16 Incredibly Interesting Facts About St. Bernard Dogs

Has St. Bernard Dogs caught your attention? Well, why wouldn't it? It's impossible not to stop and stare with its large size, fluffy look, heroic, lifeguard, friendly, and positive qualities. Now, you might want to know more about them; here are 15 incredibly interesting facts about St. Bernard Dogs.

#1 Saint Bernards are known as natural-born rescuers with the sharpest scent. They can find a person even under a 6-meter layer of snow.

#2 The name of the representatives of this breed was given in honor of St. Bernard – the abbot of the mountain monastery.

#3 St. Bernards was long called “avalanche dogs,” because they had the ability to find people covered in snow in the mountains.

#4 Thanks to arched limbs and massive paws, St. Bernards stand perfectly in the snow and can dig it quickly.

#5 Saint Bernards were taught to work in pairs. The female and the male went in search of a man, dug him up in the snow, the female laid down next to warm the victim, and the male ran for help.

#6 There are cases when St. Bernards beat people off from attacking bears, entering into an unequal battle with them, and won in it.

#7 St. Bernards feel the approach of avalanches.

#8 Saint Bernard is able to feel a person for 3 km in the headwind.

#9 Over the past 200 years, St. Bernards saved 2,000 lives.

#10 Having pulled a man out of the snow, St. Bernard warms him with his warmth and licks his face so that the rescued lucky man regains consciousness and does not fall asleep.

#11 St. Bernards have a very sharp sense of smell and a great orientation in space: even if they get lost, they always know how to find their way home.

#12 Saint Bernard’s saving instinct is very developed. If the dog sees a person lying on the ground, she will immediately try to lift him or turn him over onto his back. If it does not work out, then he will lie down next to him and warm him with his warmth, as well as lick his face so that the person does not fall asleep.

#13 The most famous St. Bernard is Barry. He saved four dozen lives, and once he found the body of a little boy, he realized that he would not survive until the rescuers arrived and independently carried him to a base that was more than 5 m away.

#14 Saint Bernard Barry even had a monument erected in Paris.

#15 In photographs, Saint Bernards are sometimes depicted with a keg of brandy around the neck. It is believed that alcohol was used to bring travelers to their senses. This is not true, since alcoholic beverages do not help to freeze.

#16 St. Bernards more than once became the heroes of films and cartoons. Representatives of this breed are known to many people thanks to the films “Beethoven” and “Peter Pen.” After the publication of these paintings, the popularity of St. Bernards greatly increased.