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🐾 Helping Hands Wanted – For Our Home with Animals in Slussfors,

The experience

Join our animal-loving home in Northern Sweden! Help care for 35 dogs, 3 horses, and one sassy cat while we’re occasionally away. Accommodation and meals provided. A quiet life in nature for someone responsible, calm, and independent – with the chance to learn in our veterinary clinic, too!

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

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

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Come live in a quiet corner of Northern Sweden, near the fjäll and Norwegian border, and be part of our animal-loving home! We care for 35 dogs (many seniors), 3 horses, and one cat. You'll help with the daily routines and will take care of them while we’re occasionally away. You’ll have your own cozy accommodation, we provide food to prepare on your own or shared meals, and the chance to learn hands-on in our veterinary clinic. We welcome responsible people who have some experinence with animals, ideally dogs, and enjoy nature, do well with daily routines, like to spend some meaningful time with animals and are happy with their own company.

Activities & Shift

Your days are relaxed but the chores require focus:
Preparing the food and feeding dogs, horses, and the cat
Specific care and attention for senior dogs
Keeping an eye on the dogs during the day
Cleaning (yards, dog areas, kitchen, horses)
Optional help in veterinary clinic (admin tasks, assisting, cleaning )

Helping keep the house tidy and the animal crew happy

🕒 Shifts depend on our schedule but are flexible – usually mornings and early evenings, approx. 5 hours/day. You’ll have plenty of time to relax, explore nature, journal, or snuggle dogs on the porch or play with them in the yard.

Rules

Quiet lifestyle: ideal for those who enjoy calm and self-sufficiency

Respect animal spaces and routines (especially with senior dogs)
Be aware of your surroundings
No messaging / phone calls while in the dog yard
No Smoking
Keep common areas in- and outdoors clean and be mindful of food (we share!)

Don’t forget your sense of humor and rain gear 😉