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Bernese Mountain Dog vs. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Credit: Wikimedia Commons These Swiss cousins sport the same tricolor coats, but Bernese dogs are fluffier with longer hair.

The eight-year-old St. Bernard is receiving her regular hydrotherapy session, while visitors to the newly reopened Barryland theme park in the Swiss Alpine valley town of Martigny follow every move.

The eight-year-old St. Bernard is receiving her regular hydrotherapy session, while visitors to the newly reopened Barryland theme park in the Swiss Alpine valley town of Martigny follow every move.

The eight-year-old St. Bernard is receiving her regular hydrotherapy session, while visitors to the newly reopened Barryland theme park in the Swiss Alpine valley town of Martigny follow every move.

The eight-year-old St. Bernard is receiving her regular hydrotherapy session, while visitors to the newly reopened Barryland theme park in the Swiss Alpine valley town of Martigny follow every move.

The eight-year-old St. Bernard is receiving her regular hydrotherapy session, while visitors to the newly reopened Barryland theme park in the Swiss Alpine valley town of Martigny follow every move.

St. Bernard puppies took the chance to romp around at Barryland St. Bernard rescue dogs are a Swiss national emblem Once the heroes of the Swiss Alps, St. Bernards today are doing heroic work in other ...