St. Bernard Dog

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Description of St. Bernard Dog: St. Bernard dogs  are quite large dogs with big heads and long heavy tails. A fully grown St Bernard dog can weigh over 250lbs. The Switzerland St. Bernard Club was founded in Basle 15^th March in the year of 1884, and the St. Bernard Dog was the very first breed of dogs to be entered into the Swiss Stud Book of that same year as the club was founded. The St. Bernard breed standard was finally approved by the Swiss St. Bernard in 1887, and since then  the St. Bernard was made the national dog of Switzerland. The name St. Bernard originates from traveller's infirmary on the often treacherous St. Bernard Pass in the Western Alps between Switzerland and Italy. where the name was passed to the local dogs and that's how the name of St. Bernard  originated. Before that time the St. Bernard were called  "Alpenmastiff", "Noble Steeds",  "Saint Dogs", or "Barry Dogs". There is one shortcoming related to the St. Bernard dogs. The  St. Bernard puppy dogs must first be put amongst other dogs and people to enable  them to become accustomed to small children and other smaller dogs while they still young pups if they are to be kept as pet dogs. This act will allowed the St. Bernard dog to be able to accomplish the between small children and other smaller animals.