Disposition:
The Saint Bernard is an extremely loyal, loving, and gentle breed of dog. This breed does well with children and other dogs, assuming it has been well-socialized from an early age. Training should start at an early age as well because these dogs get so large and it if they are not trained they could easily do damage – no matter that they wouldn’t mean to. This breed is very intelligent and wants to please its owner, so training is quite easy.
Activity Level:
Despite its size, the Saint Bernard does not require very much exercise. A long walk morning and evening is enough to keep this breed happy. They are mostly inactive indoors, so an apartment would be suitable – assuming it could cope with the dogs’ size. A small backyard/garden is ideal, but not necessary if the dog gets exercise in other ways.
Because of the strain that can be put on large breeds’ bones, puppies should not be overly exercised or allowed to play too roughly until about one year old.
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