The barrel on the dog's chest is not the wine
It is a very popular dog in Santa Bernard (detail introduction). It can be said that their status in Switzerland is like the status of a panda in China. Daily necessities can see the image of the red Cross representing Switzerland on the neck of Santa Bernab. In addition to Switzerland, more than 100 countries in the world have issued stamps of Santa Bernard dogs, and even a monument to San Bernard in a dog cemetery in Paris.
The reason why they have such a honor is not from the scraping of the tail to sell cuteness. This is the respect of the San Bernard dog who has saved thousands of dangerous people in the past 400 years. Speaking of the history of Santa Bernard dog, I have to mention the legendary great Barry. The monument of the Paris Dog Cemetery is about the story of Barry's frozen little boy rescue the snowy mountain and back back to the monastery.
The inscription of the monument also records that this brave San Bernard rescue dog rescued 41 people in its 14 years of life. However, maybe it should not save that 41st, because it was a prisoner who escaped during the escort. After the snowstorm, Barry and its partners found him and planed him out. After that, Barry used to use his body with his body. Warm him.
However, when the fugitive woke up, he found that he was firmly pushed by a big guy, so he thought he thought Barry was a wolf or to avoid being caught again. In the end, he brutally killed himself cruelly himself The life -saving "En Dog".
However, there is another saying about Barry's death, that is, Barry retired glorious when he was 12 years old. A monk took him back to Berne (Swiss capital) to support the day until he died in 1814. Later, in order to commemorate Barry, it made its remains into specimens and stored it in the San Bernard Dog Museum for the post -person (dog) to admire.
Wine barrel is just a decoration
Not wine in the bottle: The small barrel hanging on the chest of San Bernard, many people say that it is used to pretend to be whiskey and bring it to the dangerous to warm up. But in fact, this is not the case. If you really drink whiskey, not only do not help much, but will ask them for their lives. Snow Mountain is in danger, the biggest threat is low temperature. Although alcohol seems to be able to warm up, it will expand our capillaries and release a large amount of calories in the body. Although it feels like fever in a short time, this feeling will soon disappear and make people feel colder. Therefore, to save people, we have more reliable blankets.
The origin of the small barrel:
In this case, how does the small barrel come from? This is due to Sir Edwin Lanciel in the UK. He is a painter who likes dogs very much. In his famous masterpiece "The Alps encourages a frustrated traveler", the first scene of a dog neck hanging barrel appeared. The Alps is San Bernard dog, and the reason why he draws a small barrel in front of San Bernard's neck is just to make the picture look more interesting. But perhaps he did not expect that this cute creativity has now become a sign of St. Bernard.