How to choose a St. Bernard puppy? It is best to choose a St. Bernard puppy with a pure white neck and four paws and symmetrical coat color; a St. Bernard puppy with a short and wide mouth and black corners of the mouth is better in appearance; The eyes are of medium size, dark brown in color, clear eyes, and the head is round and relatively large.

Coat color

Newborn Saint Bernards are all white, which is hard to tell. The coat color of 2-3 month old Saint Bernards is mostly white with rust color. You need to look at the light to see if there is any brown or brown color. Red, the coat color should be symmetrical, the neck should be all white, like wearing a white scarf, the four paws should be white, and the tail should be all white from the middle to the bottom.

Mouth

The mouth of a Saint Bernard must be short and wide. Some Saint Bernards have sharper or longer mouths. This is the result of mating with native dogs. The mouth should be large and the mouth should be large. A dog of 2-3 months old can basically bite it with a fist. Most of the time, the side of the mouth is black. Be careful not to feed it too hot, otherwise it will turn white or red, and the roof of the mouth will be black.

Facial

The dark mask part should be symmetrical, the eyes should be medium in size, dark brown, clear and free of eye mucus, the ears should droop to the mouth, and the whole head should look like a ball when viewed from a distance, and the head should be large.

limbs

The forelimbs are straight and long, and the bones of the hind limbs are thick and powerful. The feet are very large and the toes are very raised. The dewclaws should be removed.

Gait

Don’t tease with food. Check whether the puppy’s actions are lively and whether it holds a toy after throwing it. This is an important criterion for whether it can be trained in the future.

End

The tail is long and the base of the tail is high. The tail is downward when resting and raised upward when active.

It is best to choose a St. Bernard whose age is 4 months or above, because weaning is basically 2 months later, and the resistance of puppies in 2-3 months is low. In addition, St. Bernard, who is about 4 months old, has a high body resistance and a strong body shape.