It was on this date, 49 years ago, that the Great St. Bernard Tunnel was bore through the Alps. That was back in the days when the St. Bernard was a working breed.
Every day for years, the Swiss Saints and the Italian Saints punched the time clock and went digging. The young, rascally pups would dig with all their might, while the more mature dogs would hang around by the water cooler and, well frankly, drool, occasionally taking a swipe at the dirt.
I tried to tell Ralph and Trixie the story: the threatened to call the ASPCA and PETA if I made any move to get them involved, in a positive way, in landscaping.
Seems the “good ol’ days” of dogs helping around the house are gone.
The photo is lifted from Flickr.
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