Book description
THE AIREDALE TERRIER By Williams Haynes. A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC
REPRINT. Originally published in 1911, this extremely scarce early work
on the Airedale Terrier is both expensive and hard to find in its first
edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text,
as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. In the books one hundred
and sixteen pages the author discusses how the Airedale was originally a
cross between a tan-grizzle terrier, once common in the English
Midlands, and the Otter Hound, with added dashes of Bull and Bedlington
Terrier. He also tells of the history of the breed and some of its
famous winners, with other Chapters on its care and breeding, showing
and ailments. He has high praise for the Airedale's usefulness, "He
has made his home in all countries from Alaska to India. He has been
used for all sorts of game from the grizzly to mice he has done police
duty in France, Germany and America he has drawn sleds in the Arctic,
and driven sheep in Australia. An Airedale will do anything any other
dog can do, and then lick the other dog." The book is illustrated
throughout with black + white photographs and illustrations of famous
Airedales of the day. This is a fascinating read for any Airedale
enthusiast or historian of the breed, but also contains much information
that is still practical and useful today. "The biggest and the best
of all the terriers." Many of the earliest dog breed books,
particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are
republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern
editions, using the original text and artwork.
