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

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  Description

  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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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  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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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

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  Help

  We need help with the daily tasks with our animals.
  Wea are also especially looking for someone who would like to help with the kids and some housework (ca 60 % work outside with the dogs/animals and ca. 40 % babysitting and some household chores)
  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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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Intermediate
  Norwegian bokmål: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  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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  What else ...

  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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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

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

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

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

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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