A.F. Hochwalt"s 1921 classic work of Airedale history, lore, and legend is filled with fascinating dogs, people, and events, the famous and the obscure. "A number of books have been published on the Airedale; so many indeed, that the reader may ask, "Why another?" ... The aims of the author of this book have been, however, to investigate those bypaths hitherto but little trodden by his predecessors...the keynote of this book is that the Airedale is primarily a dog for real use in any sphere where one may wish to place him." A.F. Hochwalt, "The Airedale for Work and Show"