Focus on the Saint Bernard

The dog gets it’s name from the “Hospice of the Great Saint Bernard Pass”, which was a mountain refuge founded by St. Bernard de Menthon in AD 980 on a mountain pass between Switzerland and Italy. The monks bread St. Bernards as guides and as rescue dogs to find people who were lost on the mountain. The first St. Bernards had short coats, but later were mixed with Newfoundlands which created a long-coated variety.

When doing mountain rescue work the dogs went out in groups of four as a team. Once a victim was located, two of the dogs would lie next to the person to keep them warm, one would lick the person’s face to revive them, and one dog would return to the hospice or hostel to get human help. Often the St. Bernard had brandy in a barrel on the collar to be given to the victim to help in recovery.

Anyone can enter their dog in the "race" which is actually a long walk around Washington Park with a bunch of other dogs and their owners.  It takes place annually in May. You should come either to watch, which is a hoot, or to compete. They also have events and contests such as conformation. Usually they group the dogs by breed.

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