These guys are absolutely HUGE. But don't let that scare you! These guys are very good natured and gentle and make great family pets! St. Bernards have a great sense of smell and are usually used as snow rescue dogs. They can also sense an incoming avalanche. They need lots of space so they probably wouldn't do so well as a city/apartment dog. You might feel that these dogs look familiar to you. That's because you've probably seen them in the movie series "Beethoven". They don't shed and need as much grooming as newfoundlands, but they may run into many health problems as they grow older. Also, the skin around their jaws droop so beware of the drooling!
Nevertheless, these lovable gentle giants make awesome pets.
So far, which of the breeds is your favorite? Why?
Hi Alice!
ReplyDeleteI am a little partial to smaller dogs. All the houses are really close together in the small suburn that I live in and I'm a renter so I don't have the space for bigger dogs. Also bigger dogs make me a bit nervous, not to mention I bet they are not any fun to clean up after (haha). I know the question isn't which dog would you own, but I'm so used to small dogs that I'm totally bias.
With all that said, my favorite is definitely the cute little pugs!
p.s. You should post about Bichon Frises! They kind of rock :)
Hey Alice!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I love your blog!
I LOVE dogs so I'm glad you decided to blog about them.
I have a little morkie at home but I've always loved big dogs.
I wish I can have a really big, friendly dog like St. Bernards to play with.
From your posts, I definitely thing the St. Bernards are my favorite. Nice pick!
Hi Alice! Of all the dogs you posted so far - I am stuck between Newfoundlands and St. Bernards because I love both of them. They're both friendly dogs and I like how both of them look. I prefer bigger dogs although I do not like cleaning up after them as Melissa said and even if they do not shed a lot, my house has a lot of carpeting so you need to vacuum often or the rugs are covered. As you mentioned with the St. Bernard they can have many health problems as they get older and I have had this with a few of my dogs who have had to been put down. Currently, I am actually in the process of looking for a new dog but I am actually leaning towards a Great Dane because of the shorter hair and how friendly they can be with both adults and kids - we've just got to find the right one now !
ReplyDeleteOf the dogs posted so far, I'd have to choose this St. Bernard! I love bigger dogs and think these guys are just adorable. Especially when you picture them with the barrel around their neck jumping through the snow, so cute! I actually loved the movie Beethoven when I was younger and begged my mom to get a St. Bernard. Right now I have a golden retriever and a black and tan lab mix and they are both big boys. I would love to have a St. Bernard one day!
ReplyDeleteThis is probably my favorite dog so far, only because I am in love with the large, huggable dogs! I used to have a St. Bernard beanie baby and even then, I thought it was cute. Sadly, I'm stuck with a little dog at the moment but she is pretty darn cute and doesn't look like the other dogs of her breed. I can't wait until I can get a super big dog to cuddle with and go on outdoors adventures with!
ReplyDeleteMy good friend from home has two St. Bernards and they are so huge! When I first saw them I was so scared because they were practically as big as me but once I got over my fear I came to find out they are extremely nice just like you said. However I personally prefer smaller dogs just because I feel more in control since there smaller but when it comes to other peoples dogs I love them all because they're so cute.
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