St Bernard

Gentle giant with a heart of gold.

The St. Bernard is a massive, affectionate breed originally bred for alpine rescue. Despite its size, it’s calm and good-natured, making it a wonderful family dog in the right home.

Quick Facts

SizeGiant
Breed GroupWorking
Lifespan8–10 Years
Exercise NeedsUp to 1 hour per day
TrainabilityCan be stubborn but eager to please. Responds to early, firm, and gentle training.
Grooming NeedsLow
SheddingYes
Barking TendencyLow
TemperamentCalm, gentle, patient with children, protective but rarely aggressive.

Available St Bernards

15 dogs available
Barry, a 4 years old male St Bernard available for adoption from Saving Saints Rescue in Lancashire

Saving Saints Rescue

Barry

Lancashire
SexMale
Age4 years
BreedSt Bernard

Blind since birth, beautiful 4 year old Barry has now been in our kennel space in Cambridgeshire for a few months undergoing a full assessment. He has adapted exceptionally well to his new environment. Everyone at the kennels has fallen in love with him but Barry needs a forever home and the search is now officially on!Barry has lived with other dogs and is good with other females but seems to love one on one human attention more than anything.Barry needs a very special home. He prefers women to men and can live with children aged14 and older. He's been castrated and is fit and well. He could live in a ground floor home that is quiet with a separate space when visitors come. He loves to roam outside and is a clever lad with scent based play. He's so clever with his toys and puzzlesBarry will need someone prepared to build up a bond with him. We ️ him and his funny personality.

Benji, a Unknown old male St Bernard available for adoption from Saving Saints Rescue in Lancashire

Saving Saints Rescue

Benji

Lancashire
SexMale
AgeUnknown
BreedSt Bernard

Benji is officially a cuddle-monster who loves people, despite all the terrible hardship he has endured.Found abandoned and abused on the streets in Greece, Benji was in a horrific state when we were asked to support his rescue last year. We have been sponsoring him ever since and in that time he has gained weight and is now fit and well. He is negative for all blood borne diseases including Brucellosis. Benji is friendly with other dogs and doesn't bother with cats so could live in a multi pet home with careful introductions. He will however need feeding separately as he was starved.As you can see from his video, Benji adores people and loves nothing better than cuddles and affection! He can live with children aged 14 and above. He will need to be neutered when he reaches maturity (neutering will be a condition of his adoption). Watch his video - we challenge you not to smile! And please reach out to us about beautiful Benji (spelt with and without an “e”)

Cyclops, a 4 years old male St Bernard available for adoption from Saving Saints Rescue in Lancashire

Saving Saints Rescue

Cyclops

Lancashire
SexMale
Age4 years
BreedSt Bernard

Beautiful boy Cyclops is named (because of his stunning half mask) after the giant-shepherd in Greek mythology.Unlike his mythological namesake, Cyclops is fully sighted and does not eat humans! He is simply a glorious boy who has suffered too much and deserves a forever home.Cyclops was found wandering the Greek roads in a dreadful state of neglect; underweight and suffering from heartworm. The wonderful man who saved him man nursed him back to health. His heartworm has now been successfully treated and Cyclops is a healthy, happy giant, looking for the love of a family. Around 3-4 years old , Cyclops is currently living 60 miles from Athens but is ready to travel to the UK and is very friendly to people and other dogs. As we don't have a child history, sadly we cannot home him with with children under 14 yrs.Cyclops would be perfectly suited to an outdoor lifestyle and needs large-breed experienced adopters.

Georgie, a 9 years old female St Bernard available for adoption from North Clwyd Animal Rescue in Wales

North Clwyd Animal Rescue

Georgie

Wales
SexFemale
Age9 years
BreedSt Bernard

Wooof! I'm Georgie and I'm looking for a new home please. Could it be with you?Georgie's Notes:Georgie is a gorgeous girl who has come into our care for rehoming due to a change of circumstances for her owner. She is a big girl who has weighed in at around 45kg and is at a good weight currently. She is in good health for her age and loves being out and about on walks, but does tire quite quickly. We are building up her fitness gradually, but she will benefit from a couple of short-medium length walks a day rather than one big long one. She does have playful moments and can still be active at times.Georgie has been in the same home for four years since they bought her from another family. She is generally well behaved in the home, we have been told that she isn’t destructive and is fine to be left for a few hours, she is used to going to the groomers and travels well in the car. She does require at least 6ft fencing, due to trying to escape on occasions in her previous homes.Georgie loves her food, being out and about but also likes to chill and sleeps a lot these days. She is generally good around other dogs and has lived with two Bulldogs previously (one male, one female) so does have potential to be rehomed with a compatible dog in her next home – a medium to large calm dog will suit her best, due to her age we feel she would struggle with a young playful dog in the home. She will also thrive as the only pet and being the centre of attention.She is looking for a home with older teenagers.Georgie is a clever girl knows commands like sit, paw, lie down, roll over and knows some hand signals.She is looking for a quiet adult only home with owners who have experience of large breeds. She generally walks well on the lead but due to her size she can be strong when she wants to be, her previous owners have used a Dogmatic headcollar on her to help manage her strength if/when needed.She does have some age-related deafness and has had ear infections in the past, but at the moment she is in good general health but cannot be spayed due to prior complications under anaesthetic – we can talk to potential owners more about this and they will be able to speak to our veterinary team.Although she is only nearly 9 years old this is quite old for a dog of her breed and size, so new owners should bare this in mind. We really hope this doesn’t put people off as she deserves some love and comfort in her remaining years. We really hope she finds a lovely home soon.friendly with strangersgood on the leadcan’t live with catscan't live with young children

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