Humans have a fascination with miniaturization. Mini cars, mini cookies, doll houses and even miniature animals such as horses. Every time a breed or individual horse is named the world’s smallest, there is always some other horse breeder thinking, “I bet I can breed one smaller than that.” Breeds Overall, smallest horses in the world […]
They are some of the largest dogs in the world, and Saint Bernard dogs have a rich history. Although they started out as watchdogs and companions for monks in about 1700, they were first used to accompany the monks into the mountains after snowstorms, to find missing or trapped travelers. The dogs seemed to have […]
I have owned Saint Bernards for 14 years, and although I am a huge fan of the breed, they are not for everyone. Originating from Roman Molesser dogs, developed as working/rescue dogs in the Swiss Alps by monks at a monastery that still exists, the breed is very noble, and for the most part very […]
It takes a different kind of dog lover to take on large breed dogs; we might even call them extra large breed dogs. Many people consider Rottweiler’s, Labradors, and those size dogs to be large. This article is going to discuss really large dogs like the Mastiff, Great Dane, and Saint Bernard. Many people might […]