Born to run, cared for like family.
Every choice at the kennel starts with the same question: is it good for the dogs? Here is what that means in practice — where they sleep, what they eat, how they train, and what happens when they grow old.
Åsmarka — 15 min from Sjusjøen
Eco-Lighthouse certified
A house of their own, a pack all around.
Sled dogs are pack animals — they are never alone here. Each dog has its own insulated house, with deep straw bedding in winter and cool gravel underfoot in summer, and every house is cleaned each morning.
Around the houses there is 12–17 square metres to move in, and the neighbours are always close enough to sniff, mutter and play. Most of the day, we are out there with them.
Loose play is on the schedule.
Free running in the kennel’s big play areas is part of every week — puppies and adults, old friends and new ones.
We also travel to Skaugum dog centre near Gjøvik, where 60 dogs at a time run loose across 7 000 square metres. If you have never seen sixty huskies playing at once, it is quite a sight.
Fuelled by Vom og Hundemat.
Our dogs run on Vom og Hundemat, Norwegian raw food built on fresh meat, organs and fat. It is the closest thing to what dogs are made to eat, and we see it every day in their digestion, their coats and their appetite for another day in harness.
In winter that means warm soup in the morning, meat at midday and a main meal in the evening, served by Leif Tore himself, every single day. We recommend Vom to every dog owner who asks, sled dog or sofa dog.
Read more at vomoghundemat.no →
The seasons set the pace.
Summer is for loose play — it is simply too warm for huskies to pull. Serious training starts in September on wheeled rigs, building distance week by week as the air cools. By winter the dogs are mountain-fit athletes.
Motivation is watched as closely as muscles. A dog that loses its spark gets a health check first, then a change of team or partner — and if sledding truly is not its thing, we find it a home where it can be happy instead.
A warm room when it matters.
The kennel has a heated indoor room with soft cages — for dogs recovering from an injury, for mothers with young puppies, and for anyone who needs a quiet night indoors.
It is also where the whole gang gathers on New Year’s Eve, far away from the fireworks.
Bred for joy, never for looks.
We breed only for our own kennel. What we look for: pack behaviour, joy of pulling, technique, cooperation, strong paws, teeth and fur — never colour.
Puppies grow up in the middle of everything — grass between their toes, visitors to greet, forest walks with the grown-ups — so the world never feels scary.
At eight, the sofa wins.
Around age eight our dogs retire — usually as family dogs, often described as about the easiest, friendliest dog you can get. They know people, they love company, and they have earned the fireplace.
Thinking about adopting a retired sled dog? Ask us — you will be invited to the kennel to meet them first.
Dogs for sale →
Checked from the outside, too.
Sjusjøen Husky Tours is a certified Eco-Lighthouse (Miljøfyrtårn) company — an independent Norwegian certification for environment and responsible operations, renewed on a regular schedule.
