Ubude behlombe: 65 - 90 cm
isisindo: 75 - 85 kg
Ubudala: Iminyaka eyi-8 - engama-10
Umbala: okumhlophe okunamabala abomvu-nsundu noma ikhava eqhubekayo
Sebenzisa: inja yomndeni, inja engumngane, inja yonogada
ISt. Bernard - inja kazwelonke yaseSwitzerland - iwumbono ohlaba umxhwele kakhulu. Ngokuphakama kwehlombe okungamasentimitha angama-90, ingenye yezidondoshiya phakathi kwezinja kodwa ithathwa njengemnene kakhulu, inothando, futhi iyazwela.
Umsuka nomlando
U-St. Bernard wehla ezinjeni zase-Swiss farm, ezazigcinwa izindela ze- i-hospice eGreat St. Bernard njengabangane nezinja ezigadayo. Izinja beziphinde zisetshenziswe njengezinja zokuhlenga abahambi abalahlekelwe yiqhwa nenkungu. U-St. Bernard wayaziwa kakhulu nge- inja ye-avalanche uBarry (1800), okuthiwa usindise ukuphila kwabantu abangaphezu kuka-40. Ngo-1887 iSt. Bernard yaqashelwa ngokusemthethweni njengohlobo lwezinja zaseSwitzerland futhi izinga lohlobo lwamenyezelwa ukuthi liyabopha. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, uSt. Bernard uthathwa njengenja yezwe laseSwitzerland.
Izinja zakuqala zase-St. Bernhard zazakhiwe zaba zincane kunohlobo lwezinja zanamuhla, ezingafaneleki neze ukwenza umsebenzi we-avalanche ngenxa yokuzalanisa okukhethiwe. Namuhla, iSt. Bernard iyindlu ethandwayo nenja engumngane.
ukubukeka
Ngokuphakama kwehlombe okufika ku-90 cm, i-Saint Bernard iyinhlangano eyedlulele inja enkulu futhi enzima. Inomzimba ovumelanayo, onamandla, futhi onemisipha, nekhanda elikhulu elinamehlo ansundu, anobungane. Izindlebe ziphakathi nendawo, ziphakeme, zingunxantathu, futhi zilele eduze nezihlathi. Umsila mude futhi uyasinda.
I-St. Bernard izalwa endaweni ijazi variants izinwele ezimfushane (stock hair) nezinwele ezinde. Zombili izinhlobo zinejazi eliphezulu eliminyene, elimelana nesimo sezulu kanye namajazi angaphansi amaningi. Umbala oyisisekelo wejazi umhlophe ngeziqephu zekhava elinsundu ngokubomvu noma elibomvu lonke. Imingcele emnyama ivama ukuvela eduze kwamafinyila, amehlo, nezindlebe.
Nature
I-St. Bernard ibhekwa njengenhle kakhulu onomoya omuhle, onothando, omnene, futhi othanda izingane, kodwa ungumuntu wangempela ubuntu benja. Ibonisa ukuziphatha okuqinile kokuvikela, iqaphile futhi iyindawo futhi ayibekezeleli izinja eziyinqaba endaweni yayo.
Inja ephilayo idinga ukuqeqeshwa okungaguquki kanye nobuholi obucacile. Imidlwane yaseSaint Bernard kufanele ibe nobudlelwane futhi ijwayele noma yini engayijwayele kusukela isencane.
Lapho esekhulile, u-Saint Bernard ulula, enolaka, futhi ezolile. Iyakujabulela ukuhambahamba kodwa ayidingi ukuvivinya umzimba ngokweqile. Nokho, ngenxa yobukhulu bayo, iSt. Bernard idinga indawo yokuhlala eyanele. Iphinde ithande ukuba ngaphandle futhi ifaneleka kakhulu kubantu abanengadi noma indawo. I-St. Bernard ayifaneleki njengenja yedolobha noma abantu abanezifiso zezemidlalo.
Njengoba iningi elikhulu izinja izinja, Saint Bernard has a ngokuqhathaniswa isikhathi sokuphila esifushane. Cishe amaphesenti angama-70 eSt. Bernards aphila ngokulambisa aze abe neminyaka eyi-10 ubudala.