Autumn Work!

The blog updates have been few and far between because I’ve been out of town completing a long and extensive Autumn dog training period in Målselv. We took all 86 adult dogs out there around mid-August to begin the training after a long (and well deserved) summer break. Our daily training routine consisted of feeding […]

The Estonian/Italian Mountain Expedition

A few weeks ago myself and one of the other handlers (plus Troy the dog) hiked up the big mountain behind the property where I live. To reach the top of the mountain takes just over 2 hours. The first stop was a lake with a mailbox where you can ‘sign in’ and let people […]

Tisnes Trek

I got the afternoon off one day and took a stroll down to the local beach. Lucky for me the weather was absolutely stunning and I managed to snap some great pics of the area. The beach is home to a large number of sea birds and is actually classified as a bird sanctuary/nature reserve […]

Foraging under the midnight sun

Over the last 2 evenings myself and some of my colleagues have hiked up the mountain behind the property to forage for cloudberries, blueberries and mushrooms. Some say that berries picked under the midnight sun are sweeter than normal… you’ll just have to try it yourself and see!

2 months in…

The 2 month anniversary of my arrival in Norway has just passed so I thought it appropriate to do another blog update since I haven’t done one in over a month! We’ve just had 2 new handlers arrive from Estonia to join the team which is great as the seasons are changing and Autumn is […]

HUSKY PUPDATE!

Here it is, the update you’ve all been waiting for… New puppy pics! So far we have 3 puppies (mother: Aida) who are about 9 weeks old and 6 brand new pups, (mother: Ravn) who are just over 2 weeks old – super cute.

Flowers in Norway

As Spring and Summer have rolled around I’ve been taking photos of all the flowers that are blooming in the wild. At least I think they are flowers, they could just be pretty weeds for all I know. If you know what type of flowers they are, leave me a comment and say what photo […]

Quick Update

Small post today: Going to be adding more pictures of the new husky pups (they are about 2 weeks old now) as well as the other husky pups – who are roughly 6 weeks old now. I’ve figured out how to insert galleries into posts so it should be easier for you readers to view […]

My Time in Målselv

I spent some time in Målselv painting our log cabins that we will be living in once the dog training season comes around. This is about 1.5 hours south of Tromsø in the wilds of Norway. Everywhere you explore there is a photo opportunity. It would have to be one of the most beautiful places I’ve […]

Gratulerer Med Dagen!

On the 17th of May every year Norway celebrates their National Day. Everyone is out in force wearing either their traditional clothes (bunad) or just a very nice suit. There are lots of parades walking through town all day containing school kids, marching bands & the various clubs that are present in town. There are […]