La umlando weSan Bernardo kugcwele ukungabaza nokuqagela. Imvelaphi yayo ayaziwa ngokuqiniseka, yize izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zixhumanisa ukuzalwa kwalolu hlobo neRoma lasendulo, iGrisi neSwitzerland. Ngeke sazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi yavelaphi, kepha izinganekwane ezithakazelisayo ezizungezile kufanele sazi.
Enye yezinto ezidume kakhulu yileso esisho lokho umsuka wayo usukela ezinjeni zasendulo zamaRoma, eyaziwa njenge-molossi. Kuthiwa kwakukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zalezi zinja, ezase-Illyria nezaseBabiloni, nokuthi zathathwa ibutho lamaRoma zayiswa eHelvetia (Switzerland). Kubo akuveli iSaint Bernard kuphela, kodwa futhi neBernese Mountain Dog kanye ne-Great Swiss Mountain Dog.
Cishe ku-AD 1.000, lezi zinja yahlala eSwitzerland Alps, lapho zazisetshenziselwa ukuthunyelwa kwempi, ukubhekwa, ukwaluswa, ukuseshwa nokutakulwa. Ngaleso sikhathi babaziwa nangokuthi iTalhunds (izinja zesigodi) noma iBahuerhunds (izinja zasepulazini), futhi ukubukeka kwabo kwafana kakhulu nokwaseSaint Bernard yanamuhla.
Isibalo se- Umdikoni omkhulu u-Bernardo de Mentón kuyisihluthulelo kuyo yonke le ndaba. Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-XNUMX, wasungula indawo yokunakekela abagulayo e-Swiss Alps, eyayisebenza njengesiphephelo samasosha nabathengisi, futhi okuyindawo edumile yezivakashi kule ndawo. Iphinde yemukela futhi yasuthisa inqwaba yezinja zalolu hlobo, ezifeza ukuvikelwa okubalulekile nemisebenzi yokusebenza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, babekwazi ukuzwa ama-avalanches, ngaleyo ndlela basindise izimpilo zabantu abangamakhulu.
Ngakho-ke, lezi zinja zabizwa "I-San Bernardo”. Kufanelekile ukusho UBarry ("Bear" ngolimi lwesiBernese), inja edume kakhulu ye-hospice, owasindisa abantu abangaphezu kwama-40 futhi izidumbu zabo ezisalondolozwe kwiNatural History Museum eBern. Ushone kabuhlungu ngemuva kokuphutha ngokuthi uyimpisi, eshiya ngemuva inqwaba yemishini yokucinga ephumelelayo. Namuhla kuyinganekwane yangempela ehambisana nalolu hlobo.