Saint Bernards

A St. Bernard dog's profile

Country of Origin: Switzerland

Personality: gentle, quiet,

Characteristics: tall stature, strong muscles, full of big feet, but also has a calm, resourceful personality of the owner loyalty, endurance, astonishing.

Dogs use: search, rescue

Saint Bernard willing to produced in Switzerland, in the whole dog, this dog particularly large, weighing over 100 kilograms more than a lot. This dog was originally a convent Al castor seed knob to keep their large dogs, rescue dogs, as is known, it especially when the avalanche victims can be quickly found. Its ancestors are considered Tibetan mastiff, in the beginning of the year to Europe via Italy. Since the 10 century, Sri Lanka has been al-castor seed breeding habitat in the mountains. Rescue the victims is to begin in 1707. Docile temperament, force, smart. Big head, small eyes, drooping ears affixed to the cheek. Able-bodied side as a square, muscular limbs. Thick tail. Two kinds of sub-long-haired and Short-haired, long-haired species of long, wavy hair, short hairs should be straight. Coat is red and white two colors. Extended bridge of the nose to the mouth between the two sides, and chest with white spots.

Saint Bernard is a very large dog, personality is very docile, easily accessible and very tolerant of children. If given enough space, food, exercise, can become very good family dogs. Full of strength and well-proportioned and contour fullness, each of which are very strong and muscular, powerful head and a very clever expression. Are dark facial mask, so that all looked harsh, but not vicious.

The origin of two St. Bernard dogs

Originated in the 11th century, Saint Bernards Roman history is the origin of the Maru Shoshi dogs for future generations two thousand years ago, the introduction of the Alps by the Romans, the earliest Mastiff breeds, but only the Saint Bernards in the first thousand years ago in Saint Bernards School students come out of the relief. Originating in the Alps, the monks of St. Bernard Abbey in order to be able to guide pedestrians through the snow and rugged paths and nurtured. St. Bernard dogs later found a mountain rescue lost travelers, snow victims, and the ability to guard the monastery, it a very strong endurance and sense of smell sensitivity, saved countless human beings, to become highly evaluated in the snow rescue dogs.

St. Bernard of origin Switzerland, is a very large dog. It is considered the ancestors of the Tibetan mastiff, in the early years of the year to Europe via Italy. Before 1830, all of St. Bernard are Short-haired dogs, but that was yet another integration into the origin of the Newfoundland dog of Saint Bernard is more tall and live longer. For this reason, the current St. Bernard have both Short-haired long-haired types. 1810, a St. Bernard called the lion was brought to the United Kingdom, followed in 1863, the dog the first time. In 1887, St. Bernard's international standard for judging at the Bern Nobu. Because in the Alps in the St. Bernard church, known as a rescue dog. Rescue avalanche victims began in 1707, the early 19th century, when Paris, France, died on the 1st, St. Bernard rescue the victims of 40 people.

3 Body Description

Head: Full force, well-proportioned and contour fullness, each of which are very strong and muscular, powerful head and a very clever expression. Are dark facial mask, so that all looked harsh, but not vicious. As the same body, the head seemed filled with power and magnificent. Strapping head, wide, slightly arched and the sides (on the cheek bone) inclined to form graceful curves, a solid outline. A deep groove from the tone of the roots and, through between the eyes, through the whole head. Half started very clear, back gradually disappear in the post-occipital bone. The head side of the line from the outside corner of the eye began to bifurcation, to the back of the head. The forehead skin, eyes and above the obvious wrinkles ideal, more or less, but the clear, to gather deep ditch. When he attention of any guard, or when the wrinkles more, but will not result in champagne.

Ears: Medium size, location, higher would be better to have a very well-developed ears at the edge of ears erected in the head, so that the ear a little far away from the head position, drooping ears, the edge against the head, there is no rotation. Wing for the tender ears of the rounded triangle, cutting-edge slightly longer. When he was alert, the ears, head leaning against the front edge secure in the edge of the edge and then a little far away from the head. If the ear easily an in the head, ears directly leaned his head will form the head of the oval appearance, very eye-catching, the other hand, strong ears will form a square head, broad and very eye-catching.

Eyes: Most front, not in the side, medium size, dark brown eyes bright, friendly, in-depth appropriate, strictly upper and lower eyelids and the eyeball can not be completely posted, because the skin will wrinkle eyelid varus. Defect: the excessive drooping eyelids, too red, instantaneous film thick, eye color too light.

Nose: Very solid, spacious, with large nostrils, nose and mirror is black. From the tone of the root bridge of the nose to nose on the mirror has shallow groove.

Department of mouth only: tone wide, significant, short, non-tapered vertical depth of tone than the length of the larger. Upper lip well developed, not very neat, but rather to form a graceful curve covering the chin, the slightly drooping. Should not be drooping lower lip of the deep. Straight teeth, strong, and scissors-like bite or clamp-like bite, and, although some very good dogs will appear highlighted style bite and jaw, but not ideal. Mouth at the top (ceiling) to the black as well. (Defect: overshot bite and)

Body limbs: neck and head junction significant dent. Nape of the neck muscles are well developed and round the neck from the side observation appears to be very short. Throat and neck of fat is very obvious; but over-exaggerated the bad. Shoulder tilt, spacious, well-developed muscles and strong, very strong withers. A very good chest arched, depth moderate, reaching the elbow. The back is very wide and very straight up to the waist, hips slightly oblique, with very slight root of the tail combined. Rear fully developed leg muscles are well developed. Evident in the abdomen below the waist, a very strong, very slight mention on. Very strong and exceptionally well-developed muscles. Hind hock point of the middle, do not want the wolf claws, if so, should not affect the gait.

Foot palm: foot feet wide, with strong toes, toes a little tight, toe joints higher is better. Wolf claws should be removed.

Tail: From the beginning part of the hip is very strong, broad, tail length, tip of its tail is also very strong. At rest, vertical suspension, only the last 1 / 3 part of the slightly curved upward, then, are not considered defects. A majority of dogs, the tail hanging slightly oblique manner, therefore, is based on the letter "f" shape. In the alert, all the dogs, more or less the tail volume, but must not give the volume too high or behind their back. Slightly curly tail is permitted.

Phi Mao: Very dense, short (Short-haired type), smooth lying, wool hard, but the sense of touch is not rough up. The hair is more thick thighs some, the roots of the hair slightly longer tail and close to the tip of its tail direction is gradually shorter. Bushy tail hair but not like the flag.

Coat color: white with a red or red with white, red, including the different concentrations of red spots, fragments, with white markings. Red and brown are the same. The markings must be white chest, feet and tail tip, neck "collar" or markings, the latter and face white bars ideal. Must not be only one color or without white. Colors can be divided into cloak-and plaque-type. (Defect: In addition to the face and ears are dark "mask", the others belong to defects in any color.)
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