{"id":4154,"date":"2015-10-29T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T17:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2026-07-31T16:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:35:20","slug":"top-dogs-dogs-swiss-alpine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/top-dogs-dogs-swiss-alpine\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP DOGS: The Dogs of the Swiss Alpine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With impressive tales of daring deeds, avalanche rescue and that classic image of a brandy cask; the big dogs of Switzerland are the stuff of legend. The Bernese Mountain dog and the Saint Bernard are the largest of the dogs bred in the Swiss Alpine, and they’re the Swiss dogs most commonly found in Canadian homes. So, what’s the real backstory on these working dogs from the mountains of Europe who won their way into Canadian hearts – and homes?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\n1st CENTURY<\/strong>
\nInvading Roman soldiers moving in to Switzerland bring large mastiff dogs to guard and drive their herds of animals. While it\u2019s difficult to trace Swiss dogs\u2019 ancestry precisely back 2,000 years, it\u2019s believed the modern Swiss breeds carry the blood of the invaders\u2019 working dogs.<\/p>\n

11th CENTURY<\/strong>
\nTravellers and pilgrims frequently fight extreme weather to make their way through Great Saint Bernard Pass (elevation: 2,469 metres), a treacherous route through the Alps on the pilgrimage from England to Rome. Monks of the Holy Order of the Great Saint Bernard Monastery found a hospice on the pass to offer protection and shelter. In the Swiss Midlands, herders and dairy farmers are developing large working dogs to guard their livestock and property and pull carts.<\/p>\n

166Os<\/strong>
\nMonks at the Great Saint Bernard Monastery bring large Swiss mountain dogs to the pass to work as watchdogs and to provide company and companionship. As dogs breed in the isolated pass, the \u201chospice dog\u201d becomes distinct from the farm dogs working in the Midlands.<\/p>\n

175Os<\/strong>
\nHospice dogs begin rescuing lost travellers after monks discover they can smell out injured people buried in the snow. While the iconic image of a rescue Saint Bernard includes a brandy cask on the collar, this seems to have been wishful thinking by artists in this era. Rather than warming the injured soul with brandy, dogs would warm injured travellers with body heat.<\/p>\n

EARLY 18OOs<\/strong>
\nNot one of Napoleon\u2019s soldiers is lost crossing Saint Bernard Pass, and the hospice dogs\u2019 reputation for getting travellers safely through the snow begins to spread throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

1816 -1818<\/strong>
\nMany hospice dogs are lost over a couple of particularly harsh avalanche seasons. To save the species, the monks breed their remaining dogs with similar dogs from local valleys, and with Newfoundland dogs from Canada.<\/p>\n

188Os<\/strong>
\nThe Swiss Kennel Club officially recognizes hospice dogs as Saint Bernards, which become the Swiss national dog.<\/p>\n

19O8<\/strong>
\nAlbert Heim-Stinftung, a renowned Swiss geologist, alpine explorer and dog lover, advocates for breeding programs to ensure the survival of the Swiss mountain breeds, and helps establish the four different breeds of Swiss mountain dogs: the Bernese mountain dog, the greater Swiss mountain dog, the Appenzeller and the Entlebucher mountain dog.<\/p>\n

1939 – 1945<\/strong>
\nThe Swiss army brings greater Swiss mountain dogs to war, using them to pull carts and cargo throughout World War II.<\/p>\n

2OO5 – 2OO6<\/strong>
\nThe Fondation Barry du Grand Saint Bernard takes over the original breeding kennel in Great Saint Bernard Pass. The foundation opens the Barryland \u2013 Mus\u00e9e et Chiens du Saint Bernard to highlight the dogs\u2019 history and allow guests to see and visit with dogs descended from the original breeding stock. The foundation continues to breed an average of 20 pedigree puppies each year.<\/p>\n

2O15<\/strong>
\nSaint Bernards are still bred at Great Bernard Pass, where visitors can hike with the dogs through the mountains. Efforts are underway to reintroduce the dogs to avalanche rescue training. In Canada, the Canadian Kennel Club registers almost 500 Saint Bernards every year, but the Bernese Mountain Dogs are by far the most popular of the Swiss alpine breeds. The Canadian Kennel Club ranks Berners the seventh-most popular dog breed in the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SNOW DAYS<\/span><\/p>\n

The big Swiss dogs found in North America are more likely to be found curled up in front of the fire than working the fields of rescuing lost souls. But many of the same qualities that made their ancestors critical in the Swiss alpine make them perfect pets – especially for those inclined to make their canine companions part of an active mountain lifestyle. <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nWhen Alyssa Pelletier and Will Hitchcock ditched their Silicon Valley jobs to live full time in a converted school bus so they could hike and ski across North America and blog about it at OutsideFound.com<\/a>, they wanted a dog to join them on their adventure \u2013 and that dog had to meet a long list of requirements because of their unique lifestyle.<\/p>\n

 \u201cWe wanted a pup that would be sturdy and energetic enough to keep up with our adventures in the mountains, both in the summer and winter,\u201d Pelletier said. \u201cShe also needed to be able to hang out in our home (or road) office without bouncing off the walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

 They settled on Hilde, a now-18-month-old Bernese mountain dog, who\u2019s a fixture in their backcountry skiing adventures.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cHilde\u2019s really into winter sports,\u201d Pelletier said. Pelletier and Hitchcock discovered that many ski resorts allow dogs on the hills in the morning before the lifts open, so they invested in alpine touring skis that allow them to get a run in with Hilde to start each day.<\/p>\n

 \u201cShe has the time of her life,\u201d Pelletier said. \u201cShe flies over the snow, she\u2019s almost like a penguin, sliding down.\u201d<\/p>\n

 In the summer, Hilde comes along for backpacking trips, hiking up to 25 kilometre s a day while carrying her own pack of doggy gear.<\/p>\n

This winter, Pelletier and Hitchcock plan to add snowshoeing and cross-country skiing to their routine \u2013 with Hilde by their side. Their best tip for keeping a Berner happy in the deepest of snow?<\/p>\n

 \u201cBefore we go out skiing in deep powder, we spray her whole underside down with PAM cooking spray to keep the snow from collecting. A quick wipedown with an old towel before we get back in the car and she\u2019s good as new.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[871],"tags":[3561,3560,601,600,3559,598,3557,602,3556,599,3558,3568],"class_list":["post-4154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-alpine-dogs","tag-bernese-mountain-dog","tag-bernese-mountain-dogs","tag-canadian-kennel-club","tag-dog-breeds","tag-great-saint-bernard-monastery","tag-mountain-rescue","tag-saint-bernard-pass","tag-st-bernard","tag-swiss-alpine-dogs","tag-swiss-alps","tag-winter-lifestyle","post_format-post-format-gallery","post-item","post-even"],"yoast_head":"\nTOP DOGS: The Dogs of the Swiss Alpine - Sporting Life Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore 'TOP DOGS: The Dogs of the Swiss Alpine' today. 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