Help with sled dogs and building projects on our farm near Hornset, Norway

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  Beschreibung

  If you are mainly contacting us about a stay at our place because it is listed as a paid position, then please stop reading.
  We are also not able to host couples.
  Minimum stay at our place is at least 8 weeks.
  Your main motivation has to be to gain knowledge about the sleddogs, get out of your comfort zone, and experience the various tasks around the work with sleddogs and farmanimals.
  
  We are a family of four ( Petra, Andreas and Liv, 2y old and baby Solveig) running a little farm with huskies and farm animals in the municipality of Rendalen in the south of Norway.
  We have a small herd of Døla cows, (an old Norwegian cattle breed) consisting of around 15 animals. In addition to the cows do we also have some sheep and goats, lamas and chicken. The farming is our biggest hobby.
  On top of that do we also own 40 sleddogs, mostly Alaskan Huskies and some Siberian Huskies.
  The dogs are trained and used for races and also for our mainbusiness , the touristcompany where we organize and offer sleddogtrips.
  Almost every year do we get 1-2 litters of puppies which needs to be socialized and trained when old enough.
  We are originally from Switzerland and moved to Norway some years ago to fulfill our dream of train and race our dogs in the beautiful nature of Scandinavia.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

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  Was ist das?
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Volunteers have the opportunity to gain some experience in how to work with sleddogs (socializing, training, feeding etc). They will also learn a lot about farm animals and the lifestyle in this area of Norway.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Die vom Gastgeber angebotene Vergütung entspricht dem Mindestlohn

  Dieser Host bietet Unterkunft und Bezahlung.

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  Arbeit

  We need help with the daily tasks with our animals.
  This includes feeding, cleaning the kennel/stable, socializing with the animals (especially with the dogs). Each year we have 1-2 litters of huskies and we have to socialize the puppies from an early age on.
  We often have some building projects going on around the house and the property. Great if a volunteer has some skills and is eager to help Petra (who is a trained carpenter) with all those different projects.
  Also the dog kennel needs maintenance year round, in summer usually some repairs and in winter a lot of snowshoveling!
  In late summer does normally the training for the dogs start again. The training is depending on what kind of races we plan to do in the winter.
  The main tourist season usually starts around Christmas and last until ca. 20. April.
  The help with the sleddogs can be hard sometimes and is physically quite craving. We have to go out in every weather to care for the dogs.
  Temperatures can drop down to -25 ° C (or more =)
  
  Paid position:
  Salary paid equally to all workawayers (year round for every hour worked)
  Please remember:
  You are applying through workaway.com, means the main motivation has to be the interest in sleddogs, farming... And not the financial aspect. Salary paid during the touristseason depends on how many touristdays etc, but is according to the norwegian law of minimum wage.
  Your main motivation has to be to gain knowledge about the sleddogs, get out of your comfort zone, and experience the various tasks around the work with sleddogs and farmanimals.

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Deutsch: Fließend
  Englisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Norwegian bokmål: Gute Kenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
  Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
  
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  Unterkunft

  The workawayers are staying in a log cabin ca 30 meters away from the main house. The cabin has a little kitchen and a separate bathroom (running water).

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  Was noch ...

  We are not able or willing to host couples.
  We are located in a quite remote area of Norway, not many people are living here. It's a great place to go for camping, hiking, fishing, in summer time.
  In winter are many prepared crosscountry skitracks in the area.
  There is also a little downhill skiing area about 15 km away from here.
  Next grocery store is ca 6 km away.
  Almost no public transportation.
  In Summer we have usually 1-2 helpers, and in winter at least 4 helpers. But again, we are not able to host couples.
  
  
  For the summer are we looking for people who can stay minimum around 2 months and in winter do we prefer if people can stay at least 3-4 months (preferably arriving in October/November)
  YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE:
  • A few sentences about yourself, your age and where you’re coming from
  • A few sentences about why you want to volunteer here
  • How long you intend to stay + dates
  • Previous Workaways and past work experiences
  • Language Skills
  
  Paid position, salary according to the rules of minimum wage in Norway.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Might be possible during the calmer summer months, but we think the winterseason is to busy to additionally work on other/digital projects.

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Platz für Wohnmobile.

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  Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen

  Max. 1 dog (needs to be well trained, calm and friendly)

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

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