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St. Pierre
Saint
Bernard Dogs
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 In 2009 in Bratislava on the
Middle-East European Cup he was
placed first in champion class,
excellent 3. and on the World Dog
Show he was placed first in open
class, excellent 2. Res. CAC.
We are very proud of our show
successes abroad, and of course we
are also very proud of our own bred
dogs, who are always well placed on
major shows in Europe.
St.Pierre Phillipo Spartacus: puppy
European winner, puppy club winner,
and in France baby BIS 3, Hungarian
Junior Champion. In Bratislava 2009
on the world dog show excellent 3 in
intermediate class.
St.Pierre Orchidea: In Luxemburg on
the WUSB 2nd in baby class. In
France BIS 1 in baby class.
St. Pierre Nepper: In Luxemburg on
the WUSB 2nd in baby class. In
Switzerland on the WUSB 2nd in
junior class. Hungarian, Romanian
and Slovakian Junior Champion.
In 2009 in Slovakia junior winner on
the st.bernard clubshow.
In Slovakia on the Middle-East
European Cup in intermediate class
excellent 1 CAC,
On the world dog show in
intermediate class excellent 1 CAC.
St. Pierre Tayson: In Slovakia on
the Middle-East European Cup in
junior class excellent 2, on the
World Dog Show in junior class
excellent 3.
In 2006, 2007 2008 on the yearly
champion shows in Hungary, the male
dogs in our cennel received the
champion of the champion title.
We are very proud, that in the last
2 years we had many interest from
abroad for a hobby or a show puppy
from our kennel.
We attach great importance on the
feeding and grooming of our dogs. It
is very important to us, that they
are happy and well looked after, and
by the time they reach adulthood,
they are healthy and in an excellent
physical condition.
All the dogs in our cennel are fed
with Eukanuba dog food. Eukanuba
treats our cennel is one of their
best reference cennel.
To make our brood bitches life more
comfortable, we built an
air-conditioned house for them,
where they have their litters, and
we also built a bathroom for our
dogs, so they can be looked after
very easily.
Our goal is to breed happy, healthy
dogs for the satisfaction of the new
owners.
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FCI-Standard N° 61 /
21. 01. 2004 / GB
ST. BERNARD
(St.Bernhardshund, Bernhardiner)
ORIGIN : Switzerland.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE VALID ORIGINAL STANDARD :
29.10.2003.
UTILIZATION : Companion-, watch- and farmdog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.: Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer
type, Molossians, Swiss Mountain-and
Cattledogs.
Section 2.2 Molossian type, Mountain type.
Without working trial.
 BRIEF
HISTORICAL SURVEY : At the height of the Great St.
Bernard Pass, 2469 metres above sea level, a hospice was
founded by monks in the 11th century as a place of
refuge for travellers and pilgrims. There, large
mountain dogs have been kept since the middle of the
17th century for guarding and protection. The existence
of such dogs has been documented pictorially since 1695
and in a written document at the hospice in the year
1707. The dogs were soon in use as companion dogs and
specially as rescue dogs for travellers lost in snow and
fog. The chronicles about the numerous human lives saved
by these dogs from the « white death », published in
many languages, and the verbal reports of the soldiers
who crossed the pass with Bonaparte’s army in 1800,
spread the fame of the St. Bernard, called Barry-dog at
that time, throughout Europe during the 19th century.
The legendary dog « Barry » became the epitome of the
rescue dog. The direct ancestors of the St. Bernard were
the large farm dogs common in that region. Within a few
generations and aiming to a defined ideal type, these
dogs were developed to the present day type of breed.
Heinrich Schumacher from Holligen near Bern was the
first who began to issue genealogical documents for his
dogs in 1867.
In February 1884 the
"Schweizerisches Hundestammbuch"(SHSB), the Swiss Dog
Stud Book, was started. The very first entry was the
St.Bernard "Leon", and the following 28 registrations
also concerned St.Bernards. On the 15th March 1884, the
Swiss St.Bernards-Club was founded in Basle. On the
occasion of an international Canine Congress on June 2nd
1887, the St. Bernard dog was officially recognized as a
Swiss breed and the breed standard was declared as
binding. Since then , the St.Bernard has been regarded
as the Swiss national dog.
GENERAL APPEARANCE :
There are two varieties of the St.Bernard :
• Short-haired variety (double coat, “Stockhaar”):
• Long-haired variety.
Both varieties are of considerable size and of
impressive general apperance. They have a balanced,
powerful, sturdy, muscular body with impressive head and
an alert facial expression.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS :
• Ideal relation of height at withers to length of body
(measured from the point of the shoulder to the point of
buttocks) = 9 : 10.
• Ideal relation of height at withers to depth of chest
see sketch below.
• The total length of the head is slightly more than one
third of the height at withers.
• The relation of depth of muzzle (measured at its root)
to length of muzzle is almost 2:1.
• Length of muzzle slightly longer than one third of the
total length of the head.
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT:
Friendly by nature. Temperament calm to lively; watchful.
HEAD :
General : Powerful, imposing and very expressive.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Strong, broad, seen in profile and from the
front slightly rounded. When the dog is alert, the
set-on of the ears and the top of the skull form a
straight line which slopes at the sides in a gentle
curve to the strongly developed high cheek bones.
Forehead falling away steeply towards the muzzle.
Occipital bone only moderately developed, superciliary
ridges strongly developed. The frontal furrow, which
starts at the base of the forehead, is distinctly
developed and runs up right in the middle of the skull.
The skin of the
forehead forms slight wrinkles above the eyes that
converge towards the frontal furrow. When the dog is at
attention, they are moderately visible; otherwise they
are rather inconspicuous.
