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One Year of Sled Dog TikTok Videos #sleddogtiktok – January 1 – December 31, 2020

By |2021-04-10T05:03:49-05:00April 10th, 2021|Categories: Can-Am Defender, Canine Health, DIY, Dog Food, Dog House, Dog Sled Rides, Dog Sledding, Dog Training Trails, Eurohound, Free Running, Funny, How To, Humor, Kennel, Minnesota, Nutrition, Off the Grid, Outdoor Adventures, Puppies, Sled Dogs, TikTok, Winter, Winter Off The Grid, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Our TikTok account has boomed in the last year thanks to creating some media of daily life around the kennel. We like to have fun with our dogs and our entire business is built on outdoor education so it just made sense to put content out there and see what happens. We went from [...]

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How to Split Wood – Off the Grid Hacks

By |2021-04-08T11:07:37-05:00December 2nd, 2018|Categories: Funny, Homestead, How To, Humor, Off the Grid|Tags: , , , , , , |

Just a couple of hacks splitting wood! Too funny. Well, when you work outside in the winter all day you have to take some time and laugh at yourself. This video is a fun parody part "how to" and part "infomercial". Thank you to my handler Micah for the sense of humor and good [...]

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Five Years Living Off the Grid with Sled Dogs | Part 1 | Firewood

By |2017-04-06T14:35:49-05:00April 6th, 2017|Categories: Anniversary, Off the Grid|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This April (2017) will be our five year anniversary of living off the grid on our forty acre homestead. Life itself, is very challenging and hard work when you have no access to modern conveniences such as running water, power, internet, fuel, etc. Simplifying you life off the grid sounds romantic, a dream many people [...]

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Preparing for Fall Training – Equipment and Exercises

By |2022-08-10T15:00:15-05:00August 16th, 2015|Categories: Equipment, Exercises for Mushers, Training|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Turbo and Grace first day of fall training 2014 Fall ATV training is just around the corner in just four weeks! In northern Minnesota our usual start date is right around September 15th plus or minus seven days. Our kennel cutoff is 50-52F for harness training and 55-58F for free running depending on the humidity. [...]

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Life “Off the Grid”

By |2019-05-15T11:28:55-05:00July 17th, 2015|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The kennel is off the grid, no power, no water, no well. I make it work by collecting rain water and heating with wood during the cold months. A small solar panel charges a deep cycle battery which can power a laptop, charge our phone, and play the radio. Life is simple but lots [...]

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