The monks stationed at Great St.
Bernard Pass near the Swiss-Italian border originally bred the
massive St. Bernard. They hoped to create a breed capable of locating and
saving lost travellers as they made their way through the dangerous mountain
pass. And a fine job they did to. St. Bernards are capable of picking up a
human scent from over 2 miles and can locate a body beneath ten feet of snow. Their
most famous specimen was Barry, said to save over 40 lives. Renowned for his
bravery and compassion, a statue of Barry stills stands at the Cimetière des
Chiens, the pet cemetery in Paris , and his body
is preserved at the Natural History Museum in Berne , Switzerland
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