My dog and I

by Harry Woodworth Huntington

Color.—Rich black, free from rustiness and white.

Symmetry.—Highly valued, likewise evidence of good temper.

Weight.—Dogs, 50 to 70 pounds; bitches smaller.

THE ST. BERNARD (ROUGH-COATED).

Leeds Barry.

Origin.—This is a point of great uncertainty, as the monks of St. Bernard are utterly unable to throw any light on the subject. According to tradition, however, the race sprang from a cross of a bitch of Denmark of the bulldog species, and the mastiff (shepherd-dog) of the Pyrenees. The size comes from the Denmark dog, and the sense of smell from the mastiff. The St. Bernard was first imported into England in 1815.