# Whaddya get when you cross a St Bernard with a Chihuahua? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 9, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377 "2013-09-09T01:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mornac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Mornac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mornac)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/1 "2013-09-09T01:48:45Z")
Actually my question is: Is it biologically (even if not physically) possible? Could someone create a _San Bernarduahua_ test-tube style? Would it have a normal life expectancy? Has anyone ever done something like this (enormous breed + miniature breed)? What would (does?) something like this look like? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/2 "2013-09-09T03:18:47Z")
You don’t need a test tube. You just need the Bt Bernard to be a St Bernardette and lie down… which, oh yes, they will. This also solves the issue of having the puppies be larger than the bitch. What do you get? A doggie. Specific looks and so forth will be partly random, partly a matter of dominant genes, partly averaged; yesterday i saw a dog that looked like a German Shepherd head stuck on a Border Collie body, but usually mongrel dogs aren’t that chimera-like. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/3 "2013-09-09T04:02:34Z")
Several years ago a basset hound was crossed with an english bull dog and the offspring were show quality St Bernards. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/4 "2013-09-09T04:17:03Z")
I NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE THE DAY!!! :eek: I’ve been using this messageboard for ten years and I’ve seen this question asked probably about 4 or 5 times. _Without fail_ the first seven or eight replies all go along the lines of “I don’t think a mini-dog vagina would take a mega-dog penis!” and/or “I don’t think a mini-dog vagina could bear a mega-dog offspring!” _Then_ the ninth reply says “Hey! What if the mega-dog is the female and the mini-dog is the male???” This reply gets overlooked by everyone who has gotten all excited to join in the big dog dick chorus! And now, after all these years **Nava** has saved us from yet another repetition by positing little dog dick in the very first reply! Thank you, **Nava**! You have done this messageboard a great service and have elevated the level of discourse (much as the female St. Bernard elevates the male Chihuahua)! A new day is dawning! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/5 "2013-09-09T04:24:35Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > Several years ago a basset hound was crossed with an english bull dog and the offspring were show quality St Bernards. I don’t believe this is possible. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/6 "2013-09-09T05:28:17Z")
Eric Bogle wrote a song about a Chihuahua romancing a St. Bernard. [Little Gomez lyrics](http://www.lyricstime.com/eric-bogle-little-gomez-lyrics.html) ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/7 "2013-09-09T05:36:05Z")
A dog that can’t hold its liquor. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/8 "2013-09-09T05:53:28Z")
Post by **Merdina** on [forums.anandtech.com](http://forums.anandtech.com), 8/25/2012, [post #26 in its thread](http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=33878883&postcount=26): > [@Merdina](#): > > We just got a St. Bernard/Chihuahua mix puppy. Yes, it can happen naturally. Apparently, a couch was involved… > > [http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...15506922\_n.jpg](http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/...15506922_n.jpg) ETA: [Link to complete thread.](http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=1823163) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/9 "2013-09-09T05:59:41Z")
Oops. Above link to St. Bernard / Chihuahua puppy pic broken. Try this: [http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r507/Merdina/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads/224308\_10152019714705075\_2015506922\_n.jpg](http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r507/Merdina/Facebook/Mobile%20Uploads/224308_10152019714705075_2015506922_n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/10 "2013-09-09T06:15:46Z")
> [@MonkeyMensch](#): > > A dog that can’t hold its liquor. In case anyone is wondering, **MonkeyMensch** ’s punchline is very funny. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/11 "2013-09-09T06:28:12Z")
you get a Chinard. it is a very large sized dog with short legs. male dogs are said to be cranky and irritable. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/12 "2013-09-09T06:30:34Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > And now, after all these years **Nava** has saved us from yet another repetition by positing little dog dick in the very first reply! Thank you, **Nava**! You have done this messageboard a great service and have elevated the level of discourse (much as the female St. Bernard elevates the male Chihuahua)! A new day is dawning! I merely happen to know someone whose Lab bitch went down for a Pom… ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/13 "2013-09-09T06:50:09Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/14 "2013-09-09T10:38:54Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > you get a Chinard. > > it is a very large sized dog with short legs. male dogs are said to be _cranky and irritable_. Wouldn’t Bechi be more accurate then?😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/15 "2013-09-09T12:33:57Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I merely happen to know someone whose Lab bitch went down for a Pom… Funny, I’ve heard it was mainly sheep, and it’s not like Australia can cast stones in this area either. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/16 "2013-09-09T13:57:38Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I don’t believe this is possible. I slightly misquoted the article, one of the off spring was said to look like a show quality St Bernard. This was avery old article from the 1980’s but I believe the breeding tests were conducted ay UCLA. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/17 "2013-09-09T14:24:11Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > I merely happen to know someone whose Lab bitch went down for a Pom… And made a [Pompadour Retriever](http://derpicdn.net/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTMvMDYvMDIvMjJfNTVfMjRfMzA1XzMzOTQwOF9fVU5PUFRfX3NhZmVfb2NfdW5pY29ybl9fZndkc2xzaF9tbHBfZndkc2xzaF9fNGNoYW5fbGF1cmVuX2ZhdXN0X2RpYW1vbmRfZG9nXzUxMWU4MWZmYTRjNzJkMjliMTAwMDI3Yl81MTMzOTMwMzdmMTIzYmY2NzEwMDAyMzRfNTFhYmNkNWFhNGM3MmRmMTgwMDAwMTIwLmpwZyJdXQ/339408__safe_oc_unicorn_%252Fmlp%252F_4chan_lauren%2Bfaust_diamond%2Bdog_artist-colon-lemon_thank%2Byou_pompadour_lemon-dash-scent.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/18 "2013-09-09T14:38:33Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I slightly misquoted the article, one of the off spring was said to look like a show quality St Bernard. This was avery old article from the 1980’s but I believe the breeding tests were conducted ay UCLA. What I find most difficult to believe is that two such relatively small breeds could produce something as large-bodied as a St. Bernard. I would think that neither would have the alleles producing large size. The fact that both are short-legged would also argue against it. However, if there were two different genes producing short legs by different mechanisms in bassets and bulldogs perhaps in combination they could produce longer legs. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/19 "2013-09-09T14:40:58Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I don’t believe this is possible. Maybe the milk/mail was delivered by a St Bernard? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377/20 "2013-09-09T14:42:28Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > you get a Chinard. > > it is a very large sized dog with short legs. male dogs are said to be cranky and irritable. “I got a really big head and little bitty arms” (related to a T-Rex) > [@Nava](#): > > I merely happen to know someone whose Lab bitch went down for a Pom… “I’m given her all I got, Captain!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaddya-get-when-you-cross-a-st-bernard-with-a-chihuahua/668377.md?page=2)