Mushers Story - Run your own Team of Sled dogs

Run your own sled dog team

3950 SEK/person

Duration: 09.00 – 15.30, 6-7 Hours (approx. including transfer times)
Language skills: English or Swedish (separate groups even in French, German, and Dutch)
Minimum age: 15 years
Location: Kiruna, Lapland

On this premium tour, you will learn how we train the dogs with the help of mindfulness and our full presence. Our trained guides will teach you the basics of the Trust Technique. The dogsled tour is long and you will get peaceful during the run. You will also learn how to give your dogs a well-deserved massage after the tour.

Program

Pick up and transfer to Kiruna or ICEHOTEL. In 40 minutes we drive from Kiruna to our kennel. We drive along the beautiful Kalix River, which is one of the largest river systems in Europe that has not been exploited for hydroelectric purposes. On clear days we can even see the beautiful mountain range hosting Sweden’s tallest mountain, Kebnekaise. The chances to see moose are high as we pass through the moose’s winter grazing land.

The dog sledding tour

We start the day with our unique Husky Dream tour. After proper driving instruction, in which we also teach you how to best interact with our dogs, we head out over the frozen swamps and river and through the mountain forest. Two people in a team take turns in driving and sitting on the sled. We find ourselves in a fantastic environment with Sweden’s tallest mountain – Kebnekaise in the background. The tour is long and every driver gets to drive about 45 minutes each.

Mindfulness and animal welfare

We gather in our special mindfulness tipi and you will learn about the Trust Technique benefits. How do we use it and why do we use it? How will it be possible for you to use it with your own animals? In different ways, we will show you the changes in a dog. You will learn the basics of how to build a relationship with your dog with the help of your own presence and calmness. If you have problems with dogs at home, we will discuss them and come up with suggestions for solutions.

Lunch

We have a warming soup around our kitchen table or around the fire in the wooden tipi which invites conversations about life in this Arctic environment.

What do our dogs benefit from in this tour?

During this tour, you will help the dogs relax both psychological and physical tensions which is an important part of our daily work. You will also help teach the dogs to feel safe around strangers.

What do you benefit from on this tour?

You will take with you tools that you can use when you come home in the form of mindfulness and massage. You will become very calm and relaxed and create deep contact with our dogs.

To start to use mindfulness with your own dogs we recommend an online session with us. You will therefore receive a discount on private online coaching. We can also help you to connect with your local practitioner.

Who is the teacher?

Ylva Forssén has over 20 years of dog experience, mainly in bird hunting and sled dogs. She is well-educated in many disciplines and is a dog psychologist. She has a Crossfields Institute level 3 diploma in mindfulness for people with their animals: Trust Technique Practitioner. Using mindfulness in daily training she creates a stress-free environment at the kennel. It can also help you who have problems with your dog to build a new relationship and trouble-free everyday life.

Full-day tour including:

You will need to make a full payment at the time of booking. You can cancel your activity up to 14 days before arrival and receive a full refund. No refunds will be made for cancellations made 1-14 days before the tour date.

In case of extreme weather due to cold or storm the tour of the day will be canceled and switched to another tour that operates. In case we are not able to arrange anything you will get a 100% refund.

Have any questions?

Give us a call or write by using our contact form.