too light and does better at this arduous work if weighing from 10 to 20 pounds more than a "Standard" specimen, and I understand that they have bred them up to 70 pounds or more for this purpose. I believe in bear hunting the dog is expected to track and engage the bear's attention by worrying him; to give voice and thereby call the hunter to the spot. And the great secret of a successful bear dog is not to get too close to Master Bruin's front paws, but just keep him sufficiently interested to have him remain in one spot long enough for the hunter to come up and engage Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jowett, Ferguson Marshall, 1866- [from old catalog]; Proctor, Arthur Bothwell. [from old catalog]; Airedale terrier club of New England. [from old catalog]. New York, A. B. Proctor
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