Help for old/unwanted sleddogs
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English/German (für deutsch bitte nach unten scrollen):
My name is Sven Masch. I am a 39 year old german, living in northern part of sweden for 9 months now. I am working as a doghandler here, meaning i take care of sleddogs, prepare them for the tours etc.
During my time here i realized that there is often no place for sleddogs who have reached a certain age or for dogs who can´t run anymore for whatever reason (or are just not good, motivated sleddogs).
And it happens quite a lot, that in the bigger kennels that there are unplanned puppies. Some get lucky but most of the unwanted puppies will not live longer then a few hours..So one day there were 9 "unwanted" puppies. From one minute to the other i said that i will take them and try to find a home for them (in the first photo up here you can see me with the puppies). This was the moment when i realized that this is what i had to do up here.
I decided that i want to make a little bit of a change up here and create a place for all those unwanted sleddogs. I want to take them so they are save and i want to find them a new home.
A lot of people argue that "real sleddogs" are not happy as a hous
e dog and that they are not happy when they can´t run. Well, i have to say i disagree. A lot of the older dogs i work with are absolutely nice and calm dogs. They enjoy cuddles and they would be the happiest pet dogs.
I have one retired sleddog at home at the moment and she is the happiest girl ever, She loves the couch, loves to go on walks. I just want to give more of the "veterans" the chance to have a few more happy retirement years.
I created a project called "Kiruna Dog Rescue".
You can find me on facebook: Kiruna Dog Rescue and a homepage is still under construction at www.kirunadogrescue.org
Both are still mostly in german but i will work on that and make the sites at least german and english so everyone can follow the developments.
Right now i am living in a shared cabin with a co-worker. I have built a "puppyyard" from scrap after i decided to save 8 puppies from o
ne minute to the other. I need a place for long-term rent or a place i can buy for me and the dogs i want to save.
Here you
can see the puppyyard i built:
A big and remote enough property with a simple cabin for me would be a huge step to really establish a place in swedish lapland. It would be a big improvement for the dogs and animal wellfare in this country.
I received a lot of simpathy already for this project and a lot of people offered me help or donated money and/or food.
Also the idea came up to start a gofundme campaign, so here we go. Let´s see what we can create together :)
Things needed to establish "Kiruna Dog Rescue":
- Own land or long term rented land
- Suitable car to transport dogs, food, dog houses etc.
- Kennels (in april the season is over and a lot of old dogs are not needed anymore. They need a safe place to stay until they find a new home).
My dog Marla is very important for the rescued puppies. She is very good at socializing them :)
Deutsch:
Hier noch ein paar zusammenfassende Worte auf deutsch:
Ich, Sven Masch, 39 Jahre alt, lebe in schwedisch Lappland. Ich arbeite als doghandler und habe es mir als Ziel gesetzt, den alten und/oder ungewollten Schlittenhunden hier oben eine zweite Chance zu geben. Denn oft werden sie ab einem gewissen Alter "aussortiert" oder ungewollte Welpen kommen zur Welt, für die dann auch kein Platz da ist.
Um für diese Hunde eine Auffangstation zu sein und um für sie ein neues zuhause suchen zu können, möchte ich ein passendes Grundstück langfristig mieten oder etwas sehr günstiges kaufen.
Weiterhin dringend benötigt wird ein geeignetes Auto (Pickup oder ähnliches) um die Hunde vernünftig transportieren zu können, für Futtertransport, Hundehütten transportieren usw.
Ein dritter, recht hoher Kostenfaktor sind die Zwinger in denen ich die Hunde unterbringe, bis sie ein zuhause finden.
Da ich bei den Hunden leben werde, kommen sie täglich aus den Zwingern und dürfen auch ins Haus. Aber es muss natürlich ein sicherer Zwinger vorhanden sein.
Zunächst könnte ich als günstigere Alternative Zwinger aus Maschendrahtzaun und Holz bauen. Diese sind aber erfahrungsgemäss nicht dauerhaft sicher/ausbruchsicher.