Stop : Dinstinctly pronounced.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black, broad and square. Nostrils well opened.
Muzzle : Of even width. Nasal bridge straight, with
slight groove.
Lips : Edge of lips black pigmented. Flews of upper jaw
strongly developed, firm and not too pendulous, forming
a wide curve towards the nose. Corners of mouth remain
visible.
Jaws/Teeth : Upper and lower jaw strong, broad, equal in
length. Well developed, regular and complete scissor or
pincer bite. Close fitting undershot mouth without any
space between the lower and the upper incisors
acceptable. Absence of PM 1 (premolar 1) and M3
tolerated.
Eyes : Of medium size. Colour dark brown to nut-brown.
Moderately deep set with a friendly expression. Natural
tightness of lids desired. A small angular fold on the
lower lids with the haws only slightly visible as well
as a small fold on the upper lids are permitted. Eyerims
completely pigmented.
Ears : Of medium size, set on high and wide. Strongly
developed burrs. Flaps pliable, triangular with rounded
tips. The rear edges slightly standing off, the front
edges lying closely to the cheeks.
NECK : Strong and of sufficient length. Dewlap and loose
skin on the neck moderately developed.
BODY :
General : General appearance imposing, balanced,
impressive and well muscled.
Withers : Well defined.
Back : Broad, strong, firm. Topline straight and
horizontal up to the loins.
Croup : Long, hardly sloping, merging gently with the
root of the tail.
Chest : Brisket moderately deep with well sprung ribs,
but not barrel-shaped. Not projecting below elbow level.
Belly and underline :
Slight tuck up towards rear.
TAIL : Set-on broad and strong. Tail long and heavy. The
last vertebra reaching at least to the hock joint. When
in repose, the tail
hangs straight down or slightly upturned in the lower
third. When animated, it is carried higher.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
General : Forelegs straight and parallel seen from the
front. Standing moderately broad.
Shoulders : Shoulder blades oblique, muscular and well
attached to the chest wall.
Upper arm : Longer than the shoulder blade. Angle
between shoulder blade and upper arm not too blunt.
Elbow : Close fitting.
Forearm : Straight, strong in bone, with lean
musculature.
Pasterns : Seen from the front vertical in prolongation
of the forearms; slightly oblique seen from the side.
Forefeet : Broad, with strong, tight, well arched toes.
HINDQUARTERS :
General : Muscular with moderate angulation. Seen from
the back, hind legs are parallel, not standing closely
together.
Upper thigh : Strong, muscular, broad.
Stifle : Well angulated, turning neither in nor out.
Lower thigh : Slanting and rather long.
Hock joints : Slightly angulated, firm.
Metatarsus : Straight and parallel when seen from behind.
Hind feet : Broad, with strong, tight, well arched toes.
Dewclaws tolerated if they do not hinder the movement.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Harmonious far reaching movement with
good drive from the hindquarters, the back remaining
stable and firm. Front and hind feet move forward in a
straight line.
COAT
HAIR :
• Short-haired variety (Stockhaar, double coat) :
Topcoat dense, smooth; close-lying and coarse. Plenty of
undercoat. Thighs with slight breeches. Tail covered
with dense hair.
• Long-haired variety : Topcoat plain, of medium length
with plenty of undercoat. Short hair on face and ear;
hair over the haunches and the croup usually somewhat
wavy. Front legs feathered. Thighs with good breeches.
Bushy tail.
COLOUR : Primary colour white with smaller or larger
reddish-brown patches (splash-coated dogs) up to an
unbroken reddish-brown mantle covering back and flanks (mantle
dogs). A broken reddish-brown mantle is of equal value.
A brindle reddish-brown colour permissible.
Brownish-yellow tolerated. Dark shadings on head
desirable. Slight touch of black on body tolerated.
Required white markings : Chest, feet, tip of tail,
muzzle band, blaze and patch on neck.
Desirable markings : White collar. Symmetrical dark mask.
SIZE :
Height at withers : For dogs minimum 70 cm,
for bitches minimum 65 cm.
For dogs maximum 90 cm,
for bitches maximum 80 cm.
Dogs which exceed the maximum height will not be
penalised, provided their general appearance is balanced
and their movement is correct.
FAULTS : Any departure from the foregoing points should
be considered a fault and the seriousness, with which
the fault should be regarded, should be in exact
proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health
and welfare of the dog.
• Lack of sexual characteristics.
• Unbalanced general appearance.
• Too short legs in
relation to size (short-legged).
• Heavy folds on head and neck.
• Muzzle too short or too long.
• Flews of the lower jaw turning outwards.
• Missing teeth other than PM 1 (premolar 1) and M3.
Small teeth (especially incisors).
• Slightly undershot mouth.
• Light eyes.
• Eyelids too loose.
• Sway back or roach back.
• Croup higher than withers or falling away.
• Tail carried curled on the back.
• Absence of required markings.
• Crooked or severely turned out front legs.
• Poorly angulated, open-hocked or cow-hocked
hindquarters.
• Faulty movement.
• Curly coat.
• Incomplete or totally absent pigmentation on nose
leather, around the nose, on the lips or the eyelids.
• Faulty primary colour e.g. reddish-brown dots or ticks
in the white.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
• Weak temperament, aggressiveness.
• Overshot mouth, distinctly undershot mouth.
• Wall eye.
• Ectropion, entropion.
• Solid white or solid reddish-brown coat (absence of
the primary colour).
• Coat of any other colour.
• Height at withers below minimum size.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural
abnormalities shall be disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals
should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
This amended breed standard will become effective from
April 2004
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