St. Bernard Pups on Parade
“In
what promises to be a cavalcade of cute, 12 St. Bernard puppies will trot down
from a Swiss mountain pass in a special ceremony usually associated with the
seasonal return of cattle.
The
Oct. 1 procession, known as a desalpe in French & an alpabuzug in German,
will celebrate a bumper crop of pups bred by the Barry Foundation, a charity
dedicated to the history & preservation of the alpine nation’s legendary
canine breed.
The
dogs will follow the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage route from a hospice in
the Great St. Bernard pass to the Barryland museum at Martigny.
After
spending the summer on the pass, the dogs return to the Barryland kennels &
museum for the winter, & the October parade of pups revives a ‘unique &
important Swiss tradition’, the foundation said.”
Andre
Ramshaw
The
Montreal Gazette
Sept.
23/2017
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