Talk:St. Bernard (dog)
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[edit] Bad news: the dogs are out of job
- This Time, It's the Faithful Hero That Needs the Rescue
- By Ian Fisher
- Great St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland, Oct. 27 - The only dog right now at the 950-year-old hospice of St. Bernard is a very nice golden retriever named Justy.
- [Rev. Frédéric Gaillard:] "... This is not the 1800's. This is not the 1900's. Since then, helicopters and other fast ways to save people have been introduced."
- ... According to the [dog-selling] plan, the monks and dogs will go on as they have for decades, with the dogs still spending summers up here - still on view for thousands of tourists.
- ... [Dog breeder:] "The people around the world think how nice a story - monks, dogs, avalanches," he said. "But if you think, 'Monks and dogs, how nice,' it's not true. The monks don't like the dogs. They don't caress them. No, no."
- [Father Gaillard:] "We think it's better to spend more of our time listening to people and not just [the dogs]." ... "They take up too much energy. It's people that need us, and that's not well understood."
- [A guy admitted], in some ways, technology has outstripped the need for the dogs. ... [T]hey have not actively worked in rescues for at least 50 years.
I think the dogs are out of job. And this page may need an update. -- Toytoy 16:45, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)
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- For one thing this date is not very up to date. You people need to look at your calendars and get with the program. This is 2006!
- No offense to Golden Retrievers but they are kind of sissy dogs.(Just my opinion) You need a nice strong boy to do the job. St.Bernards are your dogs.
- ok you have a point here but who really cares! Yes helicopters are great and all but these dogs have been doing this job longer and they definately are good at it. I have to go right now but i will try and write some more later. If any people that read this and agree with me can you write some on here and let me know. I appreciate it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.174.244.2 (talk • contribs) .
To clarify, this is the talk/discussion page about the article, not the article itself. What the previous user posted here was a correctly dated & referenced piece of information about what's going on out there now and suggested that the article should be updated to reflect a more current status. If you can also cite a source that's more recent that says that this information is not correct, please do so. Elf | Talk 22:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] heaviest dog?
Recently added: "however, it holds the world record for world's heaviest dog (310lbs". I can't find an item for this on the web; all I find are Mastiffs that top out around 282 lbs. Can someone corroborate? Elf | Talk 21:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
- I cannot confirm that this weight is or is not a record for this breed, however the world record for the heavist dog ever recorded to date is held by Zorba an English Mastiff or Mastiff at 343lbs per the 1989 Guniess Book of World Records Charon9
OK, I've removed it from the article. Elf | Talk 15:37, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
