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20 Dec 2025
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Description
We have a racedog kennel with 25 alaskan huskies 10 km from Alta sentrum, in the northern part of Norway. We are Bernd, Hege and Helena (14) Bernd and Hege have full time work. Bernd as a carpenter and Hege as a preschoolteatcher. We live in a forest close to the famous Alta river. The nature around us is great for perfect outdoorlife. We live close to the nature together with our alaskan huskies and we really love that lifestyle. We have done races for the last 15 years. That is what we are training for.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You can experience the midnight sun and northern lights, greate nature and our special way of living with our racedogs.
Help
We need help to take care of the dogs, assistence with dogtraining and other dogrelated tasks. For example feed the dogs, prepare dog food which can also involve cutting up dogfood that for the most is meat and fish, fill straw in the doghouses, hang up dogbooties for drying and take on and off harnesses. In winterseason we also need help to prepare races. During the winter we need people minimum 25 years old who can stay at least 3-4 months. We take only helpers who have experience with dogs. It is all about the dogs. The person have to have god skills on ski and outdoorlife too.
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Norwegian: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Accommodation
You will live in your own cabin. The cabin has toilet but no shower. Shower is in the main house. The kennel ( house, dogyard, handlercabin) are only 5 years old so the facilities are good.
You are having dinner with us. The other meals do you organize yourself. In Norway we eat bread for breakfast and lunch, and warm meal for dinner. The same we will offer the workawayers.
We prefere no smokers.
What else ...
In Alta you will find library, swimmingpool, shoppingcenter and cinema. There is bus to town several times a day.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
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Arrived when it was all snow and left when the sun was shining and most of the snow had melted.
I helped feeding the dogs, chopping wood, and painting.
They communicated with me very well, gave a fast response to my message.
I stayed in a nice cabin and had all I needed there.
During May there isn't so much to… read more
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Arrived when it was all snow and left when the sun was shining and most of the snow had melted.
I helped feeding the dogs, chopping wood, and painting.
They communicated with me very well, gave a fast response to my message.
I stayed in a nice cabin and had all I needed there.
During May there isn't so much to… read more
