"Dogs are the most loyal friends of human beings", this judgment should be a summary of the long-term experience of human beings and animals. In the era of agricultural society, the dog's main function lies in its practical "labor" value, such as guarding the door, herding sheep and even transporting. It plays the dual roles of "livestock" and "pet". In the modern urban life with the emergence of mechanized mass production, the main function of dogs has gradually changed from "labor" to companionship, and their role has been positioned as a simple "pet".
The reason why dogs become the "darling" of urbanites is closely related to the living needs of modern people. If we use one word to summarize the characteristics of modern society, it is "change". New technologies, new products and new things are constantly emerging, and the material is extremely rich and the life is extremely convenient. While individuals are becoming more and more independent and free, they are also more and more likely to be lonely.
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Dog story-Saint Bernard, the righteous dog: saving 2000 Swiss from the snow-capped mountains.
I have long heard that Saint Bernard is a very good life-saving dog and is regarded as the national dog by the Swiss. I've always wanted to see his face since I worked as a reporter in Switzerland. I remember the first time I saw the St. Bernard, it was at the home of a member of the St. Bernard Club. That dog is very handsome, with short hair, brown spots on a white background and slightly round eyes. It is much bigger and stronger than ordinary domestic dogs. It has friendly eyes and elegant expression.
The Swiss have several opinions about the origin of Saint Bernard dogs. One said that it was the offspring of the alpine mastiff brought by the Roman army for the first time when it passed through Switzerland 2000 years ago. Another way of saying this is that Saint Bernard dogs are native to Denmark. Whenever a snowstorm comes in Denmark, they save countless people in distress in the vast snowfield.
There is also a saying that St. Bernard originated in ancient Central Asia and has a history of more than 3,000 years. With the war and trade, they crossed Greece and Rome and came to Switzerland. It was not until 1660 that the Saint Bernard dog appeared on Saint Bernard Mountain.
Mount Saint Bernard is one of the peaks in the Alps. In ancient times, people often fell into snow pits or died of hunger and cold when traveling.
In the 1 1 century, Bernard, a priest from Italy, built a monastery at the mountain pass to save the murdered passers-by. In order to find the victims in the snowstorm, his monk kept a big dog. Bernard was posthumously canonized for Saint Bernard. From then on, the mountain and the dog were named "Saint Bernard".
There are many legends about St. Bernard dogs, the most famous of which are three "Balys". /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, he served as "Barry I" 12 years, and rescued 40 people successively, and was honored as a divine dog. Legend has it that it once found a frozen boy and carried him back to the monastery, so the boy was saved.
Therefore, the dog was taken good care of by the priests until 18 14. 1905 In May, "Barry II" fell into a lake covered with thin ice and drowned. 19 10 In September, "Barry III" fell into a snow pit and died while saving people. It is said that Saint Bernard dogs have saved about 2000 people in the more than 200 years since they appeared in Saint Bernard monastery.
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