Achievable in one day, over two outings or three outings depending on the age and ability of your child. The child must be active, like being outside, like to move and not be afraid of being in the cold.
Course to become a “mini musher” in 7 hours:
At the end of the course, the child will have discovered the daily life of a musher:
- He will know how to take care of the dogs: Feeding, cleaning the park, brushing (50 min).
- Know the organization to be planned for a cani-ride or sled outing
(20 mins).
- Will have the knowledge of a musher: On the different breeds of sled dog, the origin of sled travel, the first whalebone sleds, today's equipment, the different types of training, the food dosages, animal welfare, pack management, the role of the alpha and the leader, equipment maintenance, dog training, their place on the team, musher knots, conditions physical, the different slides on snow, ice …: discussion during sled outings (4h).
- Will be able to put the harness on several dogs, and if necessary he will be able to make them calm thanks to authority & without violence for more ease.
- Will know how a hitch works and will therefore be able to place and hitch the right dog, according to its size, in the right place on the sled in complete autonomy.
- Will know the basic orders of my team and will be able to guide the dogs by voice.
- Know the 3 possible types of braking as well as all the safety rules.
- Will know the risks of feeding an animal in full effort, the veterinary emergencies that this can induce, how to avoid them while restoring energy to its companions.
- Participate in training and hiking outings alongside me (about 4 hours of sledding over the 7 hours).
At the end of the course, the child will have discovered the daily life of a musher:
- He will know how to take care of the dogs: Feeding, cleaning the park, brushing (50 min).
- Know the organization to be planned for a cani-ride or sled outing
(20 mins).
- Will have the knowledge of a musher: On the different breeds of sled dog, the origin of sled travel, the first whalebone sleds, today's equipment, the different types of training, the food dosages, animal welfare, pack management, the role of the alpha and the leader, equipment maintenance, dog training, their place on the team, musher knots, conditions physical, the different slides on snow, ice …: discussion during sled outings (4h).
- Will be able to put the harness on several dogs, and if necessary he will be able to make them calm thanks to authority & without violence for more ease.
- Will know how a hitch works and will therefore be able to place and hitch the right dog, according to its size, in the right place on the sled in complete autonomy.
- Will know the basic orders of my team and will be able to guide the dogs by voice.
- Know the 3 possible types of braking as well as all the safety rules.
- Will know the risks of feeding an animal in full effort, the veterinary emergencies that this can induce, how to avoid them while restoring energy to its companions.
- Participate in training and hiking outings alongside me (about 4 hours of sledding over the 7 hours).