My name is Sven Masch. I am a 39 year old german, living in northern part of sweden for 9 months now. I am working as a doghandler here, meaning i take care of sleddogs, prepare them for the tours etc.
During my time here i realized that there is often no place for sleddogs who have reached a certain age or for dogs who can´t run anymore for whatever reason (or are just not good, motivated sleddogs).
And it happens quite a lot, that in the bigger kennels that there are unplanned puppies. Some get lucky but most of the unwanted puppies will not live longer then a few hours..So one day there were 9 "unwanted" puppies. From one minute to the other i said that i will take them and try to find a home for them (in the first photo up here you can see me with the puppies). This was the moment when i realized that this is what i had to do up here.
I decided that i want to make a little bit of a change up here and create a place for all those unwanted sleddogs. I want to take them so they are save and i want to find them a new home.
A lot of people argue that "real sleddogs" are not happy as a hous
e dog and that they are not happy when they can´t run. Well, i have to say i disagree. A lot of the older dogs i work with are absolutely nice and calm dogs. They enjoy cuddles and they would be the happiest pet dogs.
I have one retired sleddog at home at the moment and she is the happiest girl ever, She loves the couch, loves to go on walks. I just want to give more of the "veterans" the chance to have a few more happy retirement years.
I created a project called "Kiruna Dog Rescue".
You can find me on facebook: Kiruna Dog Rescue and a homepage is still under construction at www.kirunadogrescue.org
Both are still mostly in german but i will work on that and make the sites at least german and english so everyone can follow the developments.
Right now i am living in a shared cabin with a co-worker. I have built a "puppyyard" from scrap after i decided to save 8 puppies from o
ne minute to the other. I need a place for long-term rent or a place i can buy for me and the dogs i want to save.
Here you
can see the puppyyard i built:
A big and remote enough property with a simple cabin for me would be a huge step to really establish a place in swedish lapland. It would be a big improvement for the dogs and animal wellfare in this country.
I received a lot of simpathy already for this project and a lot of people offered me help or donated money and/or food.
Also the idea came up to start a gofundme campaign, so here we go. Let´s see what we can create together :)
Things needed to establish "Kiruna Dog Rescue":
- Own land or long term rented land
- Suitable car to transport dogs, food, dog houses etc.
- Kennels (in april the season is over and a lot of old dogs are not needed anymore. They need a safe place to stay until they find a new home).
My dog Marla is very important for the rescued puppies. She is very good at socializing them :)
Deutsch:
Hier noch ein paar zusammenfassende Worte auf deutsch:
Ich, Sven Masch, 39 Jahre alt, lebe in schwedisch Lappland. Ich arbeite als doghandler und habe es mir als Ziel gesetzt, den alten und/oder ungewollten Schlittenhunden hier oben eine zweite Chance zu geben. Denn oft werden sie ab einem gewissen Alter "aussortiert" oder ungewollte Welpen kommen zur Welt, für die dann auch kein Platz da ist.
Um für diese Hunde eine Auffangstation zu sein und um für sie ein neues zuhause suchen zu können, möchte ich ein passendes Grundstück langfristig mieten oder etwas sehr günstiges kaufen.
Weiterhin dringend benötigt wird ein geeignetes Auto (Pickup oder ähnliches) um die Hunde vernünftig transportieren zu können, für Futtertransport, Hundehütten transportieren usw.
Ein dritter, recht hoher Kostenfaktor sind die Zwinger in denen ich die Hunde unterbringe, bis sie ein zuhause finden.
Da ich bei den Hunden leben werde, kommen sie täglich aus den Zwingern und dürfen auch ins Haus. Aber es muss natürlich ein sicherer Zwinger vorhanden sein.
Zunächst könnte ich als günstigere Alternative Zwinger aus Maschendrahtzaun und Holz bauen. Diese sind aber erfahrungsgemäss nicht dauerhaft sicher/ausbruchsicher.
Organizer
Sven Masch
Organizer
Kiruna, BD, Sweden
