Intensive 1 Week Sleddog Training Weeks
A week-long, hands-on guide-training programme - quad and sleigh training with the dogs, available in Autumn and Spring.
Our intensive guide-training programmes last 1 week and run in Autumn and Spring. Autumn is when we are out from dawn till dusk building the dogs' strength, reflexes, speed and conditioning, the season with the most hands-on dog time for guides and visitors alike.
- Available in Autumn and Spring
- Be put in charge of your own group of dogs alongside a personal mentor
- Quad-bike and sleigh conditioning, gee/haw and individual training
- Modular, flexible course structure tailored to your interests
Autumn training
Autumn here is glorious, no mosquitos and magnificent fall colours. Training starts on quad bikes and moves to sleighs once the snow is deep and the marshes frozen, so you may experience both. Early sleigh training is physical, you will need to be fairly athletic with decent stamina to enjoy it.
What you'll do
With your personal mentor you take charge of your own group of dogs, rotating them through conditioning, gee and haw and individual training. Leaders, trainee leaders, pups, 2nd season dogs, team and wheel dogs and seasoned veterans all have different needs, and you can dig as deep as you like into the planning, such as how we compile teams with computerised systems.
Course content
Modules are the same year-round, though the dog work changes with the season. Some run on every course (basic care routines, basic meds), others are chosen to suit the group. At the end of your first morning we sit down and shape the week around what you want from it.
Good to know
- Price includes
- 6 nights accommodation (farm kota and/or wilderness cabin plus local hotel)