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 three ( Petra, Andreas and Liv, 2y old) 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.
  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 d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  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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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

  Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

  L’hôte a indiqué qu'il paierait au moins le salaire horaire minimum de son pays pour chaque heure travaillée et que l’hébergement serait fourni. Il demande de l'aide dans le cadre de son entreprise ou activité professionnelle. Contactez l'hôte directement via la messagerie du site pour en savoir plus et avoir des détails sur le salaire proposé. Tous les arrangements devraient être conclus à l'avance avec votre hôte.

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  Aide

  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:
  Please remember:
  You are still on the workawayplatform, means that the salary during touristseason depends on how many touristdays etc but is not better than a good pocketmoney, but according 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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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Intermédiaire
  Norwegian bokmål: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  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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  Autres infos...

  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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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

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

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

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

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  5-6 hours a day, 5 days a week in summer, minimum 8 hours/day, 5 days in winter

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