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Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks
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Description
I have a non professional kennel of 24 Alaskan Huskies around Fox Lake, 50km north to Whitehorse. With my partner Didier, we used to be competitive mushers but the kennel is recreational for 1 year
This is not a business
I am expecting the workawayer I host to be a part of my family and share my everyday life. Yukon lifestyle very specific due to the weather conditions so if you're not familiar with it there is a lot of things to learn and I will be very happy to be your teacher!.
For the winter, I will prefer someone to stay a long period (October/November to March); for the summer, at least two weeks -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Light maintenance
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am expecting the workawayer I host to be a part of my family and share my everyday life. Yukon lifestyle very specific due to the weather conditions so if you're not familiar with it there is a lot of things to learn and I will be very happy to be your teacher!. Obviously you will learn how to take care of my 24 sled dogs and myself! :-) I'm doing a lot of things by myself in the property so I will be very happy to share what I know to do and very happy to learn from the worker. I think that we can learn a lot from other people experiences!
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Help
I'm living a backcountry lifestyle in the Yukon as a musher so there are various farming tasks to do such as:
- dogs feeding,
- dog yard cleaning
- dog petting (very important!)
There are also some general tasks to do, depending on the season
- firewood cutting (winter)
- snow shovelling (winter)
- gardening (summer)
- general maintenance (painting during the summer for example) -
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent -
Accommodation
The helper will have its own cosy cabin (with view on the dog yard!), fully furnished, with a woodstove, one bedroom and one kitchen. I will give you a budget for the food and you will cook by yourself. Of course, we will share some meals together!
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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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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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My animals / pets
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Staying with her and her dogs in such a remote place on Foxlake in the Yukon was just incredible.
I spent four weeks with her in October 2025 and had a wonderful time.
Martine is a really friendly, energetic, enthusiastic and strong woman.
I feel like she's not … read more
The work was varied, from helping chop down trees, shovelling snow, feeding the dogs, lifting & shifting a wide range of stuff around the property, to baking cakes. It was hardwork, challenging and very rewarding.
It was a … read more
Most of the time, she gave me some chores to do, and explains me a lot of things about how taking care of the dogs, how to do dog sledding, how to live in a cold environment and she gave me so many advices. She has a lot of … read more
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Staying with her and her dogs in such a remote place on Foxlake in the Yukon was just incredible.
I spent four weeks with her in October 2025 and had a wonderful time.
Martine is a really friendly, energetic, enthusiastic and strong woman.
I feel like she's not … read more
The work was varied, from helping chop down trees, shovelling snow, feeding the dogs, lifting & shifting a wide range of stuff around the property, to baking cakes. It was hardwork, challenging and very rewarding.
It was a … read more
Most of the time, she gave me some chores to do, and explains me a lot of things about how taking care of the dogs, how to do dog sledding, how to live in a cold environment and she gave me so many advices. She has a lot of … read more
I enjoyed my 3 week stay at her nice place in the woods and it was great to get a snapshot of life as a musher and getting to know the dogs!
Thanks for making it home for a few weeks and teaching me about your lifestyle, it was very … read more
-EVERYDAYLIFE:
First of all be sure you will live there a true Yukon lifestyle and you will fall in love with it!
Each day, we had to feed the dogs twice a day and clean the dog yard (straw, poops, snow). We did a lot of others things around the dogs such as meat cutting, dogs … read more
