See Also: Saint Bernard(encyclopedia)
Bernard de Clairvaux, Saint(encyclopedia)
Great Saint Bernard Pass(encyclopedia)
Saint John's Saint Francis Hospital(health)
St Bernard(dictionary)
Bernard (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Malamud, Bernard(encyclopedia)
Alpers, Bernard(medicine)
bernard syndrome(medicine)
Bernard, Christiaan(health)

Saint Bernard (sh)




Breed of rescue dog that saved about 2,500 people over 300 years of service at a hospice in Great St. Bernard pass in the Pennine Alps.

Probably descended from mastiff-like dogs, it was brought to the hospice in the late 17th century. A powerful dog with a massive head and drooping ears, it stands at least 25 in. (65 cm) and weighs 110-200 lbs (50-90 kg). Its dense coat is red-brown and white or brindle and white and may be short or medium-long. The long-haired variety was produced by crosses with the Newfoundland in the early 19th century.