We are currently looking for a summer handler for 2025 starting this spring (April). If you are interested in joining the pack feel free to drop us a line.
Come explore the beautiful Tahoe area and get to know our pack of dogs through daily free play and enrichment sessions. Previous sled dog experience is not mandatory, but we do a lot of daily free play and non-sled adventuring with our dogs (hiking, bikejoring, paddle boarding, skiing, snowshoeing), so a general love of dogs is required and experience with working breeds is a plus.
Handler duties include: general dog care, supervision of daily free-running play groups, assistance with canine conditioning exercises, yard maintenance, poo pick up, heavy lifting and athletic activities. This is a part time commitment, leaving you plenty of time to hike, paddle, and explore this gorgeous region, or to pick up a part time job in town if desired. For the right candidate, there may be the opportunity to stay on through the winter (2025/2026) race season, during which the handler is welcome to join us for training runs, help with race preparation (cutting meat, folding booties, preparing dropped bags), to travel and handle at races, and to learn the general ins and outs of running a small adventure kennel. This work is physically demanding and we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to participate in this lifestyle including all of its adventure and all of its hard work.
Handler compensation: Housing is provided in a beautiful spacious 24' yurt bordering the Tahoe National Forest. This 'off-grid' yurt comes equipped with solar power, wood stove, kitchen (propane fridge and stove), bathroom with a compostable toilet, small storage room, bedroom loft, and a large deck overlooking the seasonal creek. Handler must be comfortable with hauling water, chopping firewood, and shoveling snow (winter) to keep the yurt functioning, and excited about living an off-grid lifestyle. The handler has access to laundry and a hot shower up at the main house.
Location: We are located in Emigrant Gap, CA, approx. 25 minutes west of Truckee.
Our training philosophy (the cliff notes): We believe that play and fun are the best motivators and training tools available. We work with each dog on an individual basis to ensure that their physical and mental health are taken care of, and we aim to have a low stress environment where our dogs have the freedom to play as a pack and to learn how to work as a team. We use positive free shaping techniques to teach our dogs how to problem solve and much of our summer is spent throwing pool parties and free walking through the forest as our dogs learn to navigate the natural world around them (black bears and rattlesnakes included).
Interested or want to know more? Email us at: reimerpack(a)gmail.com or use our contact form. If you don't hear back from us in a timely matter, please try emailing again, we'll be out on the race trail from January to March so some messages may slip through the cracks or end up in our spam folder. Thanks!
Come explore the beautiful Tahoe area and get to know our pack of dogs through daily free play and enrichment sessions. Previous sled dog experience is not mandatory, but we do a lot of daily free play and non-sled adventuring with our dogs (hiking, bikejoring, paddle boarding, skiing, snowshoeing), so a general love of dogs is required and experience with working breeds is a plus.
Handler duties include: general dog care, supervision of daily free-running play groups, assistance with canine conditioning exercises, yard maintenance, poo pick up, heavy lifting and athletic activities. This is a part time commitment, leaving you plenty of time to hike, paddle, and explore this gorgeous region, or to pick up a part time job in town if desired. For the right candidate, there may be the opportunity to stay on through the winter (2025/2026) race season, during which the handler is welcome to join us for training runs, help with race preparation (cutting meat, folding booties, preparing dropped bags), to travel and handle at races, and to learn the general ins and outs of running a small adventure kennel. This work is physically demanding and we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to participate in this lifestyle including all of its adventure and all of its hard work.
Handler compensation: Housing is provided in a beautiful spacious 24' yurt bordering the Tahoe National Forest. This 'off-grid' yurt comes equipped with solar power, wood stove, kitchen (propane fridge and stove), bathroom with a compostable toilet, small storage room, bedroom loft, and a large deck overlooking the seasonal creek. Handler must be comfortable with hauling water, chopping firewood, and shoveling snow (winter) to keep the yurt functioning, and excited about living an off-grid lifestyle. The handler has access to laundry and a hot shower up at the main house.
Location: We are located in Emigrant Gap, CA, approx. 25 minutes west of Truckee.
Our training philosophy (the cliff notes): We believe that play and fun are the best motivators and training tools available. We work with each dog on an individual basis to ensure that their physical and mental health are taken care of, and we aim to have a low stress environment where our dogs have the freedom to play as a pack and to learn how to work as a team. We use positive free shaping techniques to teach our dogs how to problem solve and much of our summer is spent throwing pool parties and free walking through the forest as our dogs learn to navigate the natural world around them (black bears and rattlesnakes included).
Interested or want to know more? Email us at: reimerpack(a)gmail.com or use our contact form. If you don't hear back from us in a timely matter, please try emailing again, we'll be out on the race trail from January to March so some messages may slip through the cracks or end up in our spam folder. Thanks!
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