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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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During
the
past
twenty-five
years
St.
Bernards
have
been
bred
in
this
country
very
much
taller
and
heavier
than
they
were
in
the
days
of
Tell,
Hope,
Moltke,
Monk,
Hector,
and
Othman.
Not
one
of
these
measured
over
32
inches
in
height,
or
scaled
over
180
lbs.,
but
the
increased
height
and
greater
weight
of
the
more
modern
production
have
been
obtained
by
forcing
them
as
puppies
and
by
fattening
them
to
such
an
extent
that
they
have
been
injured
in
constitution,
and
in
many
cases
converted
into
cripples
behind.
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.
Usefulness,
however,
is
not
a
consideration
with
breeders,
who
have
reared
the
dog
to
meet
the
exigencies
of
the
show
ring.
There
is
still
much
left
to
be
desired,
and
there
is
room
for
considerable
improvement,
as
only
a
few
of
the
more
modern
dogs
of
the
breed
approach
the
standard
drawn
up
by
the
Clubs
that
are
interested
in
their
welfare.
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