Svalbard Sled Dog Adoption
Connecting future pet parents with sled dogs who need homes
Available for adoption
Jølle (bølle) — male, 8 years
Jølle (bølle) is a happy, neutered 8-year-old male who is considering trying out the sofa life after having lived in a kennel and worked as a sled dog his entire life. He’s a lively guy with lots of cuddles to give. Skijoring, biking, and mountain hikes are his favorite activities. He’s like driving a car in front of the sled when you give him the directions you want. Unfortunately, sledding in and out of Adventdalen isn’t that exciting for him anymore, and he would love an active home, as he still has many good years left. He’s been kept in training all along and is in great shape. He’s smart and needs mental stimulation.
Jølle (bølle) er en lykkelig kastrert hann på 8 som vurderer teste sofalivet etter å bodd i hundegård og gått som trekkhund hele livet. Livlig type med mye kos å gi. Snørekjøring, sykkel, fjelltur er toppen. Han er som å kjøre bil foran sleden når enn gir han retningene enn ønsker. Men slede kjøring i inn og ut Adventdalen er dessverre ikke superkult lenger og han kunne tenkt seg noen som er aktive da han enda har mange gode år igjen. Han er gått i trening hele veien så i god form. Han er smart og trenger stimuli.
Dublin - male, 8 years
Dublin is the cuddliest boy in the entire world, and is looking someone to cuddle and share his love with. He is extremely sweet and kind. Dublin currently lives at Green Dog, but he has been waiting for his forever home for many months, as he is no longer pulling much these days.
If you need help re-homing a dog, please get in touch.
Our story
Right before I moved to Svalbard last summer, my partner — a dog musher here — called to tell me that one of his favorite dogs at the yard was scheduled to be put down. Fjord had made it clear early on that he didn’t want to be a sled dog. Despite many attempts to take him out on walks, Fjord didn’t make any progress due to his severe anxiety. I knew I had to meet him in person. I begged my partner to convince the yard to hold off on the decision. Three days later, my partner called again and said, “I think we have a dog now.”
Since summer 2024, I’ve been living in Longyearbyen after moving from Los Angeles, and now work at Café Huskies — where I work side-by-side with Fjord, and where half of our dogs are retired sled dogs.
Sled dogs are cherished members of our community here in Svalbard. It can be difficult to know when sled dogs are available for adoption, and to find potential adopters for retired and re-homeable sled dogs. I started this non-profit to serve as a bridge between dogs and people, making the re-homing and adoption process easier in order to re-home as many dogs as possible.
— Darina and Fjord —
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Are you interested in adopting? Have any questions, or would like to learn more? Fill out the short form below, or send us an email or text. We will get back to you as soon as we can!
svalbardsleddogadoption@gmail.com