St. Bernard
- Size
- giant
- Height at withers
- 70–90 cm, males65–80 cm, females
- Weight
- 70–90 kg, males55–75 kg, females
- Lifespan
- 8–10 years
- Group
- CalmGood with kids
An editorial estimate, not a measurement.
Suits. Спокойный гигант, терпелив к детям, не требует долгих нагрузок.
Be aware. Слюни и шерсть повсюду. Жару переносит плохо. Живёт мало, а лечение крупной собаки стоит соответственно размеру.
Temperament
Спокойный, добродушный и медлительный великан. Сенбернар редко проявляет агрессию, с детьми терпелив, к чужим доброжелателен. Плохо переносит жару и одиночество. Слюнявость — свойство породы, а не недостаток отдельной собаки.
Care
Шерсть длинная или короткая в зависимости от разновидности; длинная требует вычёсывания через день. Жару переносит тяжело. Щенка не перегружать до полутора лет: суставы формируются долго, а вес растёт быстро. Наследственно значимы дисплазия, заворот желудка и болезни сердца. Кормить дважды в день небольшими порциями.
Origin
Выведен монахами приюта святого Бернара в Альпах для поиска людей под лавинами. Работал в горах несколько столетий.
What to watch in this breed
Breed predispositions are not a diagnosis and not a sentence. They are what occurs in this breed more often than in others, and what is worth knowing in advance.
- Watch firstHip dysplasia
- The puppy sits to one side, struggles to get up after sleeping, runs with a “bunny hop” using both hind legs together. What is in your hands: no excess weight and no jumping down from height while it grows. The puppy’s parents are screened by X-ray — ask the breeder.
- Keep in mindGastric torsion (bloat)
- A lethal emergency in deep-chested breeds: a swollen hard belly, retching that brings nothing up, restlessness, drooling. This is the emergency vet right now, with no “let us wait until morning”. Prevention: feed twice a day in smaller portions and no running straight after a meal.
- Keep in mindEntropion
- The eyelid rolls inward and the lashes scratch the cornea. Constant watering, a squinting eye, the animal rubbing its face with a paw. It is fixed by surgery; leaving it means a corneal ulcer.
- Keep in mindPoor heat tolerance
- In a Kazakh summer this is the breed’s main risk. Walk early morning and late evening, always carry water, never leave the animal in a car. Signs of overheating: rapid panting with the tongue out, drooling, an unsteady gait. Heatstroke kills in minutes, not hours.
A predisposition means a probability, not a disease. Most animals of these breeds live their lives without any of it. We do not diagnose: the list is here so you know what to ask your vet at a routine check-up and which signs not to write off as old age.
Weight and lifespan are a guide for the breed, not a standard for your animal. Actual figures depend on the line, care and health.
Where to get one: St. Bernard breeders
These records are collected by us and marked verified only after a call. Ring ahead: available litters change every week.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.
Record from open sources; we have not confirmed it by phone.