What are the disadvantages of the St. Bernard? The St. Bernard is a dog that sheds hair and has a heavy body odor due to the body folds that hide dirt and grime. The main disadvantage of the St. Bernard is that it has a lot of saliva, so the owner should pay more attention to its hygiene, and the environment must be kept dry. A, will shed hair St. Bernard dog is also a hairy dog, so if you can not tolerate the ground is full of hair, do not raise it, there is a suggestion for hair loss, usually give it a little lighter, the main food dog food is best to choose a low salt and low oil, high protein and low fat, nutritionally balanced natural dog food, can effectively reduce hair loss and tear marks. Second, heavy body odor because the body folds more, may hide dirt, resulting in heavy dog body odor. The source of St. Bernard’s body odor is the ears, fart grooves, soles of the feet and bad breath, usually pay attention to the dog to do a good job of cleaning, pull out the ears, brush teeth, do not eat greasy food, you can eliminate dog body odor. Three, saliva more St. Bernard dog’s main drawback is saliva, to pay more attention to its hygiene, so its environment must be kept dry, otherwise it is easy to have skin diseases, which is one of the most common diseases of St. Bernard. Fourth, the short life span of this dog compared to other dogs, generally only about ten years. Coupled with this total itself genetic genes are not too stable, the dog is prone to a number of physical illnesses. Because they are genetically related, they are difficult to be prevented and treated.
