The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
THE BEST BRED DOG.
Has Carried on All the Prizes of Two
Nations

New York, Feb. 16.-Champion, Hector II,
the Russian corded black poodle, owned
by Mrs Walter Stanton, will be one of the
star exhibits at the Westminster Kennel
Club Show, which takes place in New
York in February.
Madame Hector may be there too, and
the nine poodles. aged three months.
These nine CANNES are born with the best
pedigree of any dogs in America. Hector
II and Madame Hector, the latter register
ed under the name of Wallie, and usually
so called, are thoroughbreds of the bluest
of blue blood.
Hector II is the champion black corded
poodle Of this country and of Germany,
the only places where he has been exhib-
tied He is probably the champion of the
world and has taken twenty-seven first
prizes. He has never been trimmed ex-
cept his nose and feet and this is done
about once a month. Oftener than this
his cords are dressed up with oil and al
cohol to keep them in good condition and
shape, and these cords are truly magnifi-
cent, the one on the end of his tail is
twenty-seven inches long and drags beau
tifuly on the ground like any lady's trail.
His toilet is in charge of a valet, be-
cause TO attend to it is hard work Hector
II also has nurse, or a maid and the
beauty of IL is that She too, is a Russian
of the same nationality as his dogship,
which is a delightful arrangement all
around, as they can converse when so dis
posed, in their native tongue. The maid
is most picturesque, always wearing her
Russian peasant costume. She has been
photographed with her charges-Hector II
and Madame Hector.
One of the best photographs ever taken
of a group of dogs-not the easiest sub
jects in the worlds that of Mrs STAN
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the Yorkshire spaniels Fly and Bopeep,
then there is Hector II. the collie and
Madame Hector.
The quintette are the favorites of their
mistress Their kennels are near the
house to which they have free access dur
ing their recreation hours or recess
One or two are let out at time, to which
they eagerly look forward AS soon as re-
leased they bound away to their mistress
room, where she is expected to praise
their fine and tidy appearance, and to sur
felt them with fiattery.
Mrs. Stanton is president of the pet dog
club; she has magnificent kennels at Hills
dale New Jersey her country place.
Mrs. Stanton talked about her pets and
their management. Her dog family never
numbers less than twenty, all thorough
breds, although now and then mongrel
has been temporary inmate of the Hills
dale kennels. And for nfongrels, Mrs.
Stanton has good word. They are very
clever and can be taught almost any
tricks"
The kennels are of stone, as cooler in
summer and warmer in winter. In re-
gard to feeding, the daily bill of fare is
dog biscuit and puppy biscuit for the
youngsters of the family. This is varied
three times weekly by meal of boiled beef
and thoroughly boiled, be it noted. Beef's
head is the best with plenty of bones pun
in, what are sold for soup bones. To the
puppies of the family but the the least
bit of this meat is given, but they are
allowed a bone-as bare as Mother Hub
bard's cupboard-every two or three days,
as a bone to gnaw Is absolutely essen
tial for the preservation in a state of
health of dogs teeth. In winter a dish
made of boiled meat, the water thickened
with cornmeal and sailed is a delicacy
which every dog loves.