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Help training and preparing a team of Alaskan Huskys for races

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The experience

I'm looking for someone to help me train my 18 Alaskan Huskies this autumn and winter. Basically it's almost 100% work with the dogs. Training them socializing, feeding, cleaning etc.
Experience working with dogs is a advantage but I can teach you everything about the dogs, driving sleds, ATVs, snowmobiles ... as long as you a motivated and a fast learner.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Between 20 and 32 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

As the work is mostly with the dogs it takes time to learn the trade and to get to know each single dog and their personalities well. Therefore it's needed to stay at 3 - 4 months.
Two options are possible: First option you could stay from September or October until end of April. Second option is to stay from September/ October until end of Dezember and / or from January until end of April.
First option gets priority! To compensate for the longer stay the right person will get the possibility to do 150km race in April with the dogs! And also join on some overnights and ice fishing trips with the dogs!
From September until end of November it's not much work. Less than 4h a day. In Dezember im doing 3 to 4 days a week tours with guests to earn money. Therefore those days will be a bit longer but no hard work.

Activities & Shift

Short version is:
Feeding dogs in the morning
cleaning the kennels
Training dogs / doing tours with the dogs
Have the dogs free / play with the puppies
Feeding the dogs in the afternoon

Rules

No heavy drinking
No smoking
No pets

Should be okay with eating fish as we have plenty of fishes in the lakes as round here.