St. Bernard Dog

Famous St. Bernards
.Barry, famous Alpine rescue dog (see above)
.Bolivar, Donald Duck's pet
.Cujo, a fictional portrayal of a rabid St. Bernard by Stephen King
.Nanna, from various Peter Pan movies (but originally a Newfoundland in the text)
.Buck, from Jack London's The Call of the Wild, is half St. Bernard
.Gumbo, team mascot for the New Orleans Saints
.Neil, the martini-slurping St. Bernard of George and Marion Kerby in Topper (TV series)
.Beethoven, the movie Beethoven 1992, and multiple sequels
.Bamse, a Norwegian dog honoured for exploits during World War II memorial statue in Montrose Scotland where he died in 1944
.Båtsman, a St. Bernard in Astrid Lindgren's story Vi på Saltkråkan
.Schottzie, one of a number of St. Bernards owned by Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott
.Schnorbitz, on-stage partner of British comedian Bernie Winters during his later career
.Gumbo, Bradley Brannings pet dog in EastEnders
.Wallace (currently Wallace VI), mascot of The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)


Legends
The famous Barry found a small boy in the snow and persuaded the boy to climb on his back, and then carried the boy to safety.


A St Bernard is often credited with being the dog that helped save Manchester United, currently one of the world's largest football clubs, from financial ruin. The legend goes that in 1902 when the club owed sizeable debts, the then captain Harry Stafford was showing off his prized St Bernard at a fund-raiser for the club when he was approached by a wealthy brewery owner, J.H.Davis, who enquired to buy the dog. Harry Stafford refused the offer but managed to convince him to buy the club thus saving Manchester United from going bankrupt.