She has treed lions and bears by herself, and she does help the hounds. I know of people that use nothing but Airedales to run lions and are consistent with them. I use her because of her grittiness on game, she if not afraid to pull hair. If not for her pulling hair on a bad lion I would have lost ...

I run one in my pack ever since a wolf killed on of my hounds. She is great. Like what was said above she would not start a fight but she sure will finish one. Save the wife from the neighbors pit bull. Too smart for there own good, smarter then a few people I know.

Poor mans tracking system... I use them for wolf deterrent. I have had a hound killed by a wolf but he was not wearing a bell.

I feel you. I lost a good hound the same way last year while treeing a lion. I run a Airedale with the pack ever since. The thing of it is the wolf lovers don't care if your hunting dog was killed by a wolf. But as soon as the wolf come in town and kills there dog they would be the one that yells ...

Hello to all. I'm not new here. I try to listen more than speak. I enjoy reading the discussions. I live in western Montana but have been working here in Alaska for the past eight months.

Time to head back to Montana, cat season is close. I have been fortunate and have owned some good hounds and ...