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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Re: Question for Saint owners
« on: October 22, 2005, 08:17:34 pm »
What are saints like...temp wise...I remember being a little girl and my....
We share our home with 4 Saints. They all have their distinct personalities but are all basically sweet, velcro dogs who just wanna be where we are. They are Gentle Giants (except for our Ali who was matted fur & bones when she was dropped off here before last Christmas - she had been tied to a box outside - long story - but for all her past mistreatment & abuse/neglect, she still has a sweet disposition - gives kisses, but when you start to pet her, she just slides down & goes belly up.) Anyway, our 2 boys are BIG & like all Saints we've had, have no comprehension of their size. For that reason, some Rescues don't recommend they go to homes with small children. Saints are clueless about their size! Our 1st one jumped on my husband's lap (while he was sitting on an antique chair which broke - quite a surprise for the Both of them!) I know the question was about temperment, but lots of people don't realize how much they slobber (our 1st was a "dry-mouth" - NOT) and because of their size, their happy, wagging tails will knock things off coffee tables, etc. So if you need to have a perfect home, a Saint is not for you (which is how we came to get our first Saint from my sister-in-law; at 9 mon. and 90 lbs, Barney was not the best choice for her perfect house! My husband loved Barney; now Barney's gone, but he instilled in us such a love of the breed, we found 2 brothers - who might be Saint/Pyr mixes - thru Petfinder.com to keep Harley company (she grieved for Barney & developed fears - of thunderstorms, separation anxiety, etc., so we wanted to find a friend for her). <p>If you're looking for a Saint, I'd recommend contacting your local Saint Rescue - there are all ages - from puppies to Seniors - needing homes. I'd think the safest is getting one that was fostered. Though we've lucked out with our boys who were at a shelter near Philly - brought in for abuse/neglect. Sorry I've rambled on - this is my 1st time replying - tho I love this site!
We share our home with 4 Saints. They all have their distinct personalities but are all basically sweet, velcro dogs who just wanna be where we are. They are Gentle Giants (except for our Ali who was matted fur & bones when she was dropped off here before last Christmas - she had been tied to a box outside - long story - but for all her past mistreatment & abuse/neglect, she still has a sweet disposition - gives kisses, but when you start to pet her, she just slides down & goes belly up.) Anyway, our 2 boys are BIG & like all Saints we've had, have no comprehension of their size. For that reason, some Rescues don't recommend they go to homes with small children. Saints are clueless about their size! Our 1st one jumped on my husband's lap (while he was sitting on an antique chair which broke - quite a surprise for the Both of them!) I know the question was about temperment, but lots of people don't realize how much they slobber (our 1st was a "dry-mouth" - NOT) and because of their size, their happy, wagging tails will knock things off coffee tables, etc. So if you need to have a perfect home, a Saint is not for you (which is how we came to get our first Saint from my sister-in-law; at 9 mon. and 90 lbs, Barney was not the best choice for her perfect house! My husband loved Barney; now Barney's gone, but he instilled in us such a love of the breed, we found 2 brothers - who might be Saint/Pyr mixes - thru Petfinder.com to keep Harley company (she grieved for Barney & developed fears - of thunderstorms, separation anxiety, etc., so we wanted to find a friend for her). <p>If you're looking for a Saint, I'd recommend contacting your local Saint Rescue - there are all ages - from puppies to Seniors - needing homes. I'd think the safest is getting one that was fostered. Though we've lucked out with our boys who were at a shelter near Philly - brought in for abuse/neglect. Sorry I've rambled on - this is my 1st time replying - tho I love this site!
What are saints like...temp wise...I remember being a little girl and my neighbor a few houses down had a saint named Moo...Moo LOVED me which his owners though was odd because he literally hated 99% of the world.
I remember one day getting spooked (dont remember why) and ran to the gate of his yard and he kept me safe
Are they all like that?
They really are beautiful dogs, I just know very little about them...I applied to resuce one but never heard back from the resuce until it was too late, I already had m new girl
Ive never met a saint bernard with a bad temperment. my saint bernard is great, she is VERY gentle given her size, and loves EVERYONE!