From Pekingese to St. Bernard and greyhound, dogs come in such startling variety it's easy to forget they belong to the same species. The profusion of breeds today -- at least 150 -- reflects ...

and a man named Bernard de Menthon founded the St. Bernard Hospice for the victims. Dogs were gifted to the hospice in the late 1600 and they acted as guard dogs for the hospice's patients ...