The Barry Foundation took over the breeding kennels from the canons of the Great St. Bernard Pass together with the kennels’ famous St. Bernard dogs in 2005. Since then, the foundation has been the owner of the world’s oldest breeding kennels for the Swiss national dog and has devoted its efforts to ensuring the continued management of the over three-century-old breeding kennels at their place of origin and the preservation of the special type of hospice St. Bernard dog.