When looking for a Saint Bernard, there are two types of coats, a rough coat and a smooth coat. The rough coats are long and smooth coats tend to be short- haired. Originally, the coat on the Saint Bernard was short and smooth like our female, Maple. It wasn't until the 1830's that people began breeding the original St. Bernards with long-haired breeds like the Newfoundlands and Leonbergers thinking this would improve their endurance in the cold. However, this back-fired. For rescue dogs like those on Saint Bernard Pass, the ice and snow accumulates between the toes and and stays on longer with the long coat so the monks quickly retreated back to breeding smooth coat saints. However, many people like the look of the rough coat like our male, Mosby. It really is a personal preference. Both shed, but in our experience the smooth is easier to groom.
Yes. St. Bernard's drool. Although Mosby is technically a "dry mouth" Saint, any true Saint owner will tell you there is no such thing as a dry mouth Saith Bernard. Drooling mostly takes places after drinking and eating, and keeping a roll of paper towels handy usually does the trick.