St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland/Italy
In 2004 The Barry Foundation was started to take over care of the St. Bernard dogs. In the village of Martigny at the foot of the mountain, Foundation Barry houses the dogs and is now the oldest breeding center for the Swiss national dog. Around 20 puppies are born each year.
Watch BBC’s 12:29 minute video about the pass-

seek out travelers lost in the snow and to lead the monks to the rescue. This photochrom print
was made in 1905. (1905/2015, CC BY 2.0 Ashley Van Heaften)

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Napoleon Passing the Great St Bernard Pass, by Edouard Castres; public domain)

summer months. St. Bernard’s statue is on the bottom right. (CC BY-SA 3.0 ©2008 Hans
Hillewaert)