Saint Bernard (confirmed introduction)
Speaking of national treasures, we Chinese must first expect the naive giant panda, so the animal that has the same status in Switzerland as the panda in our country is the Saint Bernard dog (definitely introduced). . In Switzerland, St. Bernard dogs can be seen everywhere wearing small wine barrels with red crosses representing Switzerland. From plush toys to stamps, T-shirts, daily necessities...it is said that almost every Swiss child has a St. Bernard plush doll. Today, follow the editor of Boqi to take a look at this Swiss national treasure.
1. Introduction
Saint Bernard, also known as Saint Bernard dog, has a long experience in Switzerland, but in the middle of the 19th century, the number was getting smaller and smaller. Arriving at the point of extinction. Saint Bernard dogs are known as "gentle giants". They have very strong adaptability and vitality. Famous for snow rescue, it is a search and rescue dog in the Alps.
St. Bernard dogs have a mysterious sixth sense. Based on their strong sense of direction and feeling, they can easily create a footfall in the snow 20 meters below. Find tourists trapped in an avalanche and remind them with its warm tongue that it is said that the strong liqueur in the small wooden barrel worn around its neck can ward off the cold and warm up sober people. In fact, you cannot drink alcohol when you are in danger in the snowy mountains. This is just a scene painted by the artist at the time. So the Saint Bernard is also called the Swiss hero dog.
Two. Resume
The Saint Bernard dog was named after the monastery built by Saint Bernard in the Alps. As early as 1810, the United Kingdom imported some rescue dogs to crossbreed with their Mastiffs. At that time, the British called these dogs "secret dogs". In 1833, author Daniel Wilson first named this dog the Saint Bernard, but it was not until 1965 that the name accurately emerged, and in 1980 the name was officially decided as the name of this dog.
When talking about the experience of the Saint Bernard dog, we have to mention the legendary and great Barry. The monument at the Paris Dog Cemetery says that Barry rescued the frozen little boy from the snowy mountains and carried him to the mountain. A novel about returning to Jian Taoist Temple. The memorial inscription also records that Barry, the brave St. Bernard rescue dog, saved 41 people in his 14 years of life. Later, in order to commemorate Barry, the Swiss made a monument of his remains and stored them in the St. Bernard Dog Museum for future generations to admire..
The St. Bernard was named the national dog of Switzerland in 1884. This is people's respect for the St. Bernard dog that has saved thousands of people in distress in the past 400 years. Martiny in the Valais canton in southern Switzerland is the hometown of the Swiss Saint Bernard dog. There is a Saint Bernard dog museum here. There is a Saint Bernard carefully painted by Strebel, a famous European animal painter in the 19th century. The dog oil painting displays the St. Bernard dog commemorative stamps issued by more than 100 countries around the world. There are also more than 30 Saint Bernard dogs raised here. Viewers can not only watch and interact with these cute big dogs, but also walk with them in the foothills of the Alps.
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