Similar Breeds
The St. Bernard Dog was one of the first breeds of dogs to be documented and differentiated from other large farm dogs of the area. Except for color and historical documentation, the St. Bernard is very similar to the largest Sennenhund. Official documents from the hospice in St. Bernard Pass concerning the dogs date back to 1707, with paintings and drawings of the dog even earlier. The breed was the very first breed entered into the Swiss Stud Book in 1884, and the breed standard was finally approved in 1887. The Sennenhund did not begin to be divided into breeds until 1908.
Another butcher's dog from Germany, the Rottweiler, is similar in shape to the Sennenhunds, and may be related.
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