Living in the wilderness and caring for my huskies together in Alberta, Canada

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  Description

  Have 26 sled dogs, ( alaskian husky bred ) into long distance racing with real huskies . Competed in 300 mile race ( Canadian challenge, am planning to keep racing, and love the aspect of exploring the wilderness with my team of dogs .
  I am not doing this as a business or tours , just as a hobby , and way of life .
  
  I love sharing the cultural experiences of dog mushing, racing and knowledge to others and love learning about others way of life as well in exchange for wilderness and home living,, I love other cultures as well and want to learn your ways of survival, meals u eat , ideas of things u do in your country and your way of life .
  I am really love sharing the process of the sled dog culture and what it takes to get on a sled and enjoy the ride exploring the wilderness with the dogs .
  My schedule of the work week mon- fri is i I work week days from 8am - 4:30 pm with a 40 min drive to and from work. (8hr) day i work .During the weekdays i work a full time job, and throughout the week when things are slow i run and exercise my dogs at home on the trails . I share my activities and what is involved with the dogs each day, all of my tasks can be done together .
  As u stay at my place, I would love your input ideas , of your culture and area u live and activities u enjoy , through exchange would be great .
  On evenings and weekends I am available to share cultural experience, and can share dog care activities, i work to help pay for this lifestyle and having the help ensures the dogs are cared for and develops them for racing .
  If u feel more comfortable and able to handle the dogs more will be given only depending on your level of experience, and tasks as well with comfortability to the task .
  The experience that is offered here is seeing sled dogs, learning the training aspects , dog care , dogsled and ie pulling experience.
  
  If u have your own vehicle accommodation u are welcome to explore the area, there are mountains and hiking areas however they are up to 1-3 hrs depending on where u go to do extreme hiking. I have areas of exploring wilderness where i train my dogs , depends on the time when i go into my wilderness more so in winter. There is also ski hills near by within an hour away, as well as site seeing places that can be explored.
  
  If u plan to come here it would be respectful to stay at least two weeks as this helps arrange next guests and scheduling it better planned.
  In the springtime i plan to grow garden and seed it to accommodate basic home living .
  
  I believe in God and like the atmosphere to be peaceful and friendly enjoyable memories to share .

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Help with Computers/ Internet

  House sitting
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Dog mushing skills and care .
  Opportunity for free dog sled rides as part of the training of the dogs.
  Living in the wilderness and taking care of dogs that love to pull , working dogs

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  Help

  1st week : Routine of learning to feed/clean/ groom get to know huskies, we can do together .
  Cleaning your own space as well is a expectation and bathroom your using keeping it sanitary to use.
  The tasks that i share 100% of the time here are : exercising huskies, running them , harness training, care taking
  Activities such as dog cleaning, yard cleaning , dog brushing , feeding these are not all daily however feeding is daily routine i do and watering in the summertime .
  Occasionally couple days out of the month i may require to have to work out of town , however 90% of the time out of the year i am always at home.
  The only requirement would be to feed dogs if i had to work out of town in a emergency or plan outage at work, again this is comfortability as i do have nearby neighbor and friends that can assist in these rare situations.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  I offer free bedroom/ own bathroom, t.v, wireless internet , the utilities are included in the stay . With the growing price of groceries, i am still providing the basic coverage ie, potatoes, rice , oatmeal, milk , pasta, cheese , vegetables , fruits, . Organic groceries are not payed by me unless shared cost . We can share meals if mutual , and can provide the basic coverage , if more is required i encourage u to cover, we can discuss mutal food coverage prior to arrival to make it fair for the host and workawayer , basic food coverage is covered .
  I can pick u up ( Grande Praire, ab ) bus station , or airport . Soonest pick up time on week days is 4:45 pm or anytime on weekends to help u plan your travel schedules.

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  What else ...

  I am quite flexible about u as the work awayer taking your time to explore the area if u would like as well by your own means and occasionally with me if i have the time , when the dog care is maintained.
  ( East link -- squash, swimming, and have a quick bite in town, camping, exploring.
  I like to do perform projects on the weekends, running dogs, relaxing , fun things .
  
  Cannablias smokers is not allowed here as my focus is the dogs and whats best for there lives and breathing in.
  Only couples who are married can share same room , or siblings. Most of the time i only accommodate one person at a time with rare cases if i am training for a race then having two can be more helpful .

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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

  Wifi connection at home .

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  Space for parking camper vans

  I have alot of space for vehicles or campervan if u choose , u are welcome to come and stay and explore the area during the day if u like.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Pets must be in a containment here loose or they can be walk on a leash . All my dogs are secured and are well mannered , they are working dogs .

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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