Originally posted by DJFyrewolf36
A St. Bernard is a whole lot of pup to care for, makes sense that they would sell them if they were short on money. Sad though Hopefully the pups will all go to good homes
The Saint Bernards my family has had were darned easy to raise - they just loooove people so much that being scolded was more punishment than if we actually scolded them. Sadly, I bet it is, as they said, that with only 4 monks left, it takes all their time and energy to keep the monastery open. Unless new recruits step up soon, the monastery will probably end up just another secular attraction within my lifetime.

The biggest expense in raising a Saint besides time is food, but that's only for the first year- to year-and-a-half of their lives, once they are full grown, their appetite is not much more than any other medium-large dog.

It is sad. But I know St. Bernards will still be raised around the world, and the legend of their alpine ancestors will live forever.