EXCERPT FROM BOOK, "THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE DOG" 1927, BY ROBERT LEIGHTON

COURTESY OF

HALLELUJAH ST. BERNARDS

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LEIGHTON SAYS ON PAGE 76 BELOW, "THE PRIZEWINNING ROUGH COATED ST. BERNARD, AS HE IS SEEN TO-DAY, IS A PURELY MANUFACTURED ANIMAL, HANDSOME IN APPEARANCE CERTAINLY, BUT SO CUMBERSOME THAT HE IS SCARCELY ABLE TO RAISE A TROT, LET ALONE DO ANY TRACKING IN THE SNOW".

 

BELOW ARE SOME PHOTOS OF ST BERNARDS FROM LEIGHTON'S BOOK

THE DETERIORATION OF THE SAINTS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE OBVIOUS IN THESE PRINTS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FROM A BIT EARLIER TIME. ONLY "CINQ MARS" SHOWS SOME VINTAGE SAINT QUALITIES.