St. Bernard (details)
Speaking of national treasures, we Chinese must first think of giant pandas, so the status in Switzerland is the same animal in my country (detail introduction). In Switzerland, the image of the St. Bernard dogs representing the Red Cross barrel representing Switzerland can be seen everywhere. From plush toys to stamps, T -shirts, daily necessities ... It is said that almost every Swiss child has a San Bernard dog plush doll. Today, let's take a look at this Swiss national treasure with Boqi.
I. Introduction
Saint Bernard, also known as St. Bernard, has a long history in Switzerland. However At the point of destroying. Santa Bernard is called "gentle giant". They have very strong adaptability and strong vitality. It is famous for its snow rescue and is the search and rescue dog of the Alps.
Santa Bernard has a magical sixth sense of sense. With a strong sense of orientation and smell, he can easily discover the popularity of the snow below 20 meters. Find a traveler trapped by the avalanche and wake them up with a warm tongue. It is said that the intense sweet wine in the wooden wine barrel wearing its neck can drive the cold for the awakened people. In fact, Snow Mountain cannot drink in danger, which is just the image drawn by the artist at that time. So Santa Bernard is also known as a Swiss hero dog.
2. History
The St. Bernard dog is named after the San Bernard Monastery of the Alps. As early as 1810, Britain imported some dogs from the Relief Institute to hybridize with their Mastev mastiff. At that time, the British called this dog to make "Secrd Dogs". In 1833, the writer Daniel Wilson first named this dog St. Bernard, but it was not clear until 1965 that the name appeared. The name in 1980 was officially determined to be the name of this dog.
Speaking of the history of Santa Bernard, I have to mention the legendary great Barry. The monument of the Paris Dog Cemetery is about the story of Barry frozen the frozen little boy to rescue the snow mountain and back back to the monastery. Essence The inscription of the monument also records that this brave Santa Bernard rescue dogs rescued 41 people in its 14 years of life. Later, in order to commemorate Barri, the Swiss made its remains into specimens and stored it in the San Bernard Inu Museum.
St. Bernard dogs were named Swiss dogs in 1884. This is the respect of San Bernard dogs who have saved thousands of risks in the past 400 years. Martini, southern Switzerland, is the hometown of Santa Bernard Dogs in Switzerland. There is a St. Bernard Dog Museum. There is a 19th -century European animal painter Straberg's elaborate St. Bernard dog oil painting. Out of the St. Bernard Dog Memorial Stamps issued by more than 100 countries around the world. More than 30 Santa Bernard dogs are also fed here. Visitors can not only watch and contact this cute big dog, but also walk with them at the foot of the Alps.